The kids want a dog but I have a major hang up.

Depends on the dog and your residence. House? Apartment? Backyard? Doggy door possible? And why are kids not around from 7-5? They work the coal mines?

Get two… problem solved.



Disclaimer: neither of these pathetic creatures are mine. The pug is my daughter’s and the white one is a Chihuahua/Maltese mix and is my wife’s lapdog. They both hate each other, or ant least the white one hates the pug, and are at the same time inseparable.

That pugs entire body is the foreskin for its face.

Just need to find the right dog. Don’t rush out and get one.

Find a good boy who is a few years old and just needs a new home. A 4-5 year old dog will sleep the majority of the day while you are away.

My first dog post college was a golden retriever that was needing to be refined because the family’s elderly grandmother was moving in with them. It was a perfect match. He lived another 6 years with me before he passed. I miss that dog to this day

That's an understandable concern and something that tricky to figure out. I have a dog that's home alone from 6:30-5:00 during the work week. However I have a dog walker that comes around everyday @ noon to walk, pet, and give her streats for 30 minutes. My dog doesn't have bad separation anxiety, so the arrangement works for her while I feel better knowing she is getting excercise out in the sun (while I'm stuck in the office haha).

You kinda have to get the dog to trust you before you would leave it alone in the house. If it's bot working you can try out dog daycare, but it's expensive.

Don’t get a puppy, get an older dog that just sleeps all day. That’s what my labs do when we not home for 8 hours everyday.

Get 2 dogs. Can they be outside during the day?

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Well, jackass. We spent about $2,500 trying to figure out what was wrong with the dog until we landed on his environment.

We made the necessary change. arse.

I have a dog that stays home while I work four days per week, but two of those days I put him in dog day care where he plays his heart out and is exhausted the following days. So I've developed a schedule and he's basically only home two days per week all day. I do make it a point that once I get home and he's been home all day, we go right outside and play frisbee. That might be difficult given the ages of your kids who will also demand attention and not yet at an age where they can help with caring for the animal.