Loki is 2 and I rarely leave him for 6 hours. He easily does 3-4 a couple times a week. When he was 4 months old I could leave him for an hour max, usually more like 30 mins. That age+1 rule is meant for bigger dogs.
Loki is completely crate trained and loves his crate. He also likes his car seat and tolerates his carrier. We used a very small crate until he was completely crate trained and then got him a bigger crate he can stretch out in. I even got a nice mattress and cover for it.
Do you have a pet sitter or doggie daycare in the area? Or even a neighbor who could let her out? I'm sure that a retired neighbor would enjoy getting paid even $5/day to cuddle your little pup and let her out! It sure makes housetraining go faster when you do it that way. |