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Originally Posted by iwantadog
My problem is I don't get a lunch hour, I work straight through from 8.30am until 2.00pm.
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I'm sure not everyone would agree with me - but I think it depends on the dog, mine were left from 8 - 12.30 then from 1-3.30. With the play pen set up with newspaper in the corner for the toilet a stuffed and frozen kong or dry food in a treat ball and their crate to sleep in and they never seemed stressed and never got into any trouble. If your puppy seems anxious at all then I would probably get a puppy walker in.
This was from about 18 weeks old as I made sure they had company all the time at first for toilet training etc then gradually increased the time they were left - I took time off work, then the kids were home for school hols and after that persuaded friends etc to take turns.