Leaving Mastiff alone at home?

Question

1.Morning exercise

2.I leave him alone at home for 5 hours.

Lunch (at home) ; play a bit with him

3. Leave him at home for 3 hours...

4. Afternoon walk...

Is this ok?? Sorry if it's a bit confusing...=/

Answer 1

if he is mature/adult then yeah

Answer 2

This is fine!  I have 2 dogs, a Kai Ken (1.5 yrs.) and a Mastiff (almost 5 months).  When the Kai Ken was a pup, I didn't have a fenced yard so I always came home for lunch to let him out.  He was never in the house for more than 6 hours straight, and he did fine with that schedule once he was about 5 months and able to hold it longer.

When I got the Mastiff puppy, I continued to come home for lunch each day until I had a dog door installed (I now have a house with a fenced yard).  Now I don't worry about it because I know they can access the backyard to potty and play during the day.  And because I have 2, I don't worry as much about them being bored or lonely.  This only really works for me because I have tile floors, so I don't worry too much about them making a mess in the house by tracking dirt/mud inside.  And we still go for a daily walk and I play in the backyard with them every day.

Answer 3

That sounds fine, You may want to throw in one more pay session at the end of the day after dinner or later in the evening.  

Answer 4

If he is not a puppy that is fine. My friends adult English Mastiff stays home while she is at work all day and she is very happy and healthy.

I always feel like a bad mom when I leave my dog to go to work so once or twice a week I send her to a doggy day care. I buy a bulk package of 10-20 visits at a time so it really isn't that expensive but she gets to hang out with other pups and socialize. Maybe you can find a local doggy daycare if you are worried about leaving him alone.