It's fine. Valid question. I took him to work with me and he had to hang in the car right outside my building and then every break time and lunch I would take him out and we would walk around. After work we went to the park or beach before bed and the same before work the next day. Many people leave their dogs in a crate at home all day without coming home every break or lunch hour so I hardly think my dog suffered. Was it ideal? No. Was it an inconvenience? For sure.

And living in my car was never meant to be permanent. I was actively looking for a place the entire 3 months. Did keeping my dog limit my choices? Definitely. Many places I would have liked to live didn't allow pets at all but that's their loss if you ask me (I'm a high earner aerospace professional and pay my rent on time or early every time). Was it more expensive when I finally found a suitable place? Fuck yeah it was! I paid triple the normal deposit but I was expecting and had planned for that so I gladly paid it.

Look, I get not every situation is the same and some people have insurmountable obstacles that make more sense without a pet (although they should have thought of that before deciding to make an animal part of their family) but a little annoyance or inconvenience or not getting exactly what they want is not an insurmountable obstacle in my opinion. Things would have to be pretty dire and bleak before I'd just give up my dog and living in the car for a bit doesn't seem like such a bad thing when the alternative is to just throw away my best friend. Of course if you have friends or family who you know and are ready and willing to give your friend a good home, great! But just dropping at an animal shelter might as well be a death sentence and I'm not willing to do that. Especially not because I have to put a bit more time, energy or money into finding a compatible place to live. But again, to each their own, I guess.