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MyFairLacy · 01-01-2008, 06:41 PM

An 11 week old is just a baby. He needs to be contained to a small area like a crate or X-pen most of the time...not have run of the house. You have to start with a small area and once they are doing well in that are, you slowly increase the space they get to run around. A lot of 11 week old puppies are going to just go when they feel the urge..they don't have a whole lot of bladder control at this stage. You need to take him out much more often that every 2 hours during the day. I usually take my adult yorkie out every 2-3 hours. A small puppy needs to start out going outside every 30 minutes

01-01-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
MyFairLacy Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 11,003	An 11 week old is just a baby. He needs to be contained to a small area like a crate or X-pen most of the time...not have run of the house. You have to start with a small area and once they are doing well in that are, you slowly increase the space they get to run around. A lot of 11 week old puppies are going to just go when they feel the urge..they don't have a whole lot of bladder control at this stage. You need to take him out much more often that every 2 hours during the day. I usually take my adult yorkie out every 2-3 hours. A small puppy needs to start out going outside every 30 minutes __________________ ~Magnifique Yorkies~ Purchasing from backyard breeders, pet shops, and puppymills perpetuates the suffering of other dogs. Educate yourself and buy from reputable breeders or rescue.