To shut my dog in the garden for the day?

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Op I hope your medical appointment goes well & you get good results

I understand your dilemma & it's really good your SIL is willing to help you.

Its really worth getting your dogs vaccines when you can as it's so vital to have a reliable source of dog care in place that doesn't require family or friends input.

Its also good for your dog to have a safe, place where they build trust etc. I say this as as we had 2 small dogs & we made sure to find an excellent kennels & got them used to going so they were not freaked out etc each time

Its really not ok to leave any dog for 12 hours. In Sweden the law forbids leaving dogs longer than 6 hours as its cruel to the dogs. So I'm glad you got sorted.

Good luck on Thursday!

Rural poverty is real and serious.

Well i'm glad I'm not your dog Bridgereilly!

The dog will have food, water, shade, room for toileting, and a garden it enjoys spending time in.

You know what it won’t have? An awareness of time.

OP, there has been a lot of nonsense on this thread. The dog will be absolutely fine. No, it wouldn’t be ideal on a regular basis or in a lot of other circumstances that don’t apply here. But in this situation, I honestly wouldn’t give it a second thought.

Wishing the OP the best with her health concerns.

Regardless, it's not on leaving the dog outside - however it seems a resolution has been found. Dogs are expensive and vet bills, etc are something that need factoring in, as do dog sitters. Hopefully the dog will get vaccinated soon and that will allow for more options.

They're up north, temp apparently 18c Thurs. Mind it's 18c here at the moment and it's too warm for ours to be out for long periods.

There are lots of youngesters A Level students finished for the summer. I'm sure for less pay, but snacks they could keep them company and let them out in the garden from time to time. This is a better solution.

You actually don’t get a huge amount of notice for a breast biopsy. A day is what I got.

Anyway hope thur goes ok and do get it booked in for its vaccinations so kennels are an option. We usually get text reminders from our vets you could maybe sign up for that?

It is incredibly hot. You need to fork out for a dog sitter. In the scale of looking after a dog this needs factoring in. Or ask in the local area if someone can look after him for the day.

What a rip off. £250, not a chance, paying that amount.

No, I was answering the poster who asked me a specific question, not replying to OP.

I think living in a remote rural area changes things somewhat with regards to leaving a dog longer, living in a city I wouldn't even turn my back away from my dogs for a second in a park as if things arent tied down round here then they are stolen!

@AllyDally thank you. I suppose the rate would have to be high if there is only one dog. That cost would rack up really quickly - I think I chose the wrong career!

I use a person who stays at my house, she is a dog trainer but does sits as well for some clients. I did use daycare and that was £31 a day (in the south east) but they had lots of dogs.

The 2 hr sits she brings her dog to my house to keep them company in middle of day once a week whilst I'm at work. When she does overnights she leaves them max of a couple of hours usually, but occasionally up to 4 if desperate. If they are unable to be left she charges slightly more as it means she cant take training work etc.

@AllyDally would they just have your dog to care for, or do they have lots. Doggy day care centres have sprung up around me and charge around 20GPB per day but they have quite a lot of dogs. I have never used day care, but have used boarding kennels as travelled often. Very expensive these dogs but worth it😁

Ah phew. It was deleted as I posted.

It is but some people just seem to stick to an hourly rate and thats it, seems odd but like a few have said she may not really want to do it/its massively inconvenient.

I pay about £55-60 for day/overnight, but then pay £25 for 2 hrs drop in (for 2 dogs). It also depends on whether you have £250, we could pay it but we dont just have it spare, we'd have to forgo something else but obviously some people dont physically have that at all, which is understandable.

Its not perfect, but you've no other options, it's a one off and an essential medical matter. Human beings experience far worse conditions than this when dealing with health issues (hours and hours in A&E without comfort or meals) so I think as a one off your dog will be OK. You probably do need to give some thought to the long term though. I hope your procedure goes well, but if it turns out you will need ongoing medical care, it will save future stress if you have solid plans for the dog.

I'd just message the dog sitter and say 'sorry was that a typo did you mean £25 not £250?!'

I know it's a stressful time, most of us have probably had biopsies and check ups so can relate but people are trying to help and are sharing their opinions which is what you asked for.

Still sounds mega expensive to me.