it's not a solid no but not a solid yes either. i have clients who work 6am-6pm and have a dog walker come in to walk their dog, so that's doable. but, you have to make enough money to do this for your dog daily. doggie daycare is also possible - 25-30 daily either way, meaning 100-150 a week already without including vet care, food etc.. dog boarding for 2-3 weeks at an in-home boarding location, boarding facility, or with a petsitter is amazingly expensive. i do in house for 60/night (which is actually cheap for my area), facilities are usually 35-40/night, and petsitters can cost 40-60/day or more if they stay at your place. cheapest at 735 for 3 weeks, or 1260 at the more expensive rates... so that's a crapload of money every once in a while, and i still haven't mentioned food or the vet!

foodwise, you will not need to handle raw (i feed raw, and wear gloves to do it. i never see my vet, it's maybe the healthiest way to feed a dog, if you want research on this, i can rec books) you can do freeze-dried raw, or high quality kibble, or home cooked food for healthier results. if you feed cheap food, you will see your vet more and your dog will be less healthy. in the end, better to spend more on food now than more on vet later. a huge bag of high quality kibble is 50-70 bucks and will last you a very long time. since you'll be away from home, you'll need to feed your dog out of puzzle toys (you should do that anyway for mental health reasons) and have chewables around so your stuff doesn't get boredom-chewed while you are away. fortunately puzzle toys are a one-time expense.

in sj, the adoption scene is like anywhere else. there are too many homeless dogs and not enough people that want them. of the breeds you like, the only ones you can really put in an apartment successfully (for a first time dog owner like yourself) is an adult golden or lab. there's a golden rescue out here that does well with their placements... you will have no trouble finding a pet-friendly place that takes these (unlike pitbulls or anything big and square headed, german shepherds or rotties), the problem there is the number of pet friendly rentals... i don't know what that scene is like. you'll have to pay a pet deposit and whatnot, and the last time i did that was ten years ago.

why not your other 2 breeds - newfies are intense maintenance and huge (though lazy) they require a lot of grooming and can have *very* expensive health issues. they are lovely temperament-wise and all that.... they're just a lot of manual labor to have. huskies are usually quite predatory, meaning if you want to have a cat too, they might want to eat said cat, and they need more exercise than any of your other breeds. the husky rescue organization out here does not do good placements and many rescued huskies can have intense anxiety/destruction/predation/aggression stuff that you don't want to handle. i used to do evaluations for them and they would continually place inappropriate dogs in homes where they shouldn't be, or place dogs that should have been euthanized, etc. i'm sure there's some awesome husky out there that would be perfect, but honestly, that's a 1/1000 type of dog for that breed. they are not a good choice for any first time dog owners.

i would strongly suggest a cat if you think money/time will hurt your capabilities for having a dog, and get a dog when your job stops having you travel. cats are much cheaper to keep than dogs and petsitting for cats is far cheaper than for dogs. the south bay isn't a cheap joint to live in or have pets in at any rate, so you'll have to do a bit of research to get a quote from prospective petsitters, walkers, etc. with the dog thing, foster first and then think about it. rescue groups always need foster homes.

hope that helps.