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We are a family of four, I have two little boys of 5 and 8 years old. I work a 9-5pm job and my wife works most days from 7-3pm. We have been recently thinking about getting a dog. We would get one from an animal shelter, a small breed or mix starting from an age of at least a year old. I am hesitating though because I don't know if the dog could make it so many hours alone. I have a small garden and I could install door flaps, but would that be enough or would he bark his head off or chew the whole house? I could walk him in the morning before I leave and in the evening, maybe even come home at lunch break and give him a tour around the block, but that's about it. Do you guys think I can own a dog under these conditions or not? Opinions please.
<bot>: I want a dog for the family but can he make it without going crazy for as long as we are at work?