[MyFairLacy]

With you being gone such long hours and having no one to let the dog out to potty, I'd say crate training just isn't an option for you. You have to let the dog out often enough to potty so it doesn't go in the crate - otherwise you're defeating the purpose. I think an X-pen would be a better option for you. Try to train the puppy to use puppy pads. I don't like using newspaper -doesn't absorb liquid very well whereas puppy pads do. That way if your dog does pee and lay on it, it's at least absorbed in the pad and he's not "bathing" in it. I think a nicely set up x-pen might work though - on one end put a couple puppy pads, and at the other end put a bed and toys. With an x-pen you can even put a bowl of water and/or food in there (depending on how long you are gone). I would nix the crate though - you're gone too long for that.