I work full-time but I’m lucky enough to be able to take her with me. The company I work for owns a lot of the surrounding property, so she’s able to stay in the kitchenette of the offices next door. (I set her up with some pee-pads to spare the tile, but I’m trying to get her to go primarily outside.)
We start our day around 5:30. I have to put her up in a tiled bathroom while I workout, for obvious reasons. I used to have a children’s play-pen set up for her, but by 3 months she was able to jump out. Everyone here talks about an x-pen, but I’m not familiar with them.
Anyways, then she gets groomed, fed, let out again, and then she’s off with me to take a shower. I keep her with me in my bathroom, with her toys, the entire time it takes me to get ready (with the exception of potty brakes) because I can’t trust her not to pee on the carpet or tear stuff up if I’m not watching her like a hawk. Then we’re off to work and I take her out for walks as much as possible during the day. After work and dinner, she has my full attention ‘til we hit the sack around 10:00.
She sleeps with me and has had about 3 accidents in the bed when she was younger, she’s four months now. I’ve never considered plastic on the bed….? Now she’ll wake me up when she needs to go. She sleeps for a good 8 hours during the night.
On the weekends I try to spend as much time with her as possible. Luckily my boyfriend is just as into her as I am, or I imagine that would start to get on his nerves. But he’s really cool and tries to make plans that can involve her. Like, this weekend he’s coming to her first puppy class with us!
So yeah, I was so lost when I first got her because I had no real dog experience either and wasn’t sure what to expect, but you’ll get the hang of it and before you know it you guys will have your own way of doing things.
Good luck and have fun!
