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Adopting A Pet? 5 Hard Questions for Success - What Do You Do?
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Adopting A Pet? 5 Hard Questions for Success - What Do You Do?

What Do You Do?

Work or retired? 12 hour shifts? 9 to 5 but with an hour commute each way? Kids and their busy schedules added to yours?

If you’re not retired or someone who works from home, what you do will have a big impact on the type of dog you get. These are creatures who have needs, most of which are the same as us.

Dogs:

  1. Need frequent exercise
  2. Need mental stimulation (training, games, other activities)
  3. Need food and clean water daily
  4. Need a safe environment when they are alone

Let’s explore some examples.

Worker One:  Works in healthcare. Frequently works 12 hour shifts. Has a half hour commute each way.

13 hours is a LONG time to leave a dog alone. Will you be able to arrange for someone to let the dog out during the day? If you’d like a large breed dog, is a 15-20 minute walk before you leave for work something you can do? The same walk when you return?

Perhaps for this person, a smaller dog would be a better choice than a large breed.

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Worker Two: Works from home but needs absolute quiet during their work hours. This owner should steer clear of the more vocal breeds (think Husky). A less “barky” dog would be perfect for this person.

 

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Worker Three:  Travels frequently. Sometimes for two to five days at a time. This owner will need to have arrangements for boarding, or for someone to pet sit in their home, and perhaps even an on-call person for short notice trips.

This potential owner should avoid breeds that are prone to separation anxiety, breeds that are less social, and those that tend to be of a more dominant nature (think working line German Shepherds).

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In a way the dog will have to work with your schedule, however, working with what the dog is capable of will lead to a happier, less frustrating, relationship between owner and pup.

In Part Three of Adoption – 5 Hard Questions for Success – we’ll ask:

How Do You Have Fun?

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