Aug 04, 2006 15:02
Over the last year, I have felt a strange desire build up to own a dog. I have no idea where this as come from, as I've never been that keen on them. I blame next door's black labrador, who always comes to see me when I get out of my car and I love like a best friend. She's away at the moment because her family's on holiday and I feel that there's something missing when I get home. But I digress.
Unfortunately, if we were to get a dog, we'd want a border collie and the advice is that they shouldn't be left alone for more than 3-4 hours at most -- not very compatible with being out at work for 9 hours a day. In general, I don't think it's fair to have a dog and leave it alone that much, so no dog for us. Maybe when we have kids. Le sigh.