I think you and most of the other commentators are not reading the suggestion the way it was intended. Dogs are usually very social. If they are left alone the

I think you and most of the other commentators are not reading the suggestion the way it was intended. Dogs are usually very social. If they are left alone they will often be very unhappy. I think what was being suggested was that if a dog that was going to be left alone for half the day each work day could be "turned off" during that time so it would not experience those hours of loneliness it would make the dog's life happier.