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Originally Posted by Zora  WOW! Thanks for all these cool ideas, I can't wait to start working with her on all this!
Yes, I'm definitely going to be moving out, most likely to an apartment, and getting a 9-5 sort of job soon (or as soon as somebody will hire me = ). So that's why I'm concerned with her seeing me too much right now! But I also don't want to pen her if I don't have too. So what you're saying is leave her at home sometimes for a little bit, not in her crate but in a separate, larger play area? I will look into that, thank you again so much; this is awesome! |
Yes a larger confinement area, sometimes a washroom can do the trick. Or you can get a childs' play pen, or go to a Pet Depot and take a look at the various Xpen options they have.
Now with my dogs as they are adults they are in their crates, but only for 4 or so hours. Each dog easily can hold their bladder for that long, after all for eight hours a night they hold it.
I am hopefully receiving a large breed puppy on Wed, and she will be crated at night and I will sleep in the room with her, as she given her long journey and the newness of her circumstances might need to go out at midnight or 2 am or so. So like a new baby, you sleep with your ear opened and if you hear a certain whining you get up, put your boots on leash her up, and take her out to her pee area. And very good girl and pets as a reward. But then she comes back inside to her crate, and I to my bed for some more sleep.
Usually large breed dogs are house trained within a wk or so, after they are eight weeks old. And that is a very good thing
My Yorkie holds for at least eight hours as an adult, and sometimes 10 hrs, and he is totally outside trained - which can be a pain in the wintertime!