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Originally Posted by globemaster  The crate training issue is 100% out of my control. I know most days she could make it home to let him out, but I've got bigger battles to fight right now. Maybe once she's taking him out every 3 hours then I can move on that. It's never going to be feasible for me to do it because the two places I work are waaaaay to far of a drive to avoid having to take leave from work.
I've never thought of it as cruel, because my Setters could have handled up to 12 hours no problem - (although it was never an issue with us - we never did that). I know Yorkies are obviously smaller than my Setters, but are their bladders proportionally smaller? If a Setters bladder is 2% of his body, is a Yorkie's bladder 1%? |
How big is Ollie?
I never did the crate bc my are home for 10 hrs at a minimum and that's too long to expect them to hold it. Mine are pee pad trained. I still do have some marking/anxiety issue with my girl, even though she was spayed at 6 months.
Yes there bladders are much smaller, you run the risk of infection from holding pee too long as well. Crate training is good for potty training purposes, but he's gotta be able to have a mid day pee break
- If not, I don't know if I'd do it
