I breed and own 12 furbabies. I also work full-time, I have my mom come and take care of the crew every 4 hrs to break up their day and rotate pads. Imagine coming home to a house with 12 little dogs that were left alone for 8 hrs using pee pads..Uh..no thanks!!!
Some are allowed to roam free in the house and the others are confined in my kitchen with pee pads and a sliding glass door out to the backyard for entertainment purposes..lolol. IMO..more than 4 hrs is too long to leave a dog of any breed. Not that it's abusive to do so, but how boring, especially if you have just one. It's just my personal opinion.
Now, to keep my mom motiviated and to guarantee they have their daily visitor. I pay her a nominal fee. Sometimes I have puppies that add extra work and I need someone to check in on everyone.
Regardless, I think having your Yorkie in an Xpen is very wise and the best way to handle the 'home alone' situation. |