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Originally Posted by spoiled pup  As many of you may have seen, I posted that we are getting another dog tomorrow. I keep Jack in an exercise pen with his bed, toys food and water and a puppy pad when I'm not home. I really want the two dogs to be able to play while I'm not home, but I'm not sure exactly how that's going to work. Do any of you guys keep two dogs together in an exercise pen? And if so, do they use the same puppy pad and food and water or should each dog have their own things? I'm not going to put them together immediately of course but in the future when the puppy is a little older. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Also, here are a few pics of Jack I took today. |
I have two, and kept both of them in the same xpen for a few months. You might want to see how they get along for 48-72 hours before you leave them alone together, just to make sure they don't hurt each other. We stayed home for 5 days (over a weekend, plus we were moving...) when we added the second yorkie to our family.
Ours DID use the same pad, but honestly it got a little messy in there with two of them-try putting down two pads next to each other so they have an "area", at least while the puppy is young, and has to potty more frequently. They will drink from the same bowl, but I'm not sure about food, we never left any down, as Emma would have eaten it all up right away, because we feed on a schedule rather than free feed.
Make sure you have at least two places for them to lay down, and make sure both beds/blankets are big enough for the two of them to cuddle if they want to. Having two separate areas gives them the option to be apart if they are tired of being so close together.
Milli still stays in the pen while we're gone, and Emma stays out and has the run of our large master bedroom. (The pen is in the bedroom too.) This weekend we've been dogsitting, so we have 4 yorkies! My two are staying out in our room, while the two new friends are in the pen while we're gone. It's working well!