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Evening all, I've been contemplating getting myself a gun dog.

I put my name down for a friends pup and I'd love to have a dog again, my circumstances have changed some what now my mrs has decided to leave, I work 6-6 on shifts. I live 2 mins away from work so I can come home for a half hour then I'll be back again at 6pm for quality time with the dog I'm just worried 6 hour stints maybe a little long. I've read 8 hours is the max while others say 3 hours.

I don't want to have a dog and not give her the time and attention we all know they deserve

On my days off it's not an issue and I can put all the time in with her I can and my mum said she'd love to have to dog one day a week due to her old terrier passing away and she's missing the exercise.

 

Cheers

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If I'm picking you up correctly you work 6am - 6pm but can be home for half an hour at lunchtime?

 

One 6 hour stint I would say fair enough but two with only a short break between is a long time for a pup on its own IMO, at 8 weeks mine are still being fed 4 times a day.

 

Look at an adult dog or older pup used to being kennelled and it'll be easier on you; I wouldn't worry about leaving my older dogs for that period of time provided they get well exercised, socialised and stimulated when you are around.

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Cheers guys.

I've got the stuff to build a kennel and run, wdg yes that's correct mate 6-6 continental shifts.

Most days I'm out doing the feeders so exercise I can't see being a problem but I don't want to have a dog and not look after it properly.

My old mans usually around my way in the week since his retirement so I may ask him to pop by in the day to feed and check up on her then.

Scut I've got some bars and angle left over from when I built some kennels for a pack of beagles I used to hunt with so I'll probably weld summat up out of that I guess, I was easier doing that then as we used block work for walls.

Thanks for the advice lads

Cheers rob

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