Thanks for the advice, everybody. We do have a doggie day care that we have used for when I work at my temp. job (2-3 days/mo.) But if I am going to be working 40 hrs./week the cost is pretty prohibitive. I would pretty much be working just to pay doggie day care, and that doesn't make a whole lot of sense. We have a crate that is the enclosing kind (kind of like a large carrying cage) and I am thinking of investing in one of the very large open ones.

Unfortuanately we are not located near any of our friends or family. The closest is a half hour away. And we only have 2 neighbors neither of whom we are "friendly" with. They just aren't that kind of people. Cordial, yes, but Friendly, No.

I'm still nervous about leaving him, but it's either that or quit the job. So I'll see how it goes.