Hello everyone! I am new to the forum and SO excited to be a first time Yorkie Mommy, bringing parti yorkie Oliver back to NYC from PA this weekend!
This year a lot has happened: my family lost fourteen year old Charlie (we got him when I was in 7th grade) in September, and tragically in June they lost baby Cody (8 months) to bacterial infection/dehydration/hypoglycemia they think..
Oliver is one of two boys born 5/23 from Cody's Mom with a different father. My family will take the traditional little guy, Henry, and I can't wait to get Oliver into my life with fiance, Mike!
We live in a studio apartment in midtown so I've invested in a Potty Training Puppy Apartment. I have taken the day to work from home on Monday so he gets acquainted with our apartment after the two hour drive back on Sunday.
It's already hard to imagine leaving him at all when I go to work, but the good news is I can walk back and forth at lunchtime to play with and check on him
Do you think it will be alright to leave him in the crate for the first week or so while I am at work from 9-1ish and then 2-5/6ish? Will attach a water bottle to his bedroom and the great thing about the PTPA is there is a bathroom in it that I hope he adapts to quickly so he'll be able to go while I am gone. Then, once he gets more used to using his bathroom I will plan to simply gate off half the apartment and leave him with his bed, apartment/bathroom, food water and toys to do as he pleases while we are out.
Thanks in advance for your thoughts! Have a great day~