I have one Yorkie, and both hubby and I work full-time. However, I do devote a big chunk of my day to Pepper, I work 12-7, hubby 9-5 so the pup's alone for 6-7 hours each day. I wake up by 7 and till 10 it's Pepper's time, the same at night, I get home usually by 8 and try to take the dog for a walk (as long as the weather isn't bad...), he's usually running and playing at least till 10 pm... 20, 30 or even an hours of playtime isn't enough for him, it's like a warm up, he can play, run and jump for hours... My married life suffers a little, as during the week we don't eat dinners together, but Pepper's 7 months and IS potty trained (on the pad but he hasn't had an accident in months and roams freely in the apartment all the time). What I did in the beginning, I left him in an xpen in the kitchen with pee pad, toys, bed and water. Whenever I was home, I let him out, but there was at least one pad in each room. Eventually he got the idea of pottying on the pad. Then I started working on leaving him gated in the kitchen and getting the number of pads down at the same time. When he was 6 moths old, I finally stopped gating him in the kitchen, I know I can trust him now, and he has the whole apartment for himself. He knows he's supposed to potty on the pad in the kitchen. He sleeps in the kitchen as his bed is there. It can be frustrating at the beginning, they demand your attention (when I sit at the computer too long, he lets me know it
). It is a needy breed, but it does get easier with time, it's like with babies, we need to put some things on hold (I froze my gym membership as I don't want to leave Pepper alone for too long, I used to work out every day). I don't get to watch as much TV as I'd like (thanks for TiVo...). The house isn't as clean as I'd want it to be... It's if we're willing to make those commitments. I wish you the best, hang on there...