My yorkie is 12 wks old. I got her at 6 wks and she is doing great on the puppy pads. I am going back to work in 5 days (so similar to you I would have had her a little over a month before I start leaving her home). I took the advice of people on here and bought an xpen and I keep her in that when I leave with her puppy pads toys food and water and Ithink she just sleeps. She is doing great on the puppy pads (never as an accident in the house). I give her a treat everytime she goes on the pads and I think that help a lot. I noticed a few days ago that she started going more often on the pads and that sometimes it was just a little dripple and then she would look at me like "wheres my treat" so she knows that she gets a treat for being good. But the best thing is when I leave her home alone in the xpen w/her pads there usually is never any potty on the pads, so I think she trys to hold it even though she knows to go on them.. Hope this helps... I am not looking forward to leaving her home all day when I go back to work.. |