Would leaving a puppy alone for this length of time be ok?

[Duckegg271]

If we got puppy at 10 weeks, I had 5 weeks working from home and then returned to work for the following hours:

Tuesday 9-12 home for an hour at lunch then back to work 1-4

Wednesday 9-12

Friday 9-12

Would that be ok or too long left alone?

[PenelopeFlintstone]

On a Tuesday your pup will eat your house. Not if you confine him to one room like the kitchen, where the only thing he can destroy are his toys.

I agree with the PP who says Mumsnet isn’t the place to ask about this.

[converseandjeans]

I think it's unrealistic to be with a dog all day every day. Regardless of whether you were at work or not you would need to leave dog for a few hours here and there e.g. supermarket shop, hospital appt, going out for dinner, cinema trip, meeting a friend for coffee etc.... dog owners leave dogs at home for a variety of reasons & your schedule actually sounds ok. It is a set routine which they will get used to.
You have thought it through and found ways to make it work. Hope it works out.

[NemoIsLost]

We've got a 7 month old Lab, got him at 11 weeks. Me and DS (adult) had a month off toilet training and general training. DS went back to work full time, DH works full time too.
I work 3 days a week 12.30-8.30 DS gets home at 4, so Dog is alone 4 hours.
Doggie has been fine being left from day 1, he is left in the utility room with 2 beds, toys, radio on and a treat. We have a camera in the room and he just sleeps when we arnt there.
I always give him a walk before I leave, and it's only 3 days out of 7.
I'm sure different breeds cope better than others.

[kjhkj]

The things is you just don't know what the dog will be like until you have them. DPuppy is 4 months old and I work from home. This morning he slept from 10.30 - 12.30 so wouldn't have had a clue whether I'd been around or not. But he's a super chilled puppy, plus because I work from home all the doors are open constantly so he can wander about at will.

[MouseInATelescope]

We just got a little Springer, she's 12 weeks and I'd say after daily training from 8 weeks she's 90% crate and toiler trained. Whines at the back door to go out. She'll sleep all night now downstairs, no fuss because she's had the same routine every night, 9 o clock, outside wee, chewy stick, blanket over crate, lights out, night night. In the beginning though (first 2 weeks there was a LOT of whinging and howling at night, and a LOT of accidents on the carpet. I had to get up with her twice a night, usually midnight and around 3 and let her out them first 2 weeks.

She has bonkers episodes at least 3 times a day that last a long while. We (mostly me) run around the garden with her, take her on the moors, and play tug on and off all day. I couldn't leave her for any longer than 2 hours.... I feel like she'd just get way too frustrated and upset.

Sometimes she has "time outs" in the crate for getting too wild and mouthy and she can howl and whine from being taken away from the fun, but she needs to learn how to behave - obviously at 12 weeks there's still so much training to do. I'm not at the "letting her off the lead" stage at all yet, she's on a very long lead though and still feels free on the moors.

During the day a lot of the time she needs to physically be able to see me in the same room as her to be able to settle. She will follow me to the toilet alllllllllll the time. She's very very needy. But she's adorable and she is SO funny! we never stop laughing at her

Just my experience!

[Coffeeandchocolate9]

Lots of people talking spaniels, did I miss a bit where you said tha is the breed you'd like?

They're a pretty labour-intensive breed. They're intelligent, need a lot of physical and mental stimulation and, like collies if not given enough work will go "self-employed". Spaniels also always have their own agenda! I love a Spangle, but they're not perhaps the most natural choice of breed for somebody who has to go to work even the very part time hours you have. Add in puppy and you've got all sorts of additional needs and responsibilities and the trouble is thay if you fuck up at that age you'e screwed. You also don't know the puppy's personality at all - you could do everything textbook perfect and have one that won't settle.

With that in mind have a search for breed-specific rescues in your area. Would you consider Britain's favourite dog, a labrador? Or a retired greyhound whose life goals are generally 20 minutes walk and sleep the rest of the day on a sofa! Plenty of adults of both types need fostering and rehoming.

[Baxdream]

We have a Lhasa apso and he is/was fine being left.
Personally I think if you get a dog walker on a Tuesday, with the right breed you'll be fine!

We can leave him for 6 hours (rarely happens though as he's very cute so we have a lot of doggy day care help from family plus shifts/wfh)

[StressyDressyHeels]

Initially it’s a little while on Tuesday but puppy will soon be a dog and it’s only day a week in the meantime. IMO it’s fine.

[SunnyUpNorth]

Thanks @Veterinari I had missed your second reply. I will give that second video a watch.
He doesn’t have many accidents inside but he doesn’t really indicate that he wants to go outside, I just bring him out quite often.

I’ve been trying to flit around the house more during the day. Still needs work!!