Post Your Pets

What do all of you people with dogs do during the day? Do you all work at home most of the time? This is the thing that puts me off having a dog. I'd love one but don't think it's fair to have it locked up for 10hr a day every day.

I would personally never leave a dog for eight or nine hours. They are social beasts. I grew up always having two or three at any one time, and in my experience –big dogs that need a lot of activity – it's not really on. I want a dog more than anything, but until I have a garden, near a big park or field, and the time to walk it three times a day, I won't get one.