My advice is if you're going to be gone for that long every single day, to get an exercise pen (playpen). No dog, especially not a puppy, will be able to hold it for 10-11 hours a day. Even if they could, they shouldn't have to. If you get a playpen, you can leave his bed, some food and water and a potty pad in there. That way he will have some space to roam and also have access to food and water and be able to potty when he needs to. Franklin just caught on when we got him - your dog should too.
I would suggest waking up, taking your dog out IMMEDIATELY, then feeding him breakfast. While you're gone I would leave some food. Yorkie puppies are prone to hypoglycemia which can be fatal if not treated quickly. You absolutely HAVE to come home on your lunch break. Take him out. If he's eaten all of his food, give him more - if not, don't. Again at night, take him out immediately when you get home. Feed him dinner. There's honestly no way to potty train a puppy to go outside when you're going to be gone that much during the day.. they just won't be able to hold it. We did this with Franklin and once we moved, we did away with the potty pads altogether. We do leave one for him while we're gone but he NEVER uses it and only goes outside. It's easy to transition from the potty pads to outside.
You should also consider taking him to daycare a couple of days a week or having someone come in the middle of the day to take him out and/or play with him. Dogs, Yorkies especially, are pack animals and they thrive with constant companionship. It's not really fair to leave your dog cooped up all day by himself. |