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Originally Posted by lovespandp  Ex pens dont train ur dog YOU train ur dog. Just because you put your dog in there doesn't mean he will train his self, training a puppy is a full time job! |
I have to agree with this comment. It's going to be extra hard to train a puppy that young when you're not around 11 hours of the day. When you are home work extra hard to take him out often and try the suggestion of lots of pee pads (over bathroom floor) or x-pen and start removing one at a time until he's always using a pad and not the floor.
I used to work 10 hours when i first got my second dog. it was hard on them both but they had a buddy to keep company and i took them to work with me if my husband wasn't home for 8 hours during my shifts. i've never left my dogs alone more than 6 hours at a time without having someone come over and let them out. even just an all day trip i always get an in-law or dog sitter to come over and give them a pee break. not fair to make them hold it just because they can.
puppies i wouldn't leave more than 4 hours max without someone giving a potty break. or adapt to using pads so they can go when they need to go.
good luck. oh and just a little reminder, there is no such thing as a "teacup" yorkie. you just have a very small bred yorkie under the traditional size for a yorkie. "teacup" is a term that makes some of us cringe because it's mostly used by not so great breeders to sell tiny pups.