to keep wondering about getting a dog while working FT?

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majorstress · 24/04/2007 11:39

no one is home from 7 to 5 most days.

Could I send it to a dogminder? We live in London, there must be lots of crazy people who do that judging from the professional dogwalkers I see.

dd1 is deperate.

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majorstress · 24/04/2007 11:48

2 dogs is ok is it?

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sunnysideup · 24/04/2007 11:48

hmm, I agree with agnes...if everyone is out of the house for that long every day I really don't think it's the best idea. I'm sure you might find a dog minder but it seems crazy to pay someone else to enjoy the company of your own pet!

I honestly think though your dd is desperate, you would be better diverting her onto another pet - cats don't need the same level of care but they can be lovely company for kids....I also think it's a really good life lesson for kids to learn; with animals, it's not about what YOU want so much as whether you can care for them right...it's a good way of her being faced with the responsibilities of having a pet in my view, to have to realise that while she may want one, it wouldn't be ideal for the animal.

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majorstress · 24/04/2007 11:48

got fish, got gerbil. I don't think it's worth it either but dd1 won't be budged and is now saving up to "buy" one herself.

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BrownSuga · 24/04/2007 11:47

we have a dog and both work FT, BUT PIL pick her up EVERY day and have her at their house. I feel really sad when they're on holiday and doggie is home alone. if we didn't have that option, I would either have had 2 dogs or none.

agnesnitt · 24/04/2007 11:43

I would think that if you're not there for that amount of time it's not actually worth having a dog. Suggest fish perhaps?

Agnes

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