r/urbancarliving • u/Volkssanitater • 23h ago
Pets Moving into my car and debating keeping my dog with me
EDIT: people mentioned dog daycares for my 24 hour shifts! Idk why I forgot this was a thing! This is what I will be doing while I’m working and I will keep my dog with me!
TLDR; I work 48 hours a week, 2 12 hour shifts and a 24 hour shift, would it be crazy to keep my dog in my car if he got bathroom breaks?
I will be moving into my car at the end of September to get ahead of my debt and oddly enough I genuinely think it will be better for my mental health for the time being, I have a Tesla model 3 with a good sleeping situation and my work is open 24/7 with free charging and showers and bathrooms.
I don’t want to keep my dog in my car for space sake and his quality of life sake, I work 12-24 hour shifts, on my 24s atleast my dog could be let out for bathroom breaks over the course of my shift. My 12s would run partially over the time where he would be normally be asleep. and I’d have one 24 a week and two 12s. I have a friend willing to take him into his home but it’s in the next state over. My dog is ten and I’m dreading being apart from him. I’m hoping to find a local option before times up but so far I’m not seeing much. I’m trying to reason that while I’m not on shift he would always get to be outside now and spend his time doing a lot more than with us in the apartment. Does this sound reasonable? Am I being crazy and grasping at straws?