is it posible to train your yorkie to stay home alone while you are at work? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Okellyo · 05-23-2011, 12:29 PM

Hi everyone,
I am planing of adopting a yorkie puppy, but before i adopt a puppy i have this big problem. I heard a lot of people said you jsut cant leave your yorkie at home alone, becasue they dont like to be alone. My problem is iam a preschool teacher, i cant take the dog with me to work. i have to leave her home for few hours while I have to go to work. Is it posible for me to train the dog to stay home alone and wait for me to come back from work to play with her?

ArmaniMan · 05-23-2011, 01:00 PM

Yes! Most people do have to work, run errands, have a life, LOL!

Yorkies can stay alone just like any dog. Make sure they have a safe, comfortable place to stay, water, toys, pee pads, etc.

gardengirl77 · 05-23-2011, 01:02 PM

It'd be great if they didn't have to stay alone, but sometimes you just have to. I don't really know of any training, but I do think they get use to the pattern though. Plus to me it depends on how long you will be away and if you can spend the evening with them. I work 8 hrs with an hour lunch in between. I live pretty close, so I usually go home at lunch time to give her a break. An x-pen with water & puppy pad works great. I also have a web cam I keep on her so I can give myself assurance that she's ok. My previous Yorkie that I had for many years was raised the same way, and both of them very healthy, happy little Yorkies.

Nancy1999 · 05-23-2011, 01:08 PM

Well, I believe Yorkies need more human time than other dogs, just because so many good breeders have said this, in fact, some breeders won't sell their dogs to people who are gone all day. Yorkies are kind of perfect for a person who wants a baby. I think the way gardengirl77 describes it is fine, she works, but comes home at lunch, so the dog is never alone for long stretches. I do not think this is ideal the first year, and if I were you, I'd look for an older dog, around the age of two.

elemtchr99 · 05-23-2011, 07:33 PM

Yes, you can. Sophie is now a year old. I teach. She stays at home while my husband and I work. She is pee pad trained and has free reign of the kitchen, living room, and dining room. No accidents. Doesn't tear anything up. She is alone during the day every other week (hubby works a swing shift, so works days one week and nights the next). I get to be home with her every weekend, all holidays, and of course for summer break. She does just fine. Of course, she's VERY excited when mommy gets home from work

intilis · 05-23-2011, 09:11 PM

While I never had a puppy while I was working, I did have several adult yorkies who were fine being left alone while we worked. They were alone for up to 9 hours at a time. We did have a doggie door leading to an enclosed covered dog run outside (sort of like a huge chain link box). It was a great way to let them potty safely when we weren't home.

susan lynn · 05-24-2011, 02:29 AM

I am sure you can but we didn't want Tessie to be alone so we got her a friend (Hobbes) but now she needed more friends so we have Calvin and Sassy. So big party going on while I am at work.

Micah my love · 05-24-2011, 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by intilis

While I never had a puppy while I was working, I did have several adult yorkies who were fine being left alone while we worked. They were alone for up to 9 hours at a time. We did have a doggie door leading to an enclosed covered dog run outside (sort of like a huge chain link box). It was a great way to let them potty safely when we weren't home.

Sounds like a good deal

KazzyK810 · 05-24-2011, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Okellyo

Is it posible for me to train the dog to stay home alone and wait for me to come back from work to play with her?

Definately! ZoE now does great by herself

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When she was a puppy she'd cry whenever she couldn't get to me, like when I was on the other side of the gate in the hallway. Then she was ok if she couldn't get to me, as long as she could see me. At first, she'd cry whenever I left. Now she's learned, I leave but I always come back, and she's ok with me being gone. Of course, she now watches when I'm getting ready to go out to see what purse I grab. As soon as I grab the kwigy bo, she gets excited & runs to the door cos she knows she's going with me

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Micah my love · 05-24-2011, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by KazzyK810

Definately! ZoE now does great by herself

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When she was a puppy she'd cry whenever she couldn't get to me, like when I was on the other side of the gate in the hallway. Then she was ok if she couldn't get to me, as long as she could see me. At first, she'd cry whenever I left. Now she's learned, I leave but I always come back, and she's ok with me being gone. Of course, she now watches when I'm getting ready to go out to see what purse I grab. As soon as I grab the kwigy bo, she gets excited & runs to the door cos she knows she's going with me

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Oh what a smart little girl she is

Okellyo · 05-25-2011, 01:14 PM

That's a big help! Thanks to all of you

I appreciate you help

mscat · 05-25-2011, 06:58 PM

I taught preschool for over 20 years, and Yes, I lived in the bay area too.. I did not have any puppies or small dogs back then. I waited. Now i am at home virtually all the time. If I was still working full time I would want a yorkie baby to be at least 6 months . I think it is easier on the yorkie baby to be a little older when left alone. I brought home a playmate when My yorkie was a year old. They have been a great match together. It is just really hard to leave a very young, very small yorkie puppy alone. Yes, these little bundles of joy are easily compared to human babies. They need a lot of TLC, and somone watching over them, making sure they eat enough and are safe. Some are too small to even jump on the couch . If you do work full time and are going to get a new yorkie puppy , then their is so much more to be concerned with. If you have a friend or family member to come in a few times when you are away to make sure your puppy is fine and give your puppy human contact then that should be ok. Place the puppy in a Ex pen Do not let the puppy have free rein over your place. She or he will be too young, and this could be dangerous.

