Subj : Pet Owners Independence D
To   : Mike Powell
From : Arelor
Date : Thu Apr 30 2026 18:45:12

  Re: Pet Owners Independence D
  By: Mike Powell to SHURATO on Sat Apr 25 2026 10:24 am

 >
 > I suspect it is akin to parents needing time away from the children.  If
 > your pets are not particularly needy, it might not be as much of an issue.

I dunno. Pets are usually not bothersome. Children tend to be awful to deal with until they are 9 year old or so unless properly managed (and most these days aren't).

Horses are more or less self-sustainable. They love it when you pay attention to them but they are not going to break down if you are not around. If you are doing barn chores around your horse she might ask you for pats and play but my experience is she is not going to be bothersome about it.

Dogs are more of a mixed bag. Puppies want to play all day long. When they grow up a bit they tone down but they will always require some interaction from you because if they don't get their daily reminder that you love them they lose their minds. That said, 75% of the time you can just have your adult dogs lay at your feet with a toy while you work at the computer and that does it for them.

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