Well...we both work full time...when we got Riely...Jason was able to come home fairly often because work was slow...we got Buddha to keep Riely company during the day...Buddha stays in the crate while we're at work...and Riely now gets the run of the house...she still chews some stuff up occasionally...but she has perfect bladder control...and usually only chews things we dont care about anyway....

The day before we got Buddha...i confirmed with my friend that he was going to be in town for a couple months...and he was looking to make extra money while he was up here because he was broke...so I started paying him 75 dollars a week to come by during the day...hang out for a couple hours...watch TV...let them play...take them potty, etc etc....

I don't know if you have anyone you know who wants to make some extra money doing some pretty easy work...but it seems to be a good solution...maybe a teenager looking for a job...or a neighbor...?