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From: mazlack@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Lawrence J. &)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: A house dog
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Date: Sat, 21-Dec-85 12:06:06 EST
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>>    I`m interested in getting a dog but would feel very bad about leaving it at
>>home (an apartment) all day while I am at school.  Since I'm likely to be 
>>single, apartment bound and working for the next decade or so I can't see any
>>solution to this problem.  I would have plenty of time for play evenings and
>>weekends - it's just daytime I'm worried about.  I'm thinking about a German
>>Sheperd or other large but calm dog.  Does anyone have a solution to this
>
>	I suggest you go to the local humane society and look for a nice
>dog. I got a 6 yr. old pure golden retriever at our local h.s. 3 yrs. ago
>and it has been a great dog. It stays alone in the house all day. I don't 
>feel bad about leaving him alone all day because he's alot better off stuck
>in the house than being dead, which is what he would have been if I didn't 
>take him. He had been there a week longer than than the normal 2 week 
>max. already. They kept him alive that long because he was such a nice dog, 
>but usually nobody wants an older dog. Dusty was fully trained and is a 
>great dog.
>                                              good luck!

I also vote for getting an adult dog from the humane society (or equivalent).
The advantages are (a) doesn't need all the care and time that a pup does,
(b) you save a dog from death, (c) you can see what you will get as an
adult, and (d) the animal is usually trained.
  ...Larry Mazlack