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RLC12345678 · 07-25-2006, 05:34 AM

First of all, WELCOME! We;re glad you found us. There are so many friendly people here with a lot of knowledge about yorkies. Hopefully someone will be able to help you make a decision.

First of all, you are leaving your 14 week old puppy in his small crate for 10 hours a day? What does he do when he has to go to the bathroom? Does he old it for 10 hours? Do you have his food and water in there? Since you are gone for that long during the day I would STRONGLY suggest that you put him in the bathroom with a babygate and put a wee wee pad in there with his toys, a bed, food, and water. You can't expect that little guy to hold his pee that long. That is just not good for his health.

I hate that you are having to make this hard decision about keeping him or not. You obviously want what is best for your little guy. My question is...would you have a hard time giving him up?? If you and your wife are not too attached to him and you wouldn't have a really hard time giving him up, he might be happier with a family that can be with him most of the day. If you kept him, you would need to spend a lot of time with him and give him LOTS of attention during the hours that you are at home. In my opinion, if you have lots of things to tend to during those few hours that you are at home, and you are not able to give him the time and attention he really needs, then maybe re-homing him wouldn't be a bad idea.

But whatever you decide, he does not need to stay in that small crate for 10 hours at a time. They recommend keeping them in a crate for as many hours as they are months...so if he is 14 weeks old, then he is 3 months old...so he shouldn't be staying in that crate for more than 3 hours at a time.

Good luck with your decision. I'm sure if you decide to rehome him that you will find a good family who will take good care of him.

07-25-2006, 05:34 AM	#11
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	First of all, WELCOME! We;re glad you found us. There are so many friendly people here with a lot of knowledge about yorkies. Hopefully someone will be able to help you make a decision. First of all, you are leaving your 14 week old puppy in his small crate for 10 hours a day? What does he do when he has to go to the bathroom? Does he old it for 10 hours? Do you have his food and water in there? Since you are gone for that long during the day I would STRONGLY suggest that you put him in the bathroom with a babygate and put a wee wee pad in there with his toys, a bed, food, and water. You can't expect that little guy to hold his pee that long. That is just not good for his health. I hate that you are having to make this hard decision about keeping him or not. You obviously want what is best for your little guy. My question is...would you have a hard time giving him up?? If you and your wife are not too attached to him and you wouldn't have a really hard time giving him up, he might be happier with a family that can be with him most of the day. If you kept him, you would need to spend a lot of time with him and give him LOTS of attention during the hours that you are at home. In my opinion, if you have lots of things to tend to during those few hours that you are at home, and you are not able to give him the time and attention he really needs, then maybe re-homing him wouldn't be a bad idea. But whatever you decide, he does not need to stay in that small crate for 10 hours at a time. They recommend keeping them in a crate for as many hours as they are months...so if he is 14 weeks old, then he is 3 months old...so he shouldn't be staying in that crate for more than 3 hours at a time. Good luck with your decision. I'm sure if you decide to rehome him that you will find a good family who will take good care of him.