My husband and I both work full-time, too. We crate train our babies, but never have we made them go all day without food or water. Here's our schedule that maybe you could give some thought into incorporating into your life:
6:30-7:00am -- Wake up, go on a walk
7:00am -- breakfast for the yorkies
8:00am -- in their crates, I go to work
11:30am-1:00pm -- I come home for lunch and let the babies out of their crate, they go outside to potty, come in and I give them their "lunch" and fresh water, at 1 they go back in their crates
5:00pm -- Hubby and I both come home for the evening, let doggies out of their crate, take them on a 30 minute walk, come back from walk and give them fresh food and water for the evening, play with them (things like tug-o-war, fetch, ect.), give them lots of love and attention
10:00pm -- bedtime, yorkies get to sleep in bed with us
2:00am -- midnight potty break!
6:30am -- repeat
If you cannot come home mid-day, hire someone to or get a neighbor to come over and let them out. |