I don't know who you talked to but it does sound a bit extreme. Personally, I am home with Gracie most of the time and cannot imagine wanting to spend much time away from her but life is what it is and people have to work. I don't believe in crating dogs for long periods of time. But there are plenty of people that work out ways to train their dogs and also leave them for the day when they are at work.
My Shih Tzu was home alone for 6 hours out of the day. When the kids got out of school they spent time with him until I got home. I won't tell you that training any puppy is easy when you are gone for several hours a day. Every hour you are gone is training time that is missed but it can be done with time and patience.
I think many Yorkie owners get accustomed to taking their dogs with them many places so perhaps they spend more time with their dogs than many owners do. I do think that this person was a bit off in her estimation of how much time a Yorkie can be left alone. |