I'm not an expert on yorkies, as I just got a yorkie chihuahua mix myself. I do however know that we have three other dogs, one is a rescue and when we got her, she was already full grown, but the other two were 6 weeks old and 10 weeks old when we got them. My husband works outside the home, our kids were all in school and I myself was busy throughout the day running errands and what not. Isaiah and Elijah had to learn that this was a normal part of life, even at a young age. They adjusted and have become very loving and well adjusted furkids. Things come up and their may be times when no one can be with them, it's better to teach them this now instead of waiting till they are older and then they end up with separation anxiety. This of course is just my opinion. As for leaving puppy pads, toys, food and water in there with your lil one. I'll let someone else who is more familiar with yorkies answer that, like I said, this is my first time having a yorkie so I don't really know how destructive they can be. Our boxer would rip all kinds of stuff apart if we left it in their kennels with them, but they are a much larger breed dog and even as pups could chew stuffed animals up lickity split and choke on them, so, we never left toys in the kennels with them when no one was there to supervise. As for the puppy pads, I don't know, I'm finding that Lil Miss Maggy May is starting to chew on hers even though she has toys in her crate with her. I'm keeping a close eye on that to make sure she doesn't rip it apart and choke on it. If need be I'll take the puppy pads out of her crate and just put it outside of her crate and put her on it to potty frequently. Hope you get some answers here from others that you're looking for. Best of luck to you.
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