Svet !jzYkdX7lIw started this discussion 6 years ago#89,356
Girlfriend wants a dog and I might agree as it means she has more ties here and so less chance she'll dump me.
Reccomend me a breed for a medium sized flat. Dog might be left alone for 10 hours a day. I think that's bad but is there a breed that's okay with that?
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later[^][v]#1,020,002
Border Collie. It can be trained not to shit in flat. If you don't have time for training, don't bother with any dog.
terri !RwordOooFE joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 6 minutes later, 12 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,020,003
> Dog might be left alone for 10 hours a day
get a pet rock or a fish or something
Svet !jzYkdX7lIw (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 18 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,020,006
@previous (terri !RwordOooFE)
Yeah, sounds like a bad idea. I might be buying a house soon so might wait till I have a garden
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 23 minutes later, 41 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,020,007
garden is best
That said ive had to leave my heinz 57 dog for 10 hours a day before and she was ok, i just really needed to walk her just before leaving and just after returning and give her lots of love
Anonymous E joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 15 minutes later, 57 minutes after the original post[^][v]#1,020,015
Do not get a dog if you cannot devote tons of time to it, walk it many times per day, exercise, do not leave it alone for hours, etc. It is not fair to the dog.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,020,019
@previous (E)
So dont get a dog if you have a job, go to school, or are otherwise anything but a retiree?
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL double-posted this 6 years ago, 3 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,020,020
@1,020,015 (E)
Also how many times a day must you walk a dog?
Have you ever met a dog?
Anonymous E replied with this 6 years ago, 5 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,020,027
@1,020,019 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Unless you have a really open schedule or a partner to help, that is correct. Keeping a dog locked in a flat for hours and hours at a time is cruel. You should walk it 5+ times a day, ESPECIALLY if you live in flat. I have owned and trained dogs all of my life.
terri !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 48 seconds later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,020,029
Maybe a puppycat? Maine coons are super affectionate and play fetch!
@1,020,029 (terri !RwordOooFE)
k sorry that's ridiculous
Svet !jzYkdX7lIw (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 7 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^][v]#1,020,054
@previous (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
Too big. I had a couple of cats before the ex took them and they were great. Trouble is, current girlfriend isn't into cats.
chill dog !!81dzJNNYL replied with this 6 years ago, 4 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,020,056
@previous (Svet !jzYkdX7lIw)
adopt an elderly dog? lower energy, less time commitment
terri !RwordOooFE replied with this 6 years ago, 8 hours later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,020,235
@1,020,053 (chill dog !!81dzJNNYL)
it might not be ridiculous if you have other dogs and people in and out of the house all the time but leaving a dog alone for 10 hours a day is more ridiculous tbh
Anonymous F joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 9 hours later, 19 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,020,298
@svet does she have a dog-ready ass?
Anonymous G joined in and replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 21 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,020,319
The main reason ppl walk their dogs is so it will shit somewhere besides their yard.
I hate seeing some assholee letting his dog shit in someone's yard like that.
Svet !jzYkdX7lIw (OP) replied with this 6 years ago, 1 hour later, 23 hours after the original post[^][v]#1,020,353