Question of the day November 25th!

[Randi]

If I leave Fister (cat) for more than 6-8 hours, I make sure he has enough food and water. I also put an extra large bowl of water in the kitchen sink, in case something happens. I do that at night too.

I can always tell if he thinks I've been gone for too long, because then he'll open all the cupboard doors he can.

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Most of our pets are easy, they get food and fresh water in the morning and they're fine until we get home.

The 6 dogs are the only 'difficult' ones. They have their own bedroom with their crates, beds, blankets, toys, water, and all of their comforts. They stay in there when we leave. Nacey (pug) has on a couple occasions attached Bitsy (pom), while we've been home, so for Bitsy's safety Nacey gets crated while we're away.

[Taz_Zoee]

When we leave the house the dogs usually go outside. Unless it is extremely hot or cold and rainy. In that case Zoee goes in the bathroom and Taggart goes in his crate. This is only if we are going to dinner or going to be gone for just a few hours. If we will be gone all day and they must be in the house I block off the hallway so they have the hall and bathroom to be in. That rarely ever happens though.
When we leave over night the dogs go to my brothers and the cats get their automatic feeders set up and the gate goes up at the end of the hallway so G can have our bedroom, his room and the hallway to explore and Paizly has the rest of the house.

[pomtzu]

When I was still working and gone all day, then the dogs stayed in the kitchen. I have a big kitchen, so it's not like they were penned up in a small area. I have a permanent swing away gate between the kitchen and dining room. Now that I'm no longer working, it's a rare occasion that I'm gone all day, and if I only go out for a few hours, then they stay in my bedroom. For longer periods, they still stay in the kitchen.