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puppy_Love08 · 03-25-2009, 06:23 PM

I've been a stay-at-home mom for 22 years and recently got a job that will start in June. Our Yorkie is a year and 8 months old. When I have to leave the house, he goes into his crate (he loves it). But if I'm going to be gone all day, I don't want to crate him that long. He is housetrained to potty outside -- no pee pads. Should I put him in a small room, like the laundry room, and gate the doorway, leaving a pee pad on the floor when I start work? I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to confuse him, but I also don't want to crate him for 8-9 hours at a time without access to food and water and a potty break.

03-25-2009, 06:23 PM	#1
puppy_Love08 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: AL Posts: 465	Going to Work: What to do with Yorkie? I've been a stay-at-home mom for 22 years and recently got a job that will start in June. Our Yorkie is a year and 8 months old. When I have to leave the house, he goes into his crate (he loves it). But if I'm going to be gone all day, I don't want to crate him that long. He is housetrained to potty outside -- no pee pads. Should I put him in a small room, like the laundry room, and gate the doorway, leaving a pee pad on the floor when I start work? I'm not sure what to do. I don't want to confuse him, but I also don't want to crate him for 8-9 hours at a time without access to food and water and a potty break.