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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:36 PM Original message |
How long do you leave your dog home alone? |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. On rare occasions we'll leave the dog home alone |
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Autumn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. I might leave my papillon alone for an hour and a half |
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Libby2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Me too! I can't stand leaving her. |
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NotThisTime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:50 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. I hate leaving my dog more than 2 hours, if it's much more off to doggiecare |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
26. My sister has a Shih Tzu |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
3. My cats think I spend entirely too much time in their house |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. hahaha!! |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I'm thankful every day ... |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. It would also be challenging during those nights... |
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Turborama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
49. Thank you for the nuch needed laughs! n/t |
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RKP5637 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
16. I think my cat thinks I'm his child or something. He spends his day bossing |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:35 PM Response to Reply #3 |
32. yup. If I'm home during the day, eventually they go off to their mid day naps |
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Kadie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:04 PM Response to Reply #3 |
39. LOL! |
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yawnmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. I think this is about recurring human absence. One time 10 hours or more perhaps... |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
6. One of the reasons I never had a dog in the past. |
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Tx4obama (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. In the past seven years the longest my dog has been left home alone was twice for 2 1/2 hours. |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:34 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. wow! Cats alone from (with each other) from 8am to 7pm weekdays |
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Scuba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. Dogs are very social animals. Leaving "the girls" alone... |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. I'm occasionally gone 6-10 hours. |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:50 PM Response to Original message |
12. We've left the cats alone for over 48 hours. |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
14. Our dogs (four under 10 lbs each, one about 40) have access to the front |
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meow mix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:57 PM Response to Original message |
17. 4 dogs here, i never leave for more than a couple hours |
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Bettie (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
18. I'm an at-home mom so my two dogs are usually with me |
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givemebackmycountry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:13 PM Response to Original message |
19. I try to tell people this, especially my Mom- |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:20 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. She is gorgeous! We also have an Emma... |
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patrick t. cakes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
38. Thanks for sharing that |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
20. Ours keep each other company. |
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elfin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. No more than 4-5 hours 1-2 times/week |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
23. Don't people have jobs? |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:49 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. +1 |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. lol. Glad you said it and not me. |
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Codeine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. Always willing to be "that guy". |
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Carolina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. I am so glad you said what I was thinking |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:39 PM Response to Reply #23 |
35. +1. My darlin' got lonely so she was gifted a kitten. There's a lot of guilt inducement |
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riderinthestorm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:35 PM Response to Reply #35 |
45. There always are on these kinds of threads. Don't get me started on threads about pet food! |
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Bonhomme Richard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
24. Mine goes to work with me. n/t |
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Earth_First (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
27. Our Golden is home alone for about 6 hours during the work week... |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
28. I've left them for 12 hours in their kennels. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:09 PM Response to Reply #28 |
41. Why? |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:19 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. I'm talking about crates. |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Bad for their urogenital system. |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:36 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Which is why it's not a routine thing. |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:37 PM Response to Original message |
34. Our new lab pup (nearly a year old) is still doing a lot of chewing so he sleeps in his crate - |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 08:41 PM Response to Original message |
36. I always felt bad leaving my boy alone while I was at work |
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YellowRubberDuckie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
37. However long the work day is. |
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adigal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:06 PM Response to Original message |
40. I will adopt dogs to working families |
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SammyWinstonJack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
42. Leaving Sammy Winston and Jack alone is NOT an option. |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
44. We have three dogs, so they have each other for company. |
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phylny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-11-11 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
48. My husband works at home, so he's here with Abby and Jack |
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