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Originally Posted by subaru41  Hello, My wife and I are thinking of getting a Yorkie poo. The mom is about 6 pound Yorkie and the dad is 4 pound toy poodle. My question is when the dog is fully grown, will it be able to hold its pee for 9 hours. My wife and I work 9-5 plus driving time equals about 9 hours. I will be able to take the dog sometimes to my office but maybe only 1-2 times a week. I will be coming home on my lunch break for an hour and taking the dog out and playing with it, but eventually i want to get away from this when the dog is older, this is only temporarily while the dog is a pup. Does the size or weight of an adult dog determine how long a dog can holds it pee? is their a difference between a 5 and 10 pound dog on how long they can hold it? Would we want to leave water or food out during the day when it is an adult? Thanks |
How much do you weigh and I assume then you and your wife both have no need to use a washroom for the nine hours you are away from home?
Forcing a dog to wait like that is not good for the dog. When ya gotta go ya gotta go and much healthier to rid of the waste when the urge is there. You can create infections, damage to kidney, bladder stones by not having reasonably regular opportunities for them to potty. I use puppy pads mine are the washable one or their are very good disposable ones on the market. I refuse to sell a dog or puppy where no one is home for that period of time without a neighbour relative or friend that can come in at least once a day to let the dog out, interact with it etc.