Hello there,
Thank-you very much for all this information..it has been very educational. Is it correct to say that you need to be at home in order to crate train? As I wrote, we are working during the day so Poppy is on her own for 8-9 hours...as you say your wee pet goes every 5 hours and so we thought it best to leave her with the run of the home (except bedrooms and bathroom) with paper at the door to pee and poo when she needs and this was working for us apart from the odd accident but not anymore.Should I have her confined to our utility room when we are away but then of course she doesn't have access to the place we want her to go? Should I pen her with that paper inside the pen as well when we are away and then crate train her when I am home?....
Also one thing to mention was the vet told me that she may have a problem with a loose kneecap sp I am scared of my life that if I confine her she is going to jump up and down for hours and really hurt her poor self!!
I am really appreciating your input as we really want to do things right without being cruel in anyway...
Kindest Regards,
Muireann
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