We live in the Middle East and soon after we arrived, we took on our puppy who is now almost 10 months old. We only ever intended to foster her, as we specifically DIDN'T want to get a puppy at all! But all the animal shelters here were full and nobody else wanted her and despite advertising her widely, we kind of got stuck with her (and now we love and adore her).
She copes well with being left alone (have confirmed this through filming her) after gradually training her throughout her puppyhood. But I never leave her more than 4 hours (unless we go for a night out which overlaps with her bedtime anyway).
I haven't worked out here yet, but I would like to start looking for a job - the trouble is that there are no part time jobs, as working part time is actually illegal, and as a Western woman I am basically going to have to go in at exec level if I do go back to work.
Hours are typically 7am to 2pm and there is no flexi time. My husband has unusual hours for over here (8am to 5pm).
Is there any way it would be OK to leave a dog alone every day for that length of time? If not, I think I am either going to have to give up the idea completely, or try and find some sort of dogsitting type person, which isn't going to be easy (and this worries me because so many expats over here seem to subscribe to the Cesar Milan school of thought when it comes to dogs.....)
I'd appreciate any thoughts about how we could manage this....
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feesh · 30/12/2011 13:57
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