What do you do with your dogs during the day?
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not quite, it seems to work great for her as it works around her kids school day and they come with her on the holidays, she spends half the time meeting up with friends for the walks and cups of coffee on the sofa.I just put the discription up on the local Facebook community sites, had a lot of applications, met them all and choose this lady.
Its not going to suit everyone but dont ask dont get!
I probably shouldn't get involved in this discussion, because I'm not a representative of a rescue centre, but I am very much an advocate of rescue animals.
I can't speak about rescue cats, because I've never had a cat, but I have adopted 11 dogs and 5 rabbits. Many of my dogs have been sighthounds from specialist greyhound rescues. I have adopted dogs from 5 separate rescue organisations.
And all the time I have owned dogs, I have worked full time. So to say that rescues will not rehome to workers is both incorrect and unfair. It is also VERY unfair to suggest that rescue centres prefer to put dogs to sleep than rehome them. None of the rescues I adopted from destroyed dogs unless there were health or behavioural issues which could not be overcome.
What I have always done is made arrangements for my dogs to be visited/walked during the day, so they are not left 'home alone' all day.
Several on here have stated that their dogs are fine being left for long periods. That may be the case, but that doesn't mean that it is right for all dogs/breeds, not even greyhounds who are famously lazy. Greyhounds (like any dog) can suffer from separation anxiety and show destructive behaviour. They also need toilet breaks (could you not 'go' for 8-10 hours?) especially as they get older. Some dogs get very distressed about messing in the house.
Rescue centres see dogs surrendered all the time because they are destroying furniture, messing in the house, barking - all behaviours which may be exacerbated by being left all day.
I absolutely understand that people do not like being told 'no'. A couple of rescue centres said it to me. It did hurt at the time, but I am of the opinion that these people have to deal with the fallout of unsuitable owners every day, so they are entitled to make whatever rules they want. If you don't like it, find another rescue who will consider you. I've found 5, so it's not impossible.
Just to add - it has been suggested that each dog should be considered on an individual basis. In an ideal world, yes. Some rescues can do this, particularly those who use foster homes, but how do you suggest that a rescue assess whether a dog coming from a pound, say, will cope with being left alone all day? They have no history on these dogs. A pound is not a home, with furnishings that can be destroyed or neighbours who will complain about barking. Dogs often behave differently in kennels than they do in a home. It may be easier for those dogs that are surrendered and come with a 'history', but even then, this relies on the previous owner being truthful. Some people who surrender their dogs are not.
I can't speak about rescue cats, because I've never had a cat, but I have adopted 11 dogs and 5 rabbits. Many of my dogs have been sighthounds from specialist greyhound rescues. I have adopted dogs from 5 separate rescue organisations.
And all the time I have owned dogs, I have worked full time. So to say that rescues will not rehome to workers is both incorrect and unfair. It is also VERY unfair to suggest that rescue centres prefer to put dogs to sleep than rehome them. None of the rescues I adopted from destroyed dogs unless there were health or behavioural issues which could not be overcome.
What I have always done is made arrangements for my dogs to be visited/walked during the day, so they are not left 'home alone' all day.
Several on here have stated that their dogs are fine being left for long periods. That may be the case, but that doesn't mean that it is right for all dogs/breeds, not even greyhounds who are famously lazy. Greyhounds (like any dog) can suffer from separation anxiety and show destructive behaviour. They also need toilet breaks (could you not 'go' for 8-10 hours?) especially as they get older. Some dogs get very distressed about messing in the house.
Rescue centres see dogs surrendered all the time because they are destroying furniture, messing in the house, barking - all behaviours which may be exacerbated by being left all day.
I absolutely understand that people do not like being told 'no'. A couple of rescue centres said it to me. It did hurt at the time, but I am of the opinion that these people have to deal with the fallout of unsuitable owners every day, so they are entitled to make whatever rules they want. If you don't like it, find another rescue who will consider you. I've found 5, so it's not impossible.
