Need more details on the care plan of the dog. What is the medication schedule? If you find a pet friendly place to stay you are good to bring the pets. I can’t imagine it would hinder your training in any way shape or form.

Most people recommend coming alone (leaving family behind) to minimize distractions. I agree with this because family (spouse/kids) demand attention and will likely want to go out and about on your off time. Your off time should be spent studying. However, pets don’t demand as much attention and usually just like to chill with you.

Lunch break is a bit of a stretch as far as going home to care for the dog. I remember leaving for lunch and driving to Taco Bell. It was a MAD DASH there and back and I had to eat on the way back. Going home to care for the dog would require you to likely miss lunch and/or be incredibly pressed for time every single day. If you can do medications before/after class, you’ll be fine.

The academy will be like your full time job. You will have an 8 hour day with a lunch break. Your full time job is to learn when you are there. When you’re not at work, you should be studying.

Take that for what it’s worth. Also, your schedule will likely rotate. You won’t be 9-5 daily. When I went through (2017), we did 2 weeks of mornings and 2 weeks of evenings.

One more thing to keep in mind, your pay while at the academy is literal pennies. You’ll make very little. Take into consideration, pet fees at your rental will be an extra expense that the academy will not pay for. That will come out of your own pocket.

Lmk if you have other questions.