First of all welcome to YT and congrats on bentley!! I just wanted to mention a few ideas that are not a small crate since he does have to spend so much time in there with you guys being gone a lot. The ex pens are awesome because it gates them off but gives them more room to move with an area that can have a pee pad, an area for food and water and an area for a bed and toys. It would be hard to do all of that in one spot and not get confused. If you don't want to get an x-pen go to a second hand Childrens store and buy an old pack n play which would give him more room as well. And if you don't want to spend the money on either of those what about leaving him in a small bathroom with the door closed during the day? In my opinion he needs to have a larger area to be in so he gets the hang of the potty thing especially since you aren't home to let him out every hour and he will eventually need to go in that tiny area! Then use his clean crate for him to sleep in at night! Just ideas but I always wanted my puppies to have a little bit of extra room and th pack n play worked fantastic for us and we even used it at night. My puppies would actually go stand next to the pack n play when they wanted time away and time to rest! If there is anything I can help you with please don't hesitate to contact me! You have already gotten some great advice and I can only imagine you will continue to and then be able to make the best decision for bentley! He is lucky to have such loving and caring parents! :-) |