Which dogs can be left alone for 10-12 hours (if any)?

[Martinus]

Get fish. They're pretty and gay friendly.

There are pets who are gay unfriendly?  A homophobic parrot or something?

Tits and pussy.

[Valmy]

Tits and pussy.

[Ed Anger]

Get fish. They're pretty and gay friendly.

There are pets who are gay unfriendly?  A homophobic parrot or something?

AWK! Matthew Shepard is in Hell! AWWWWK!

[Ideologue]

The feline kind.

Bad idea.  Haven't you seen Trainspotting?

[Razgovory]

A buddy of my wife's, who owns a rather large house, used to own as pets a colony of gerbils. They had the second floor.

Eventually, he imported a Thai wife, and the gerbils vanished.

Did she eat them?

[Malthus]

A buddy of my wife's, who owns a rather large house, used to own as pets a colony of gerbils. They had the second floor.

Eventually, he imported a Thai wife, and the gerbils vanished.

Did she eat them?

No. I think that once he obtained a wife, the emotional benefits of having a tribe of gerbils living in your second floor ensuite ment less to him.

Of course, the fact that he had said tribe could explain why he had to import a wife ...

[Ideologue]

Caring for a colony of animals is a noble calling.

Like, you call it a "zoo" and charge admission, and you're a regular working joe.  You do it because it's a fun hobby and you like animals and don't wish to see them endangered in their natural state and you're an eccentric, at best.  People are just fucked up in their mores.

On the other hand, gerbils are nasty little beasts.

[Razgovory]

My brother had gerbils.  Turns out the little buggers are cannibals.  Also the family dog killed one of them (simply by putting a paw on one.  I have Gerbil must have had a heart attack or something when it happened).  I don't recall what happened to the rest of them.  Hated the little critters.  They stunk.

[Jacob]

Yeah Marty, dogs are pretty high maintenance.

Getting a puppy and leaving it at home for 10-12 hours a day will definitely mess it, and your home, up. Now, if your office allows you to bring the dog with you, if you arrange doggie day care or a dog walker when you're away it's doable. But it will still take up a lot of your time and attention.

The unconditional affection is pretty nice though.

I'd suggest reading a few books on how to raise a dog before making the decision. To give you some ideas about the effort and kind of problems you're likely to encounter.

If you do decide to get a dog, I'd also like to suggest that you consider getting a rescue dog instead of a breeder dog.

[Ideologue]

getting a rescue dog instead of a breeder dog.

S.O.P.

[Jacob]

getting a rescue dog instead of a breeder dog.

S.O.P.

Standard Operating Procedure?

[Ideologue]

getting a rescue dog instead of a breeder dog.

S.O.P.

Standard Operating Procedure?

Yes.

[Caliga]

Now, if your office allows you to bring the dog with you

If you do decide to get a dog, I'd also like to suggest that you consider getting a rescue dog instead of a breeder dog.

Agree.  Cheaper and far, far less likely to have a ton of inbreeding-related health problems.  If you insist on getting a purebred dog, it WILL be inbred.

[CountDeMoney]

A buddy of my wife's, who owns a rather large house, used to own as pets a colony of gerbils. They had the second floor.

Eventually, he imported a Thai wife, and the gerbils vanished.

Did she eat them?

Better yet, shot them out her pussy.

[Martinus]

I would like to avoid getting a breeder dog. I'd prefer a fabulously gay dog instead.