My husband got Mitzi when he was living alone in a second floor apartment. He took the first 3 weeks off to be with her. Then he came home for lunch to play with her and walk her. When he came home from work he spent the rest of the time with her (no bars, no poker buddies since he was working on the invention of a new technology, Mitzi is a 'science - girl'.) We met when Mitzi was she 4 y.o. and I'm now with her all the time (I don't work.) Result: Mitzi (now 9 y.o.) is a happy Yorkie that loves to sleep and she is not really potty trained.