Feel so guilty!

[Beckypea]

So I have a one year old beagle. She is a lovely little lady and although it was a challenge in the begining we really couldn't imagine life without her now.

The problem is work. At the moment I'm home by 2 O'clock from work, so she is locked up for about 6 hours three days a week. She is amazing in the house on her own... We have a crate but have taken the door off it so she has the run of the kitchen and conservatory. When. I get home we usually then head out for a 2-3 hour walk as she has a lot of energy as you can imagine.

So there have been a few changes in work and I am really really unhappy there. I have found myself a new job but it would mean my dog would be on her own 9-10 hours a day, 5 days a week. It's in the city so I would hit rush hour as its 9-5. If I didn't have her then I would 100% go for it. But I feel so guilty. Priced up a dog walker but it would work out at £200 a month which we can't really afford to lose. My boyfriend works 9-5 already so he's out and I have people who would 'pop in' to let her out the back but that would be as and when some days she would be all alone for those 10 hours.

Does anyone else work long hours? How does your dogs cope? What breed are they?
Thanks! It's so hard to decide what's the best thing to do.

So I chatted with the employer today about shorter shifts maybe, they are getting back to me. Also a job has come up 5 mins up the road which would be perfect as I could pop back in my dinner hour and be home faster.... So fingers crossed I get an interview for that one.

Thanks for the advice. Hoping it'll all work out for the best and me and girl can both be happy.

Ooh the job close to home would be handy, do you know much about it?

Keeping it l crossed. Hoping it works out. She is lucky to have you BTW. She really is.

Only what the job description says but doesn't say anything about the hours or salary but it's an admin job at a large car dealer so I imagine it would be day shifts. The early mornings atm are really hard... Especially coming home and walking my crazy beagle bum for a few hours.
Thanks both. Hope it'll all work out for the best... Also found a lovely doggy daycare on the way to the job I have been currently offered so going to look at that tomorrow evening. They sound like lovely people, and cheaper than the other place I was looking at by my mums.