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Dog Walking (How Long Can They Be Left?!)
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Hi, my partner and I have 2 Labradors and we both work weekdays Monday to Friday apart from Wednesday which is my day off. We are both out the house between 9 and 10 hours in total. We have a dog Walker who comes and takes them both out for an hour around midday. This is costing us nearly £300 per month and isn’t financially feasible anymore.
If we walk then for a good hour in the morning and as soon as we get home, would a 10 hour gap be comfortable for them? Or is it too long to leave them alone in the house?
Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks!!
If we walk then for a good hour in the morning and as soon as we get home, would a 10 hour gap be comfortable for them? Or is it too long to leave them alone in the house?
Any advice would be appreciated. Many thanks!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I used to leave my dogs for 7/8 hours on their own - I am not sure I would do that again. I felt guilty for leaving them all alone - I had one dog at a time.
Ten hours is a lot, not just for toilet purposes. I know that bored animals get up to no good. That includes cats and humans too.
What about Doggy Day Care? Would that be cheaper?
Ten hours is a lot, not just for toilet purposes. I know that bored animals get up to no good. That includes cats and humans too.
What about Doggy Day Care? Would that be cheaper?
Mine are left for 8 hours when I am back in the office and they were used to it but now when I go back to the office I get a dog walker in for the 2 days at work.
There is a scheme where people who don’t have dogs but want to walk them can sign up to a scheme see if there is something like that in your area
There is a scheme where people who don’t have dogs but want to walk them can sign up to a scheme see if there is something like that in your area
you'll get some people who berate you for leaving your dogs at all. What i would say is that it depends on the dog (s).
I used to leave our dogs for 9 hrs at a time, and they were fine. They used to mainly lounge around on the sofa or in their crates. We also had to make sure we didnt leave anything out.
I used to leave our dogs for 9 hrs at a time, and they were fine. They used to mainly lounge around on the sofa or in their crates. We also had to make sure we didnt leave anything out.
The RSPCA says that the maximum time a dog should be left home alone is four hours:
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