Hi!
I have bought a yorkie not more than 3 weeks ago. Technically, we had him roaming around the house for almost 2 weeks. Now that his skin disease (dandruff -unknown cause yet, because fungal culture ia not due until 7more days) i decided to keep him in a cage like this:
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My worry is:
1. Will he be notorious or troublesome every time I take him out?
Bec. For sure he will be there longer than he's out. I worry that he'll be different. He doesnt chew on our stuff and doesnt bark too much.
2. Will he hate me for keeping him in?
Any advice:
1. How to keep him happy even if he's in there most of the time?
2. How long should ingive him a cage time out? Im thinking about 2 hours a day. 1 hour in the morning and 1 hour in the afternoon?
3. He'll definitely potty inside, not a problem because it has a tray, can I still train him to potty where I want him to after cage confinement? Say around 2 mos.
Reasons why i thought of keeping him in a cage;
He's got a cough and dandruff problem that I worry that dust around the house floor can cause him allergy.
I cant give him a bath bec of cough and he smells bad plus the skin problem