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05-23-2014, 03:24 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 17
| Home alone I was wondering if it is ok to leave a yorkie puppy in an exercise pen while working. He would have bed, toys, food, and water. I can put the pen so he can see outside. I really want a puppy, but I do have to work. Any suggestions? |
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05-23-2014, 04:07 PM | #2 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Fredericksburg, VA, United States
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| I work full time and leave my pup home. He is in an exercise pen with a top because he likes to climb. The pen is 4x4 which is big enough for his potty pad, food, water, his bed, toys and playing space. I sometimes am able to get home on lunch to play for a little. Even with working I am able to keep him on a schedule. It's possible to work and own a puppy although some may tell you it's not. I will say it's work. When my kids and I get home he is part of the main focus. I attached a pic of my pups set up. |
05-23-2014, 04:15 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 17
| Thanks for the picture. I do have a pen that is similar so I really do think it will work. I am so excited and will give him lots of love. I don't work everyday and am home in the summer. |
05-23-2014, 04:20 PM | #4 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| How many hours would they be left. You would need to make sure the pup is 12 weeks or older.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
05-23-2014, 05:23 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| Possibly 4-5 hrs, but I might be gone close to 9 hrs on some days. The puppy would be 14-16 weeks. My husband may be home some while I am gone. |
05-23-2014, 05:26 PM | #6 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
Posts: 23,247
| If it's 9 hours I would hire a pet sitter to come over in the middle of that to check on the pup and play for a few minutes.
__________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart! |
05-23-2014, 06:18 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Mexico
Posts: 99
| We leave ours in a puppy-proof room when my sister goes to work and she usually sleeps all morning despite having toys to play around. Sometimes I arrive early from school but she still feels like sleeping until 1:00 P.M She sleeps that much because my sister sleeps in that room with her and both go to bed until 1:00 AM. She also gets a 30 min daily walk. |
05-23-2014, 06:37 PM | #8 |
♥ Love My Tibbe! ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: D/FW, Texas
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| I had a dog once chew on a large towel until there were some loose, long threads at one end he somehow got wrapped tightly enough around his paw to cut off the circulation! I wouldn't leave that cloth under the pen at all. Just pee pads or things like that.
__________________ Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |
05-23-2014, 07:08 PM | #9 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Fredericksburg, VA, United States
Posts: 100
| Cerulean chews the carpet so the comforter comes in handy. He doesn't chew it as he has other fabric outlets to keep him busy. I could put him in the bathroom but we like him being central to everything going on in the house. |
05-23-2014, 08:24 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 17
| I am hoping he will get used to the schedule and do great! I want to make sure he bonds with me. I plan on playing and cuddling a lot of the evenings and weekends. My puppy is only a week old. |
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