How do you take care of your pets during the day?

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2. Thanks for your input. We live in the suburbs but my daughter was considering a dog walker. It

makes sense to revisit that, though it would need to be combined with crating or a dog-proof room I think. Jake is not used to being in a crate more than 10-15 minutes except for bed time so there is no way he would tolerate being in a crate for hours - nor would I want him to be.

Before we got him my husband thought he would take him to work with him on the days he wasn't working at the Fire Dept. He hasn't had a dog since he was a kid though and I don't think he remembered how much mischief puppies can get into. He really couldn't be brought to a jobsite.

Is there some point when he won't try to eat random stuff like boxes and paper and socks and headbands?