[milles2]

I work full time and coming home at noon to walk the dogs is very hard. So 3 days a week ai leave them from 8 am thru 5:30-6. Neither ever really had problems holding it. Once they turned 4 months, they began going to day care 2 days.

When I brought both puppies home (they are about 15 months apart) I took a week off to help them get into a routine, crate train, house train, etc.

2) I have an electric fence and I love it. The way my two dig, they'd be long gone if I had chain link, etc. I also have a wooded lot. They even ran the wire through the creek. The dogs can play in the yard, woods, in the creek, run fromfront yard to back yard, etc. And both have done great, no problems w/ the fence.

3) Cost: It ain't cheap! Especially daycare and dog classes.

4)Other: Yes the shedding is all it's cracked up to be and then some.

But the other thing is I suspected I would love my dog but I had no idea how much company, friendship, love, and fun they would be. Even the destructive chewing and the defyant moments are precious.