Question about your furbabies

cara-n-steve · April 2010

If you have dog/dogs, what do you do with them all day while your at work. I'm going to be out of the house tomorrow longer than normal, about 8-10 hours and I don't want to leave them alone. Normally I put them in daycare but I won't be home in time to pick them up. Pick up is by 6pm. One of my babies is only 5 months old and I just don't feel right leaving her that long. Any suggestions?

madelyn07 · April 2010

Can you have someone stop by and let them out? A neighbor or friend?

My dogs are alone in the house (have free reign) if they don't go to daycare (they usually go 3x a week). Usually they are alone for about 9 hours. Sometimes more, sometimes less. If it is going to be more than 11 hours and they aren't going to daycare for whatever reason, our best friends live across the street from us and they let them out. If they aren't home, our next door neighbors let them out. But we all have dogs (between the there families there are 9 dogs) so we all help each other out.

krissyh21 · April 2010

Do you have anyone you can trust and is reliable that can come to your house take the dog for a walk and spend some time with him, give a treat and some fresh water?

thebeadinglady · April 2010

My dogs both stay in the same crate during the day. They are so trained to the crate that as soon as I put shoes on they run to the crate and lay down inside. They are usually in there for about ten hours a day, which I hate, but we can't afford doggie-daycare. I make up for it by letting them sleep on the bed with us and taking the big one on lots of walks. I am hoping once DH starts his new job our schedules will work out that they will only be in there about 4-5 hours a day.

psychmusetls · April 2010

my dogs are in their crates all day and can make it 10 hours on occasion. But i try to arrange for my parents to come over and play with, feed, and let them out. Sometimes they dognap them. I would say if you're really worried about them to bring them to a friend's house or ask a friend to pick them up for doggie day care.

Stuckinthemiddle · April 2010

I heard that as far as puppies go, they can hold it for as many months as they are old, so for a 5 month old, that's 5 hours. I would get someone to stop by and let them out.

We crate trained our puppy for about a year and a half starting when we got him, which was at 5 months. He had a lot of accidents at that point. Once we started gradually letting him have full reign of the house, he was really good about holding it and not chewing things. It seems mean to do at first but was so worth it.

cara-n-steve · April 2010

They are crate trained and normally stay in there when we're out, but I've never left them in there this long. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone that is home during the day to stop over and take them out. Ugh...the guilt of even thinking of leaving them in a crate all day! The older one is fine out of the crate but the younger one would tare the house apart!

JakesBride07 · April 2010

Honestly...mine are crate trained when we aren't home. Most days it's only 8.5 hours and it's actually helped with their bladder control, etc. Then we make sure they get lots of exercise when we are home.

I am a little concerned though because DH has been home more often,so I may have a little bit of a problem when DH goes back to work full time.

Stuckinthemiddle · April 2010

What about those pee pads you can use for dogs to go on. Something like this:

https://www.digitpet.com/product_group.cfm?cid=1001,2008&pid=13000M

I have never used them, and its probably a little too late for you to get into before tomorrow, but for next time?

Worst thing that happens tomorrow is the little guy goes in his cage and you have a mess when you get home. I hope he does ok. Good Luck!

kekis · April 2010

I wish I could help. Worst case is you could board for the night, but hopefully something else will work.

We have a monster-sized dog door, and the dogs have access to a back hall inside for indoor shelter if they need it. They used to be free in the house until they started murdering pillows & stealing food.

elephantsky · April 2010

I use a service called Fetch Pet Care (it is a chain, I think) when I'm out of town or away all day. They come up to 2-3 times per day to walk, play, feed, etc. w/ my dogs. They also pet sit when we are away. I found them through our local pet store.

ladyluxe · April 2010

We have a dog walker come in the middle of the day. Maybe you can see if the daycare offers dog walking services?

mainesmichelle · April 2010

Do you have anyone that can pick them up from daycare at the end of the day?

njohnson1972 · April 2010

My dogs are adults and are crate trained. Young pups can't expected to hold their bladder as long.

In the past, I have hired dog walkers to come during the middle of the day to let them out and play with them.

ALY1981 · April 2010

When my dh and I work long days, my neighbor who is a stay at home mom takes abby (black lab) for a walk in the middle of the day. Or my mil will come let her out (she's only 5 min away). Anyone close by u trust to check on him/her?

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