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11-29-2007, 01:55 AM | #1 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC
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| Is this safe? Hi everyone, I'm a new poster here, but have been reading so many topics I think I'm going cross-eyed! I will be getting my new puppy soonish and am trying to figure out how to keep her happy during the day, when I will be at work. Do you think it is ok for me to keep her in the kitchen with a gate? I live in an apartment and the kitchen is about 88 square feet. I'm asking this so I can keep her safely/happily confined (but with room to move) and honestly so I know that she wont be ruining the carpets while I'm gone. Will she be miserable? |
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11-29-2007, 03:19 AM | #2 |
Mz_s3ski_Kitt3n Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: AZ
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| Luckily, my room is off of my kitchen, so this is what we do with Parker boy while we are gone (and home). They say its good to not give them free roam for many reasons when they are little. Don't get me wrong Parker comes in the living room with me, but only when I go with him and can monitor what he is doing. I guess a question you need to ask yourself is how are you going to train your new little guy. If you do potty pads (thats what we do) then I think its a great idea. A lot of people crate train (I don't know much about that) so in my opinion yes. Btw, welcome to YT!!! And congrats on the new baby!!!! |
11-29-2007, 03:26 AM | #3 |
Kodi & Pixie 2 Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: NEBRASKA
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| parker gave you Great advice I just wanted to say Welcome to YT and We can't wait to see Pictures of your new Baby |
11-29-2007, 04:26 AM | #4 |
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| kitchen One thing you might want to consider is the fact that most puppies chew, especially when left alone for a long period. You may get lucky and have one that isn't a chewer but if you have woodwork or wooden cabinets they love to chew on them. I have angled walls that are missing chunks of drywall and I am home almost all the time. My last 2 puppies have been great chewers. If I even leave the room for a few minutes they will start to chew. 2 x-pens put together make a good sized area if you don't want to crate train. |
11-29-2007, 04:50 AM | #5 |
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| For the first few months we used a pack and play like you buy for an infant and this was plenty of room for them ... then we graduated them to the kitchen , so they know its kitchen time when we work. I was also concerned about the chewing ... but they do fine ... they have a yorkie doormat which they have worked over pretty good though...
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11-29-2007, 04:52 AM | #6 | |
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11-29-2007, 05:34 AM | #7 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Seneca, SC
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| They can also chew on refrigerator cords..My suggestion(I love these) is to get an xpen..this way, you can make it big enough for her water, food, bed, pee pad, toys, and safe for her where she can't chew on anything |
11-29-2007, 06:39 AM | #8 |
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| I like x-pens also. For me, that's the easieat way to potty pad train. You would be surprised at how little room they really need. Your puppy will spend most of the time sleeping while you are at work. Welcome to YT!
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11-29-2007, 07:00 AM | #9 |
And Rylee Finnegan Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Metro Detroit, MI
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| congratulations on getting a puppy. How old will it be when you bring it home?
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11-29-2007, 07:10 AM | #10 |
Dreamin' of Dexter Donating YT Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: toronto, Canada
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| i use a gated off kitchen for dexter at night and when we are out and he does fine. he has never chewed anything in there (except his toys...and possibly the cat ) but we dont have any wires or anything like that exposed. that would definitely be a worry. I also work at home and take him most places with me when im out so he is never really left in the kitchen for too long except at night. |
11-29-2007, 07:16 AM | #11 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| Welcome to YT. She'll have plenty of room in the kitchen.
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11-29-2007, 09:24 AM | #12 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Palatka, Florida
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| welcome to YT! |
11-29-2007, 10:34 AM | #13 |
Mommy's Baby Doo Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DesMoines ,Ia
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| welcome to YT WE GATED SCRAPPY DOO IN THE KITCHEN WHEN WE LEFT BUT AT NIGHT HE SLEPT WITH US.
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11-29-2007, 10:44 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pasadena, TX
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| Welcome to YT! That is excatly what we do with Max while my husband and I are at work. We leave him gated in the kitchen with all the toys he has. But most of the time he's asleep in there but he has room to move around. Just make sure he has enough toys as Max found that pulling out the linoleum tile was fun, so we had to re-do the whole kitchen floor in the apartment.
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11-29-2007, 10:50 AM | #15 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC
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| re: is it safe? Thank you everyone! What a great forum this is. I really hope I will benefit from your yorkie wisdom! I'll be getting her when she's 8 weeks old. Our condo is still under construction, but will be finished around March, so this is when we'll be getting her/him. Thanks so much for the info! |
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