[MizMaRLeysMoM86]

I agree, 9 hours is way to long. When I got my first yorkie I would keep her in her crate at night of course, but if she barked I would take her out to potty. During the day I worked from 7 in the morning until 4:45pm. I would let her out in the morning for like 20 minutes to do her business and then I would come home at lunch time and let her out for 45 minutes then back in her cage she went, then when I came home I would let her out the rest of the evening until around 1030 at night. When I got my second one it took him like 2 weeks to get the hang of potty pad training so I just let them both have free roam of the apartment. I don't have the heart to keep them in one room or a cage during the day now, but hey, they are pad trained so I don't have to. But yes, I would get like an X pen or something bigger. My girls cage was big enough for a bed, blanket, toys, food and potty pad.