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Originally posted by James
Random question: When does your inability to spend time with a pet effect whether you should get a pet or what type of pet you should get?
I mean, lets say you work and live alone so your pet has to be by itself for say around ten hours. Is that good for a dog? Is that ok for a cat? You don't crate cats right?
I know most of us think: We want a pet, and then force the critter into our lifestyle, but I was wondering what our responsibility to the pet was.
I guess the person that can spend more time with a pet, or has more people in the household to spend time with the pet, is in fact a better owner? Because they can fufill the pets needs better?
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Now, I'm just a
random twit, but some pets are more adaptable to being alone than others. Cats easily entertain themselves, but do like their people (or staff, however you care to look at it). Some dogs like the company of other dogs, others would rather be alone, others have to have their people 24/7. I know that a lot of Bichon Frise breeders will NOT sell to someone who won't have someone home with them during the day - they can become a little neurotic. Our set up is good in that I can take Buffy to work, so the only time he's alone is when we go out to eat. My brother's Dobermans are fine alone, if they have another dog with them. So, each breed (and/or dog) is different.