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Do you think this is cruel/unfair?
I work on the road for about 7 months out of the year (4 in the fall and 3 in the month) I have always left my dog with family when I'm working but I hate leaving him for so long. I leave at the end of January for a 3 month run and just cleared it with my boss to bring my dog with me ( he is a 3 year old Pit Bull mix). I work with a partner on the road and she disagrees with me bringing him, saying that it's selfish to bring him only to leave him in a hotel while we work. I work day is, at longest 10am- 9-10pm. Many days are shorter and some days are just driving. I don't work Fridays so every weekend is a three day weekend. Every 3-5 hours we get a one hour break and I have already booked hotels for the first 6 weeks that will allow me to leave him in his crate when I am not in the room.
What do you think? If I were still working in my hometown I would still be working three jobs and he would be alone from 8am- 2am with only a few bathrooms breaks 5 days a week.
In short, he will be in his crate (that he loves) for on average a normal work day. He will get walks 2-3 times a day on my breaks and one in the morning before I leave and one at night when I get home. On the weekends we will go on hikes and to the beach (ill be working in NC and SC).
In your honest opinion do you think this will be unfair to him? I'm sorry it's so long I just wanted to make sure I explained the situation fully.
Thank you all for your encouragement. I wouldn't do this with just any dog, if I didn't think he would be much happier on the road with me then I would keep leaving him with my family but we are extremely close and I genuinely think he will be happier with me then at home. They say he's happy when I'm gone but my parents have to go outside when I call because if he hears my voice he starts whining and running from window to window looking outside. It breaks my heart to think of him stressing like that.
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- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
i do not think this is cruel because it sounds like you have all the details worked out and every dog loves to be around its owner so as long as you do bathroom breaks and no longer than a normal work day then i believe you might have a happier dog on your hands
- LivviLv 78 years ago
It sounds like you are only bringing the dog because it's good for YOU, it's what YOU want. If your dog does fine staying at home, then leave him home. You are going to make the poor dog anxious by dragging him around from place to place.
- Anonymous8 years ago
I can see the limited options here. No, it does not sound so dire, if you can try to bring some treats when you return to let him know that you love him and that you care and are thinking about him:)
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- kingdrake2Lv 68 years ago
there's nothing wrong with this situation, truckers have dogs that hang out with them while driving at least the ones that like them.
