Thats just about my schedule also. She is with my daughter and I from 5:30 until about 7:30 or 8:00. I to live only about five minutes from work and go home for lunch at abuot 11:45 or 12:00 until 1:00 or 1:30, and then my daughter gets home around 3:30. When we get home we have her with us until we all go to bed around 10:00. (Even tonight she is going to a game with us because I feel so guilty!
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It does seem easuier than leaving her that first week. OH LORD...that was hard. Perhaps we too just need to get into a routine and soon it will feel normal.
I WAS embarressed to say that I had even looked into taking her to a doggie daycare once per week. That was until I went by at lunch to pick up some dog food...there were about 10 dogs out in this massive play-yard with two girls who were throwing ball with them. They were having a BALL. I saw everything from a Great Dane and St. to some sort of small mixed breed. They were getting along wonderfully and having so much fun.
I decided then and there I would look into this year. ( No matter what fit my husband pitches
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