I crate trainedmy 2 yorkies, and the first couple of weeks after I got them, I would sneak home from work about every 2 1/2 hours. After they slept through the night (that took about a week and a half after we got them), I left them in their crate for about 4 hours, twice a day (went home at lunch). They are now 9 1/2 months old & stay in their puppy play pen for about 4 hours a time during the day, and about 7 1/2-8 hours at nightime. I had to leave them for 5 hours once & there was an accident, so I figured out that 4 hours is about max for them during the day.
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