Your vet is kind of right- It is very, very hard not to play with a new puppy ever second of the day, but it is better if they learn early on that sometimes they need to be alone. It will make things A LOT easier later on if they need to be put in another room during a party or when a service technician is in the house, or if you need to leave them alone to run errands, etc. Like others, I had a small playpen set up and when mine were puppies I would put them in there during the day for periods of time, when I was cleaning or getting ready or otherwise doing something where I couldn't keep my eye on them all day. If you do it when YOU are busy and not when you are just sitting around it will be much easier on you, lol! Less time to look at those sad eyes and listen to those tiny whimpers. When I did put mine away they never, ever came out while they were crying. They only got taken out when they were quiet. This teaches them that crying does not get them what they want. Trust me you will only break your own heart, puppy will be just fine.
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