How do people look after a dog during the day whilst at work?

Answer 1

I work at a beautiful country Kennels with wood chip paddock with great views. We have a number of people who bring in there pets to us on a day boarding scheme. They do not get feed as that is done at home and they drop them off in the morning and pick them up after work. We do the rest.. They get all the attention and love they get at home from the staff who spoil them rotten as they are treated like one of the family as they are in so much.. It costs less than a normal boarding because they receive a discount for no food and not staying over night. Also we give a discount as it is an on going thing. maybe you could visit a few kennels in the area and see if they do anything similar.. If you find a good one then its really worth it for the benefit of fresh air, company, new experiences and is no different than dropping your kids at school. Far kinder than leaving them at home on there own all day and also you may save yourself from getting behaviour problems stemed from boredom or loneliness. I can truly recommend it.
Hope this helps. Michelle

Answer 2

My dogs are kept in the house during the day whilst I am work but I do have people that will look in on them and feed them at "lunch" time.
There are quite a few dog sitters/walkers that will visit your dag whilst you are out and they are often reasonably priced if you are worried about them being alone.
So long as they have a bed, some toys and water they will be fine until you get home.

Answer 3

Many people have a dog sitter that comes and takes the dog for a walk while they are at work. Some dog go to doggie daycare.

There are some that are fine alone all day. And then there are some people who crate them all day. I am not a fan of dogs left alone or in a crate for hours day after day!!!!!!!!!

Why have a dog!!!!

Answer 4

I start out with them as puppies being crate trained. It helps establish boundries. I then move them to half days in the yard, then full days.

By yard, I mean they have access to the garage as well as my fenced backyard. I make sure they have plenty of water (a 5 gallon bucket for 2 Dobermans), a warm bed, and toys that keep their minds active. Examples, Kongs, BusterCubes, HavaBalls, and Rope Bones. Leave nothing with them that they can shred and potentially choke on.

Answer 5

Obviously they don't. I always wondered how people did that. Well I know a few people who have family members to look after their pets. There are kennels or you could get dog-walkers or dog-sitters. A bit like a childminder for pets. However, I have to say, my view on that is the same as my view on looking after children ie. why have them if you have no intention of looking after them yourself?

Answer 6

If you are not there you are not looking after your dog; you restrict their access to the house and dangers, but you are leaving them. Dogs are like small children but their owners expect them to behave like sensible and civilised adults.
Most owners restrict their dogs movement or access to a small area, and leave water and chews. But you must also tolerate mess.
The kennels sounds like an ideal solution! I used to dog sit for various friends, that worked out well for all of us.
It is really unfair to leave a dog alone for more than 4 hours, so if you can at least find someone to take them for a walk midday its better for both of you; especially if they have other dogs for yours to play with. It just breaks up the day for them.
Dogs have a good sense of what time of day it is, but their sense of time passing is a bit different to ours; we can't explain to them how to measure the time passing until we'll be back. So like with small children they can't tell much difference between one hour passing and four. They are pack animals and don't tend to like being left alone, some tolerate it better than others. Dogs can learn to tolerate being left but you have to make the effort to train them.
It makes training them difficult because you're not there to deal with them barking or chewing, whether its caused by someone knocking at the door or frustration, boredom or anxiety. It can make house training impossible.
I know some people get away with leaving them but most don't. Most dogs just cannot be left for 8 hours and cope with it; let alone for 5 days a week.

Answer 7

I used to work so always kept two dogs for company for each other our garden is completely secure and they had plenty of toys to play with, we put a dog flap in the outhouse door so they could get in and out and I always came home at lunch time.
but we always lived in places where no one could get to the back of the house.
But wouldn't recommend it if someone could unlock your gate.

Answer 8

Petsitter comes over let dogs out and goves meds or feeds or walks what ever you want done.
I have a great pet sitter who comes in when I am going to be gone all day and lets mine out and brings her dog over so they can all play and run around.

Answer 9

when a person is at work they usually block an area mostly kitchen for the dog to stay in confining it to one area.. sometimes they use crates while they are gone.. it just depends on the owner.personally if you have to lock your animal in a cage all day.or confine it you should not have a dog as its like jail to them ..bren

Answer 10

My dog has run of the house while i'm gone, he knows where he can go to the bathroom. I leave him food and water and lots of toys. He never chews on stuff he shouldn't.