How can we make it work?
DH works full-time but is a teacher so lots of holidays. I work PT (3 days - Mon, Tues, Thurs) in an office and PT (2 days - Weds, Fri) at home.
DDs are 12 and 8 and sensible animal lovers. We have an enclosed garden and a large-ish house.
Local dogwalker and doggy daycare person is literally about 5 doors away. She does drop ins, walks and full days - cost increases with each option of course. £5, £10 or £15 I think.
PILs collect DD2 from school Mondays and Tuesdays and are at our house from 3pm onwards but are not experienced with dogs so I don't want to impose on them/expect them to dogsit regularly. DH returns around 3pm on a Thursday when I'm at work.
DD1 back from school each day at 4.30.
So effectively we have three days where a dog would need extra looking after - lunchtime returns not really an option for either me or DH. Is it realistic to figure out a system of doggy daycare which wouldn't break the bank?? or without also asking too much of our parents who may not be overly keen to supervise a pup/dog as well as the children.
Also in this scenario would you go for a pup/young dog or an older dog? How long can it take for either a young or older dog to cope with being left for a while?
We would be first time dog owners and I fully appreciate the ideal scenario is being at home all day - but that might not happen for a number of years and I don't want our kids to miss out on having a family pet. So I'm really trying to figure out how or if it can work under our current circumstances.
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yellowDahlia · 21/11/2018 12:02
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