We have a two-month-old little ball of fluff who arrived a week ago; things are going pretty well so far, with just a few accidents but nothing major. I've read that Aussies don't handle being left alone very well, but when we’re at work, he obviously has to be on his own. We’re heading to some friends' house this Saturday lunchtime, so he'll be staying home (with our two guinea pigs). I don't want to bring him along because the friends we're visiting have kids, and he's still a bit too small to be constantly fussed over.
Is this what people mean by 'being alone', or is that more for dogs who are left by themselves all the time? We just can't take him everywhere with us.
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Hi there. I've just seen your comment and was wondering if you ended up adopting an Australian Shepherd in the end? If so, could you tell me if they’re left on their own for long periods? Thanks, all the best.
Hi there,
My son and I would love to get an Australian Shepherd. In the mornings, we’d probably only manage a 15-minute walk, and an hour in the evening. The problem is that in between, I’m at work and my son is at school, so we’d have to leave him alone for about 10 hours a day (except for Wednesdays and weekends). Could you give us some advice on how to make life more pleasant for him (and for us)?
Thanks,
Kind regards.
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Hi there,
My son and I would love to get an Australian Shepherd. In the mornings, we would probably only manage a 15-minute walk, and then an hour in the evening. However, between work and school, we would have to leave him for about 10 hours a day (except for Wednesdays and weekends).
Could you give us some advice on how to make life more enjoyable for him (and for us)?
Best regards,
Hi everyone,
My son and I would really like to get an Australian Shepherd. In the mornings, we would probably only manage a quick 15-minute walk, but we could do an hour in the evening. The thing is, between those times I’m at work and my son is at school, so we’d have to leave him alone for about 10 hours a day (except for Wednesdays and weekends). Could you give us some advice on how to make life more pleasant for him (and for us)?
Many thanks,
Kind regards
Hi everyone,
My son and I would really like to get an Australian Shepherd. In the mornings, we would probably only manage a quick 15-minute walk, but we could do an hour in the evening. The thing is, between those times I’m at work and my son is at school, so we’d have to leave him alone for about 10 hours a day (except for Wednesdays and weekends). Could you give us some advice on how to make life more pleasant for him (and for us)?
Many thanks,
Kind regards
Evening everyone!!! Oh my goodness, I hadn't realised I'd had so many replies!!!! A thousand apologies!!!! Well, you'll never guess what – on that evening, he stayed on his own like a big boy for 5 hours and when we got back, he hadn't done a thing! He was at the foot of the sofa, looking at us with such a guilty face even though he'd been ever so good...
To answer a few people, just so you know, I'm with my dog almost 24/7 because I work nights and my partner works days, so he's rarely left alone....
Since then, we've been to puppy classes and we started agility training in September...
And we play together loads...
Evening everyone!!! My goodness, I didn't realise I'd had so many replies!!!! Ever so sorry!!!! Well, as it turns out, on that particular evening he stayed home on his own like a big boy for 5 hours and when we got back, there hadn't been any accidents! He was at the foot of the sofa giving us such a guilty look, even though he'd actually been very well-behaved...
To answer a few of your questions, I’m with my dog almost 24/7 because I work nights and my partner works during the day, so he’s rarely left alone....
Since then, we’ve been to puppy classes and we started agility training back in September...
And we play together loads...
