I had to move out of my house for financial reasons, I now live in an apartment with my dog I work full time & used to leave her in the back yard which she loved but now she stays in 8 hrs a day I take her for walks in the morning and when i get home but now one of my old neighbors offered to take her in i know she would have a better life with them but I will miss her so much and I don’t want her to feel abandoned Am I being selfish for wanting to keep her? I won’t have another house for 2 yrs

Lots of people have dogs in apartments and work full time jobs! I have two dogs (a big one and a medium one) in an apartment and work 8 hours a day and they are still happy. Lots of awesome…

Hi! I was the one who asked about my dog staying outside at night. Just wanted to thank you and everyone who replied for their advice. And sorry for the rude anons who bothered you about your answer. If anyone wants to continue the conversation, my dogs a beagle mix with short hair, we live in the suburbs with a fenced in backyard, we don’t really get any wild animals back there, and she lives outside year round. If we open the door for her to come in when its cold, she’ll just stare at us funny

Thanks for the update anon!

When it gets really cold at night my dad makes our dog come inside to sleep. He says he knows better than her, but our dog always scratches at the door of the room we put her in and always wants to go back outside so I don’t think the cold bothers her. Should I try and convince my dad to let her stay outside?

Listen, I’m all for letting pets make their own choices within reason. I will let my dogs choose to engage with me, choose which toys to play with, or which chews to get as a snack. But the thing is,…