Just to add - it has been suggested that each dog should be considered on an individual basis. In an ideal world, yes. Some rescues can do this, particularly those who use foster homes, but how do you suggest that a rescue assess whether a dog coming from a pound, say, will cope with being left alone all day? They have no history on these dogs. A pound is not a home, with furnishings that can be destroyed or neighbours who will complain about barking. Dogs often behave differently in kennels than they do in a home. It may be easier for those dogs that are surrendered and come with a 'history', but even then, this relies on the previous owner being truthful. Some people who surrender their dogs are not.
Edited by moorx on Thursday 24th March 11:01
Advertise in the Lady is the usual route.
this one was a bit different. It so happened that she already did our ironing and mentioned she was interested. She had worked for the son of the owner of the cleaning firm we use and he confirmed she was a good worker.
She walks the dog, tidies the house, empties the dishwasher, does light gardening, does some school pickups, gives workmen access (and checks on them), feeds the youngest one when she gets home from school, puts out the rubbish, reorganises cupboards, takes stuff to the tip/Barnardos, unpacks the Ocado delivery, takes parcels to the post office, house sits when we are away and pretty much anything else that I think needs doing. Plus she does the laundry and ironing (which we paid her for before). I put my shirt in the laundry basket and the next day it is back in my cupboard, clean and ironed. Out-bloody-standing.
It's fecking brilliant. It's like having a wife but without the sex or the arguments (I'd get none of the former and lots of the latter if I told mine to do all that).
this one was a bit different. It so happened that she already did our ironing and mentioned she was interested. She had worked for the son of the owner of the cleaning firm we use and he confirmed she was a good worker.
She walks the dog, tidies the house, empties the dishwasher, does light gardening, does some school pickups, gives workmen access (and checks on them), feeds the youngest one when she gets home from school, puts out the rubbish, reorganises cupboards, takes stuff to the tip/Barnardos, unpacks the Ocado delivery, takes parcels to the post office, house sits when we are away and pretty much anything else that I think needs doing. Plus she does the laundry and ironing (which we paid her for before). I put my shirt in the laundry basket and the next day it is back in my cupboard, clean and ironed. Out-bloody-standing.
It's fecking brilliant. It's like having a wife but without the sex or the arguments (I'd get none of the former and lots of the latter if I told mine to do all that).
Edited by AstonZagato on Thursday 5th May 18:53
AstonZagato said:
Advertise in the Lady is the usual route.
this one was a bit different. It so happened that she already did our ironing and mentioned she was interested. She had worked for the son of the owner of the cleaning firm we use and he confirmed she was a good worker.
She walks the dog, tidies the house, empties the dishwasher, does light gardening, does some school pickups, gives workmen access (and checks on them), feeds the youngest one when she gets home from school, puts out the rubbish, reorganises cupboards, takes stuff to the tip/Barnardos, unpacks the Ocado delivery, takes parcels to the post office, house sits when we are away and pretty much anything else that I think needs doing. Plus she does the laundry and ironing (which we paid her for before). I put my shirt in the laundry basket and the next day it is back in my cupboard, clean and ironed. Out-bloody-standing.
It's fecking brilliant. It's like having a wife but without the sex or the arguments (I'd get none of the former and lots of the latter if I told mine to do all that).
Brilliant. Thanks. This is exactly what we need. I just need to convince my wife of this fact...this one was a bit different. It so happened that she already did our ironing and mentioned she was interested. She had worked for the son of the owner of the cleaning firm we use and he confirmed she was a good worker.
She walks the dog, tidies the house, empties the dishwasher, does light gardening, does some school pickups, gives workmen access (and checks on them), feeds the youngest one when she gets home from school, puts out the rubbish, reorganises cupboards, takes stuff to the tip/Barnardos, unpacks the Ocado delivery, takes parcels to the post office, house sits when we are away and pretty much anything else that I think needs doing. Plus she does the laundry and ironing (which we paid her for before). I put my shirt in the laundry basket and the next day it is back in my cupboard, clean and ironed. Out-bloody-standing.
It's fecking brilliant. It's like having a wife but without the sex or the arguments (I'd get none of the former and lots of the latter if I told mine to do all that).
Edited by AstonZagato on Thursday 5th May 18:53
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