First I MUST say that I pray for your husband's safety. My heart goes out to you. In regard to your pup, do you have a neighbor you trust that you could ask to let him out during the day? I would suggest crate training your puppy and having a very trusted neighbor let him out. My neighbor is gone from 6:45 am to 6:30 pm. I offered to let her dog out every day and she accepted. (I told her there was no need to pay me but she does anyway). Your neighbor will get to know your dog as well as you do and will be able to let him out according to his age and needs. Once I let "Sunny" out to do his business, he is aloud to roam the house until Marsha gets home. However, if he refuses to do "both things", I recrate him. Don't feel bad crating him, it is not a punishment, but is a safe place for them. Many times when I go over to let Sunny out to pee again I find him willfully laying in his crate with his door open. |