We have a 20 month old black lab. She is lovely; very affectionate and playful. We got her as a puppy and at the time DH was working from home 3 days a week. Since then he has had to change jobs and is now office based five days a week. I am working from home some of the time; about 2-3 days a week but not on a regular basis. We have a lovely lady who comes in every day and spends a couple of hours with the dog and takes her for a long walk but ddog is still on her own for much of the day. On top of this DM was widowed last year and I am now having to spend much more time supporting her. The long and short of it is that between DC, job and DM there isn't much left over for the dog. I love the dog but I don't feel she gets enough time or attention and I feel like a really shitty dog owner. We are thinking of re-homing her which consumes me with guilt as I know how much pressure there is on organisations like the Dogs Trust. I keep thinking I can make it work but I don't know if I'm being unfair to the dog. She seems happy but I don't know if those doleful looks are just lab expressions or a reflection of her unhappiness. Has anyone else been in this situation? Any advice appreciated. Sorry for the epic post and TIA.
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Heidistillyodels · 08/02/2015 17:02
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