I work full-time and am lucky enough to have an hour for lunch and some flexibility on arrival and departure times. I go home every day, rain/snow or shine and walk Fabian at lunchtime. If I had the luxury, I might get a dog walker once or twice a week.
He stays in a Richell pen (best purchase ever!) when we're not home and overnight, as he likes to explore and gnaw things if bored and unattended. He has a pee pad in there, but almost always holds it 'til we take him outside. It's taken forever to train him, because "go outside, except when you can't hold it or we're not home or it's the middle of the night, then go on your pad" is too complex.
I strongly agree with the other posters about the importance of routines. |