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·Hello all...
My girlfriend and I are looking to get a new pup and the Vizsla is toward the top of our list. However, we are slightly concerned with our schedules and how they will work with this breed. Here's the scenario:
I leave for work at 6:15am in the morning, but my lady doesn't leave until about 7:45-8am and has time for a 15-20 minute walk/jog every morning. The pup would then be either crated or left to run free in a fairly large garage with a selection of 3 couches to lounge on until I return home at about 4:30pm. At that point, I have time for a good 15-20 minute walk/jog and to hang out with him/her until around 6:15-6:30pm, at which time my girlfriend and I are both in the gym until about 8pm. Then from 8pm until bedtime, roughly 10:30-11pm, we would both be able to spend some quality time with him/her.
Now, a few things to keep in mind - 1) This is only the weekday schedule and only about 3-4 days a week, rarely 5 if ever. My girlfriend works for a bank and has 1 weekday off 3 out of 4 weeks per month, which woud give her the ability to spend the entire day with the dog. I always have weekends off, so I'm always there for those 2 days. 2) We would take him/her to doggie daycare on a workday 3-4 times per month so he/she could get more socialized and not be alone quite as often. 3) We are both running/hiking people, so the dog would be out either running along side one/both of us or out hiking with the both of us on the weekends.
The main concern is being able to leave the dog crated or just alone in a garage (well lit and quite nice) for 8-9 hours at a time... What are your thoughts?
We look forward to your responses.
Thanks much!
My girlfriend and I are looking to get a new pup and the Vizsla is toward the top of our list. However, we are slightly concerned with our schedules and how they will work with this breed. Here's the scenario:
I leave for work at 6:15am in the morning, but my lady doesn't leave until about 7:45-8am and has time for a 15-20 minute walk/jog every morning. The pup would then be either crated or left to run free in a fairly large garage with a selection of 3 couches to lounge on until I return home at about 4:30pm. At that point, I have time for a good 15-20 minute walk/jog and to hang out with him/her until around 6:15-6:30pm, at which time my girlfriend and I are both in the gym until about 8pm. Then from 8pm until bedtime, roughly 10:30-11pm, we would both be able to spend some quality time with him/her.
Now, a few things to keep in mind - 1) This is only the weekday schedule and only about 3-4 days a week, rarely 5 if ever. My girlfriend works for a bank and has 1 weekday off 3 out of 4 weeks per month, which woud give her the ability to spend the entire day with the dog. I always have weekends off, so I'm always there for those 2 days. 2) We would take him/her to doggie daycare on a workday 3-4 times per month so he/she could get more socialized and not be alone quite as often. 3) We are both running/hiking people, so the dog would be out either running along side one/both of us or out hiking with the both of us on the weekends.
The main concern is being able to leave the dog crated or just alone in a garage (well lit and quite nice) for 8-9 hours at a time... What are your thoughts?
We look forward to your responses.
Thanks much!