When you have to work or be away from the house all day, is it really fair to your dog to leave it at home by itself all day??? There are many solutions in my opinion to this problem.
A lot of dogs would be just fine to leave at home.
Dogs do not understand time and don't know how long you are gone.
I know my dogs sleep all day when I am home so more than likely would sleep while you were gone too.
And a friend of mine takes her dog for a 30 minute walk before she leaves which is good for the dog and the person too.
What a great way to start the day with a good walk with your dog.
And then another 30 minute walk when you get home.
One solution is to hire someone to come in and walk the dog or dogs in the middle of the day.
I think I would feel funny about a stranger coming into my house but most people that do this kind of job are bonded and licensed and probably have other customers that you can talk to about them.
So you would just have to get to know this person and hope you could find someone that a friend recommends or knows.
Another solution is that there are doggie day care places where you can take the dog for the day and he or she gets to play with all the other dogs.
Course you would have to check out the place and see how it is run and if it is safe and healthy.
But my opinion is that the dog probably would be fine at home with toys.
I know some people also that leave the TV on so they have noise.
Any little thing to keep them happy.
If a dog gets enough attention and exercise before you leave, then the dog should be just fine.
If there is a problem with having to go to the potty, then maybe you could train the dog to some newspapers.
So, there are some solutions.