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No, no!!! You should not take a 10 week old puppy outside! He does not have all his shots and he is still too young. It is okay in one tiny spot for maybe 5-10 min in your own yard, where no other dogs go in contact of. but not a walk. You have to be so careful. I would also never take him to places like Pet Smart or other pet places. You are just risking it.

Also never give him free roam of the house. Have you puppy proofed th place? You need to get on your hands and knees and slide across the floor every inch where he could venture. You would be surprise what they can find and right now everything goes into the mouth. This can be dangerous.

9 hours is a long time to be alone and can still get hypoglycemia. So you need to maybe have someone come home and check on him.

Yes, he is too young to be potty trained at this age. And any breeder that tells you their pups are trained at this age is giving one a pack of bull. Not developmently age appropriate to be potty trained now.