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Question for dog owners

 
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I just read Max Habibi's post and related replies here:

Max's Thread

One wonders how do working folks manage to find the time to own a dog. With erratic schedules work timings, it is very difficult for one to really commit to the pre-requisites of owning dog (daily walks, interactive play, basic obedience).

While rules can be relaxed for breeds like the Chihuahua they seem to be an absoulte must for a Saint or further still, a Rott!

I somehow could not see the links/images in Max's post except for Kirsten's one. If folks have kept their pet's pictures online in public domain, then do send pointers; I'd love to see.
[ October 17, 2005: Message edited by: Saket Barve ]
 
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Schedules are not important for dog training etc.
The bigger breeds like the rotty you mentioned actually need schedules even less. Why? Well big dogs do much better on one meal per day, digestion is really hard work. The training is a constant thing, not a few minutes per day although that's really what it adds up to. Whenever you're home you train the dog, encouraging what behaviour you want and discouraging the bahaviour you don't. What's not advisable is getting a dog when you know you won't be home most of the time, but getting home later than usual, that sort of thing is perfectly fine.
You can also feed your dog before you leave if you have no idea how long it'll take to finish some work.
Daily walks are flexible depending on the work out the dog is able to get at home, I have a big yard on a busy road which means my dogs have plenty of work to do encouraging people to walk on the other side of the road.
They have a big park to run around in just up the road as well so these 2 things together is what keeps my dogs looking exceptionally healthy.

Lastly relaxing rules for small breeds is what makes them so menacing, if you have rules the dog should abide by them regardless of how small and tame and harmless you might think it is.
 
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I had a big dog for about 10 years and it was no problem because the working time of my wife and mine were different so the dog had to stay alone only for 3 to 5 hours a day.

If you're alone and out of house more then 9 hours you must remember that a dog is a pack-animal. That means it suffers when it is alone to long...
So if you're not at home for a long time you should have a big backyard and at least two dogs...

And I have to agree to Ta Ri Ki Sun: You train the dog all the time you spend with him!
 
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