A few of you may remember me posting a few weeks ago, about a dilema I had. That my office was moving and I didnt know what to do? Heres the link if you want to read it...problem
Well my office is still moving in about 7 weeks, I still cant decide what to do so it looks like im going to be travelling back and forth for a while. I really didnt want to do that, but i have no option, if we decide to move house, thats going to take time, and if i decide to look for another job, that will take time.
So my problem is, shadow who will be 6 months at that point, will be on her own for 10 hrs a day. What is this going to do to her? I've thought about taking her down lee's parents house, where she will at least have a canine companion, but i wont be able to do that everyday. How will she cope being on her won for all that time? At the moment she is on her own for 4 hrs then I go home for lunch, then another 3.5 hrs. And she's always there waiting by the door when i come home, she knows what time i come home. how will she cope when i dont turn up? She's very good when i leave her, she never whines, or barks, she knows Im leaving and shes ok with it. But when its for 10hrs? I feel guilty enough when i leave her know, i dont know what im going to be like when i have to leave her all day.
Im thinking of almost weaning her off, if that makes sense. Because i have 7 weeks, I can not go home for lunch day one day, and slowly build it up, until im not going home at all. Will this work?
Also what can i do about feeding her, at the moment she is still fed 3 times a day, but if im not going home lunch time what can i do? feed her a larger amount a breakfast time, and then when I come home at 6pm? There is no one who can come over and feed her for me.
Im a really worried about the psychological damage theis could do to shadow, being left at such a young age, for such a long period of time.
please help. what can i do?
Well my office is still moving in about 7 weeks, I still cant decide what to do so it looks like im going to be travelling back and forth for a while. I really didnt want to do that, but i have no option, if we decide to move house, thats going to take time, and if i decide to look for another job, that will take time.
So my problem is, shadow who will be 6 months at that point, will be on her own for 10 hrs a day. What is this going to do to her? I've thought about taking her down lee's parents house, where she will at least have a canine companion, but i wont be able to do that everyday. How will she cope being on her won for all that time? At the moment she is on her own for 4 hrs then I go home for lunch, then another 3.5 hrs. And she's always there waiting by the door when i come home, she knows what time i come home. how will she cope when i dont turn up? She's very good when i leave her, she never whines, or barks, she knows Im leaving and shes ok with it. But when its for 10hrs? I feel guilty enough when i leave her know, i dont know what im going to be like when i have to leave her all day.
Im thinking of almost weaning her off, if that makes sense. Because i have 7 weeks, I can not go home for lunch day one day, and slowly build it up, until im not going home at all. Will this work?
Also what can i do about feeding her, at the moment she is still fed 3 times a day, but if im not going home lunch time what can i do? feed her a larger amount a breakfast time, and then when I come home at 6pm? There is no one who can come over and feed her for me.
Im a really worried about the psychological damage theis could do to shadow, being left at such a young age, for such a long period of time.
please help. what can i do?