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Okay, I will try to be as precise as possible. We all have to work, unless filthy rich...
Anyway, my issue is, I have a 7 1/2 month old male GSD, Charlie. Charlie wakes up w/ us at 5:45 am to go potty, eat and play a little until 7:30 am when we have to leave for work. He goes into his xpen.
I go home at noon each work day to let him out, brush him and stay with him for an hour. He goes back into his xpen.
We come home at 5:15 pm. At which time he is let out, fed, walked, taken to the park, empty golf course, etc, until 9 pm or so. Then we come home so he can rest from all that running...Then he goes to sleep in his xpen at about 10 pm or so.
The issue is, we live in south TX. It is SCORCHING hot here, therefore poor Charlie refuses to be outside during summer until about 6 pm or so.
I feel guilty because I don't know if my GSD is kept way too long in an xpen and/or indoors due to work and summer heat.
Of course on the weekends it's a different story, he's barely in xpen, unless I have to clean or something.
Does this sound like a normal day for you all? Am I providing enough exercise to him? The day only has 24 hrs. I wish I could do more.....
I wish I could leave him home alone roaming BUT it's not time yet....

I go home at noon each work day to let him out, brush him and stay with him for an hour. He goes back into his xpen.
We come home at 5:15 pm. At which time he is let out, fed, walked, taken to the park, empty golf course, etc, until 9 pm or so. Then we come home so he can rest from all that running...Then he goes to sleep in his xpen at about 10 pm or so.
The issue is, we live in south TX. It is SCORCHING hot here, therefore poor Charlie refuses to be outside during summer until about 6 pm or so.
I feel guilty because I don't know if my GSD is kept way too long in an xpen and/or indoors due to work and summer heat.
Of course on the weekends it's a different story, he's barely in xpen, unless I have to clean or something.
Does this sound like a normal day for you all? Am I providing enough exercise to him? The day only has 24 hrs. I wish I could do more.....
