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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Notice their ages, I don't want to argue with you and make you defensive, but there is a huge difference between a 15 week old puppy and a 2 year old dog. Just because you have never seen any problems doesn't mean this is a good way to do it. If peeing and pooping in the crate are your major concerns and not the health of your dog, fine do it, but my dog never poop or peed in the crate, and he had food and water available 24/7. |
I have say I am with Nancy on this one 15 weeks is to long to leave longer then three hours at a time if that.
Food and water should be accessable at all times that young.
Water sorry unless they are transport all the time by law.
I can leave my 6 year old from 7:30 until 7:30 No problem and in an emergency I have but long term I have cover at least once if not twice in the day.
Now I had to up end my life to do that but I choice a dog in my life and one with amazing special needs dog that blow many a mind and as her Mother my choice was to make sure her life was high quality. ( not saying your are not trying but well my brats a toe nail curler of issuse it take a ton of effort to deal with this beasty)
Now that said puppies need a boat load of soical skills and they need to see no less then 100 people places and things and sounds by the time they are 16 weeks old and for soical skills and learning that is way to long of a day for a puppy to not be soicalizing.
Sochoices are.... puppy day care, dog walker. take her to grandmas, or a freinds or come home if you can until she at a year in and expen and able to pee on pee pads.
Food and water always if tiny.
JL