[yorkietalkjilly]

bjh is right that a gate would help him feel less cut-off and secure. Just a word about that, with the door open and a gate up across the door, it could - could make him tend to whine or grouse but depending on how long you've had him, he may be too insecure to do that if he's had a very strong pack leader who taught him to remain quiet if he's left in another room; or had an abusive owner who taught him it wasn't safe to make a noise. A very well-trained dog will stay in another room without a word but so will a very scared dog and you don't know which you are dealing with, it sounds like. Tibbe will lie quietly in a closed room if there are workmen in the house and he has to be kept out of the way but when I've put up a gate, after a while he got quite noisy whining. He would quieten when I requested he stop but in another 15 mins. or so, little whines again. If I just shut the door, he was totally quiet and would settle better for some reason. I would listen in the kitchen to see if he were whining and he wasn't. So that is how your guy might do.

Just check on him and see how his progress is going and I don't think I'd let him go much over 12 hours without checking with the vet first unless you already know how long dogs can safely go holding their urine. I know Tibbe has voluntarily held his urine and stool 14 hours when it started raining hard in the night and rained hard all morning. I was essentially begging him to potty on the pads in the den, on the porches and even put them on the couch. He just wouldn't budge. Finally, when I was about ready to take him to the vet for catheterization thinking he was blocked, he ran out into the pouring rain and did all of his business and came in totally soaked. Not one dry hair but he sauntered back in cool and collected, got all dried off and went right back to napping until the rain slowed. He almost always mostly sleeps through the rain when it's really raining hard and 'rouses himself when it starts to let up. I feel so sorry for both of you for having to go through this - hopefully the poor little guy will soon learn who his new mommy is, know he can trust you and that he's safe and has no worries.