Give up your job today, your present home, pick up your puppy and drive. Believe me, you have nothing to lose, you lost your spouse and you would lose the next one. What you are living for? To work? There wouldn't be any wife, any children, any friends, no dog, no happiness if you continue the way you live now.
I can't I do not own a car and I take the bus to work, thats why I cannot get home under breaks.
I am not allowed to bring her to work either. I've already asked.
I have already started to search for a new work, but I still need money to pay rent until I can find another.
I do not work many days. Around 3 days / week.
But still, those days she will be left alone for a long time.
You don't think it might work if I go up 1-2h earlier and play with her etc, give her food and then let her into her crate until I get home where I do the same, spend as much time as possible until it's bed time.
11 hours in a crate...would you want to be in there 11 hours with no potty break?
see about a dog day care?
do you own home or rent? erect a dog kennel/pen outside?
What about getting a room mate? That's a terribly long time to be left alone. If you're dead set on keeping this puppy, then you have to have some concern for how lonely it will be for her. What about expanding your family include a kitten? I'm sorry things aren't working out for you right now.
If you can get someone to walk her, then that's great! But be realistic. Besides working, add sleeping - you won't be giving her much of a life. And if she's bored, she may get destructive. And if she's not let outside, there's the house soiling to consider. The only reason I'm spelling it all out like this is because my very first GSD came into my life under the exact same circumstances. After keeping his puppy confined in an apartment for so long, the original owner couldn't take it anymore and rehomed him to me. He loved his dog, but eventually came to the conclusion that he really shouldn't keep him anymore. I loved him very much too.
A dog sitter would cost you $50 -80 a day, your local dog school should know the telephone numbers of dog walkers as well, or search for dog walkers, someone should respond. You didn't say you have to work 3 days a week, I thought it was the wholw week you have to waste yourself like that.
When we got our puppy at age of 8 weeks, he was crated up to 10-11 hours. Not saying it was a good solution but it was the only one we had. He was in create for 3-4 months until we built sunroom for him with space to run. I would create him until you find long term solution.
She should be fine. If my 14 week old can hold for 8 hours overnight, your 6 month old can hold for the amount of time you are working. Our dogs used to go all day without being let you before DH started working closer to home.
Just make time to bond, train and play with her. Ask your neighbors if they can let her out midway thru the day or after 8 hours.
Yes, it's definitely doable. And if it's only for 3 days a week it's not the end of the world either. Good luck with your sweet little girl, OP. Between a crate and a dog walker, you should be fine
Put an add out for a dog walker! maybe you grab yourself a teen looking for some extra cash after school? my son makes 20.00 a week walking a friendly pup named Molly, he is 10 so 20.00 is like WOAH to him lol.
The dog will be fine. Not ideal but the dog can deal with it. I'd split the feeding in two rather than one meal and on the days I worked, I would go straight home afterward. She's 6 months now, crate trained, you work 2 to 3 days a week 10 hours a day... It WILL work out.
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