To shut my dog in the garden for the day?

Absolutely not. What if you end up getting kept in the hospital?

Rover or look on Facebook for a dog sitter. Use the expensive dog sitter.

The point above about him being idle is a good one - and if you get home late at night post procedure and he’s dug himself out, then what?

Could you drive him to one of your family members to mind for the day?

Or massive walks the day before, up at the crack of dawn to take him out for the toilet and a big walk and then leave him instead.

But leaving him outside is an absolutely no.

'the others in my area are booked or just far too expensive'

How much. I would just pay up its just 1 day. Just not worry otherwise. If you have no money £100 is not going to make any difference put in on a card

Maybe they could just turn up midday and take it for a walk..

Barring that probably safer in the house than garden as may try and escape. They can always find a way out you had not thought off. Most dogs can get over over or under a regular 6 ft fence

Can you just put in a dog flap on a back door - one which opens with his chip in his neck? That way he can come and go as he pleases. He might be barking all day in the backyard. What if you have complications and need to stay overnight?

If you really that this was ok though it surely would have been your original plan?

How much more are the sitters than the one you booked?

Honestly I'd do this for a friend/neighbour rather than have a dog left outside all day that isn't used to it.

This is spot on!

what is the weather forecast for that day?
most dogs lie in the sun regardless

i would stump up the cost

Sorry no, this is not OK, not in the current weather at the moment with no one to keep an eye on him. My mixed breed black dog was a sun worshipper and would not have the sense to sit in the shade if not having an eye kept on him. Also gardens are suntrap a and it doesn't take long for my thermometer in the back garden to read 40 degrees even if the rest of the world feels more reasonable.

Personally you get the dog sitter there via taxi or a lift or you book an expensive sitter or ask around friends and family.

Dogs don't ask to come to our homes and are dependant on us to care for them to the best of our ability. You wouldn't ask if it was OK to leave a 5 year old kid alone on the garden all day

How far off is the procedure? Do you have time to aclimitise pooch out in the garden if they don't already spend large amount of time out there? So it's not a shock to the system. With some kong style toys that he has to work at to get some treats out off. You know them best & if you think they'll be ok leave them, there's dogs left home alone everyday they cope

How long is it before your procedure? And are you able to see what the forecast is like for whichever day it is? I'd definitely not leave any dog out if the temperature was due to be as high as we've seen recently, because plenty of dogs have no idea about keeping out of the sun before it's too late.

Could you install a dog flap in your back door to allow him in and out as he pleases? They're not expensive and incredibly easy to fit. Then you'd have peace of mind that the dog was where he wanted to be at any given time, and would have a better chance of staying safe.

If I knew where you were and was close enough to do a couple of pop-ins, I would, but that's probably not considered "safe" nowadays!

Does your reading comprehension need some work?…

Our ndn in France goes to work at 8 and gets home at 7pm. His dog is in the garden with covered areas whether hot or cold.
The dog seems to be fine.

This. I would leave back door open

Why can't your dog walker come in and do several pop-ins throughout the day?

I wouldn't leave my dog out all day even with lots of shaded areas/water etc. There have been lots of dog kidnapping in our area, I don't think I'd settle.

If you refuse to use one of the more expensive dog walkers/sitters, please post on a local forum if there is a local dog owning teenager who would take your dog for a couple of walks and feed him/her. It seems negligent to leave a dog in the garden all day - particularly considering potential heatwave or last weekend's downpours.

I am a member of borrow my doggy and we have helped people on your situation before... its free and for us its great as we get to have the pleasure of a dog for a day or two... my kids love it and the walks we have done have been great. I always have dog dropped at my house as I wouldn't personally take a dog in car with my kids I don't know and I think a lot do this so just bare in mind that you would probably have to drop off and pick up.

100% until the rise of "furbabies" and treating them like children dogs didn't lie on the furniture or share a bed etc etc they also didn't have anxiety or were "reactive" (there were just friendly dogs and guard dogs - your Doberman/Rottweiler/German Shepherd etc which you'd give a wide berth) and "issues" when people treated and trained them like the animals they are.

The others are not going to be that much more money ..they are all pretty much the same price when I looked for my dogs .
I'd say no absolutely not ,you can't do that .
Arnt you worried about him being stolen

I would say try to utilise FB local groups, perhaps see if there’s a responsible uni student back from uni for a while? My son is doing some pet looking after like this.

alternatively, have you checked with the kennels if you could sign a waiver to allow your dog to go without the vaccinations? I know some will do this if missing kennel cough

I'd be concerned that when he barks to come into the house and can't get a response from you that he'll go into full terrier mode. They're called terre-iers for a reason. They are diggers. If he's an older dog you'll probably be fine. Lots of terriers still have the genetics of working dogs who were bred to patrol farmyards on their own, seeing off foxes and rats who were after the grain and guarding their territory. But young terriers are phenomenal diggers and terriers like Lakelands are climbers too: they'll climb, fences, trees, ladders, rock faces... So if I were you I'd want to have a tracker collar on him so if he does go for the great escape, you have a hope of finding him. Particularly if, as it sounds, you're new to the area and he isn't familiar with it. And I would also be prepared for him to be quite emotionally affected by this experience, too. I've had Borders, Lakelands, Cairns and JRs, and while all were confident, independent sort of dogs, some of them were quite clingy and clearly distressed by any major change of routine.

Sounds fine. My dad had a dog that lived outside in a converted shed with a run, he was still walked 3 times a day and had a heater in winter. Years ago dogs lived outside in kennels! He'll be fine.

We had dogs in the 80s, prior to “Fur Babies” and everyone having “anxious” dogs. It was perfectly normal for dogs to be outside all day .. as long as they have shelter, food & water, I fail to see what the problem is.

They are outdoor animals .. the hair is a bit of a giveaway.

We also never took our dogs on shipping trips, to friends houses, to the pub, or cafe - and we especially didn’t kick off when places were pet-free

You know your dog and it sounds like you've put a lot of thought into it.
It's just not something I'd ever do, though. That's not to say you're wrong, but I'd rather pay for the more expensive sitter. For me, there are too many variables and leaving my dogs all day like that would just be too anxiety inducing (but, I am a tad neurotic!).
Hope hospital goes okay!

He’ll be fine. Wishing you all the best with the biopsy.

I think that sounds absolutely fine OP.

Some people treat dogs like children these days, you're not locking your kid in the garden for the day. It's a dog and he's got shade, food, water.

I'd go with the expensive option. Or ask around for a friend or someone!

I'm assuming from what you say that this is fairly imminent in which case (unless you live in the far north) it would probably be in temperatures from the high 20's to the early 30s. That would be my main concern that it would just be too hot even with shady spots.