I am in the same boat as you. I work and am gone five days a week for about 8-9 hours. I leave my bigger chi in an area in my laundry room but it is open with a child gate to enclose it. I also have a younger chi that i leave in a cage area which is pretty big compared to her size. When she gets bigger I will put them together for company. I also have a cat which can jump over the gates to visit them if she wants to. She is always licking the older one so I know they get along well. When I get home, they are both very happy to see me. Especially the older one, he is jumping up and down like crazy. I see no trauma signs either except that they are a lot more cautious around strangers? I wonder if this is an effect of them being left alone for long periods. How is your dog with other people? I would probably confine your chi but in an open space unless you are sure he will not mess your house and chew on
things. Some say to leave the radio on is a good idea.
exposing_nabet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
exposing_nabet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I am a working person and I have to leave my ADULT Chi mix at home
every day for about 10 hours (sigh!).
Is it alright to confine our Chis to a small space, like a bathroom,
with a kiddie door, the kind they can see thru so they don't feel so
confined?
I have done this a few times and when I come home from work, she is
terribly happy to see me, but there is not other sign of trauma or
acting up. Everything is fine. She's such a good girl.
However, I am still torn with guilt.
Those of you who work and leave their Chis home alone,
do you confine them, or do you let them roam the house free?
Thanks
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