i want a puppy
my lab is getting old. he's the freakin best, but i know that time is not on his side.
i've always said that i want to get a puppy while he's in his later years to hopefully rub some of his good traits off on the puppy and possibly extend his own life by having a puppy around.
problem...i work. all day. i'm gone from 7:30am until 6 or 6:30pm monday through friday, and i'm pretty far from home so going home for lunch everyday is out of the question.
i was in college with room mates when i raised my lab, so if it wasn't me, someone was always around to keep him entertained. now that he's 11 and old, he's fine laying around the house all day.
so. i was thinking. if i were to get a puppy, i could keep him in my kitchen with toys, bed, water and all that shit that puppies love....but he'd be there all day while i'm at work. i don't really want to cage train him, mainly because i didn't cage train my current dog, and don't really like the idea in general. not to mention, the dog would probably be better off in a decent sized kitchen than in a cage all day.
i realize the puppy is going to shit and piss all over the kitchen floor while i'm at work...but, i guess my question is....is this a bad idea? do you think keeping a puppy inside most of the day while you're at work is bad for the dog? what other options would i have? i don't have a big fenced in yard that he could chill in or anything like that.
thoughts? i need drug addicts opinions on this.