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[QUOTE=JennaK;2862766]thanks for the welcome guys.

i can't do the crate, some days that would be 10 hours. QUOTE]


I have many of the same problems. Infact, this is partly why I signed on today.

I had to make the decision yesterday to crate her all day. She used to be in a 6' round pen with sides 45" high.... HA! Her 7" high body at 5 pounds (4 months old) jumps right over it like a professional acrobat - never missing a step. I came home to my house being destroyed - verticle blinds eaten, toilet paper absolutely every where - shoes torn up - and this was being left alone for all of 3 hours!

So, yesterday I went and bought the largest crate Petco had in stock. 48" long *30" wide, 32" high. She simply has to be crated with a lid when she is not actively being played with - which is an unbelievable amount of time). There are no other choices.

I feel horrible. I feel as though she has been placed in jail. But there are no other choices until she is trained. We are lucky - she does pee on the pad - but poops where ever she takes a notion - but she's at that puppy teething stage - chewed up one of my dining room chair legs like a teething ring... it was $700 just for the one chair. She has toys galore. She is simply out of control. We start training classes November 7 - cannot come soon enough!!

Sorry this is so long - just wanted you to know you can crate your little baby all day - Just buy a large one. I paid right around $100 for this one. has room for her bed, her feeder (gives her lunch and treats throughout the day according to a timer - love this thing!!), and her pad - all being a comfortable distance form each other and still room to play.

I've attached a pic of Mandy in her new "day" home