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Well, answering to your question I'm a SAHM now. I have worked full time years ago but when I had my full time job, I didn't have dogs yet...so now I've time to walk my dogs. In Germany (I'm German although living in Spain) workdays are of similar length as in the US, but as schools for children finish about 14.00h, many children and young people who live at home take part in walking the dogs. There's mostly somebody at home from the family considering the many half time jobs of women who have got children and those who are SAHMs. Another point is that many full time working people, where the couple or single person is out of house all day, are very reluctant to adopt a dog, knowing that he'll have to stay alone all day and many Adoption Agencies just don't give dogs to people who are out of house all day long. In Germany people give much importance to the exercise needs of dogs in general. In Spain things are very different. Most people don't walk their dogs regularly...they sit in gardens or terraces and are bored. A minority walks them regularly.

Just wondering...how much time do your Greys get walked every day? We walk about two hours daily...on 'beach days' the afternoon walks are a bit shorter as they get very tired at the beach... How about your Greys?

What a hard year for you...I'm so sorry that you lost your three greys...but TAZ is so beautiful and I hope that he's able to make you forget your sadness sometimes...

I'm so sorry for your loss...the picture is beautiful!

IVY, the male is 9 years old SOLDI, the female is 6,5 years old

I'm so very sorry for the loss of your so beloved Austin...

I just saw this and still cannot believe that you've lost Larry so soon after his accident...I'm so very sorry for your loss!!!

Run free sweet Ivey I'm so very sorry for the loss of your beloved Ivey....

I just saw this thread...what a horrible thing to happen...you must be so devastated. I'm so very sorry for your loss of sweet Rudy...

For me the question is not how much I would spend but how much I NEED to spend at the vet. I ONLY go to the vet when it's absolutely necessary. I would spend any amount if the hound NEEDS the vet treatment, I never take my hounds to the vet just for check-ups although they are healthy, no dentals (no need), no nail clipping (no need), no annual vaccines (I don't believe in annual vaccines), no bathing, no annual blood panels.

I just saw this thread...I'm so sorry for your loss!

My deepest condolences to you...

I'm so sorry for your loss...

What a precious picture of a very special hound...I'm so sorry that you lost her, but I'm glad that she enjoyed some wonderful years with you and had the good luck to get to know some joy and love in her life...

I'm so very sorry for your loss...

I'm so very, very sorry for your loss!

I'm so very sorry for your loss!

Sorry Bevd, I haven't looked at Remembrance for a while. I'm so very sad to read that your sweet Maddison has left you so early. I'm very sorry for your loss!

I just saw this thread...I'm so very sorry for your loss of your beloved Bailey! Run free sweet girl...

These things make me so sick...poor, poor greys...what a terrible death! I'm so sorry...

I'm so sorry for your loss of Dottie... Run free sweet Dottie...!

I'm 52 and shared my last 12 years with sighthounds.

I feel so very sorry for Blessing...!