@lovefaithhopeinjesus I wonder if almost everyone around reddit dog/puppy subs is in a WFH situation, or resourceful enough to hire sitters/daycare for work days, because I've googled and whenever there's the remote question about how to leave a dog for 8h a day is met with very negative and guilt inducing answers.
I live in a country where most people are out for that long, even families with kids (parents working, child in school full time) and the dogs are just fine. Considering that they are in a comfortable situation - potty is resolved usually with a designated spot indoors for the dog toilet.
I'm raising a puppy myself (6mo now) and that's a different story, though. He still gets alone 4 hours in the mornings and 4 during afternoons, but I'm coming home for lunch time until he becomes an adult. He is perfectly fine, and naps for most of those hours and never whines or barks (well unless his ball is stuck somewhere lol).
It's ideal? Not really, I know dogs are social beings... But I rescued this puppy and his sister from a neglect situation that would have them dead (they were the only survivors of the litter) or end up as a stray, which is a high chance of a death sentence as well. I was able to find a home for his sister but not for him, and that made me give up on my plans of getting an adult, well established dog.
Edit: Also to add, where I live, dog sitters/walkers is highly unheard of because people are really wary about strangers coming in their homes unsupervised. And doggy daycare is only in rich neighborhoods and not accessible financially for everyone.