Rocky spoke these words of wisdom in
:

sallytighe said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

Paul E. Schoen schrieb:
When I had to go away for 8-12 hours, I always [snip]

This bit took my breath away, and then I started to wonder
if there is a cultural difference operating here.

Is it generally acceptable where you live to leave dogs
alone inside for this length of time?

Do you beat your dog?

I'm not going to defend Paul because I don't know his situation.
But I used to leave my dogs alone inside for 9 hours on a
regular basis.


When i worked, I used to leave my dog in the house for up to 16 hours, and
there was never an issue.

In fact one day, I let her out, it was pouring rain, and when I let her in,
I told her to stay in her dog box to dry. I left for work, and forgot to
release her. I worked a shift and a half..with an hour drive each way. So
that was 14 hours. When i got home, i petted her as i came in the door. She
was still in her box. Only when she didn't get out of the box, and whined
and whimpered, did I remember that she had never gotten a release word.

I still feel bad about that to this day. Longest down stay any of my dogs
ever held.

Thankfully now, My dogs don't have to stay put longer than 4 hours. They
either go with me, Or I leave them with a sitter.