lac88 · 05-27-2011, 03:14 AM

Jovi and I get up at 4am - she goes outside, eats, plays and then crashes at about 5am - while she crashes i get ready for work, then I take her for a walk and about 6:30 put her in her pen and leave for work. My neighbor stops in and lets her out and plays with her before she goes to work at about 10:30am. I get home at 3:30 and we spend the evening hanging out. Jovi is 18weeks old and we've been doing this since she was 9 weeks old - It's okay to leave them no Mommy guilt allowed. They will be fine as long as you keep them in a safe place.

nancyf007 · 05-27-2011, 04:08 AM

I am going back to work on Monday and I am a wreck. Doggie daycares are so expensive.
I guess I will just deal with it. She has a large playpen so there is room for food, bed, pee pad.
I just hate knowing she will be locked up all day.
I would love to have a play mate for her but my husband says we can't buy another dog.
I am sure all will be fine and she will still be spoiled probably more now. lol

MilliesMum · 05-27-2011, 04:09 AM

we leave for work at about 8 in the morning, make sure millie has her bed, pee pad, toys, water, biscuits and food and maybe a chewie (which she just buries anywhere!) we leave her free in the living room on her own as our other two dogs are two big to be left with her incase they snap at her as they are all protective of food/beds/toys.

my dad comes home from work about 2 o clock in the afternoon and is with her all day then and she loves it, she jumps up on the the arm of the sofa and shows her belly to us and sqeaks until we kiss her belly, she gives us fantastic little welcome homes.

shes fine with being left alone as long as shes got her bed and toys to keep her occupied, shes only had a few lil accidents on the carpet but nothing more, shes never chewed anything or ruined anything.

i used to leave her with my nan when she was a puppy whilst i was at work as she was so young, but for short periods of time (an hour or two) when i popped out i would leave her in her crate but started leaving her alone in the living room when she was nearly 10 months old

good luck!!

05-23-2011, 12:29 PM	#1
Okellyo Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: San francisco Posts: 16	is it posible to train your yorkie to stay home alone while you are at work? Hi everyone, I am planing of adopting a yorkie puppy, but before i adopt a puppy i have this big problem. I heard a lot of people said you jsut cant leave your yorkie at home alone, becasue they dont like to be alone. My problem is iam a preschool teacher, i cant take the dog with me to work. i have to leave her home for few hours while I have to go to work. Is it posible for me to train the dog to stay home alone and wait for me to come back from work to play with her?

05-23-2011, 01:00 PM	#2
ArmaniMan I ♥ Armani & Chloe Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 3,895	Yes! Most people do have to work, run errands, have a life, LOL! Yorkies can stay alone just like any dog. Make sure they have a safe, comfortable place to stay, water, toys, pee pads, etc. __________________ Armani & Chloe

05-23-2011, 01:02 PM	#3
gardengirl77 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 822	It'd be great if they didn't have to stay alone, but sometimes you just have to. I don't really know of any training, but I do think they get use to the pattern though. Plus to me it depends on how long you will be away and if you can spend the evening with them. I work 8 hrs with an hour lunch in between. I live pretty close, so I usually go home at lunch time to give her a break. An x-pen with water & puppy pad works great. I also have a web cam I keep on her so I can give myself assurance that she's ok. My previous Yorkie that I had for many years was raised the same way, and both of them very healthy, happy little Yorkies. __________________ Karen Love my Heidi.

05-23-2011, 01:08 PM	#4
Nancy1999 I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 25,396 Blog Entries: 2	Well, I believe Yorkies need more human time than other dogs, just because so many good breeders have said this, in fact, some breeders won't sell their dogs to people who are gone all day. Yorkies are kind of perfect for a person who wants a baby. I think the way gardengirl77 describes it is fine, she works, but comes home at lunch, so the dog is never alone for long stretches. I do not think this is ideal the first year, and if I were you, I'd look for an older dog, around the age of two. __________________ NancyJoey Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB and YAP! ** Just Say No to Puppymills – Join YAP! Yorkshire Terrier Club of America – Breeder Referrals

05-23-2011, 07:33 PM	#5
elemtchr99 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,261	Yes, you can. Sophie is now a year old. I teach. She stays at home while my husband and I work. She is pee pad trained and has free reign of the kitchen, living room, and dining room. No accidents. Doesn't tear anything up. She is alone during the day every other week (hubby works a swing shift, so works days one week and nights the next). I get to be home with her every weekend, all holidays, and of course for summer break. She does just fine. Of course, she's VERY excited when mommy gets home from work __________________ Barbara & Sophie

05-23-2011, 09:11 PM	#6
intilis YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sayreville, NJ, and Stuart Fl, Posts: 881	While I never had a puppy while I was working, I did have several adult yorkies who were fine being left alone while we worked. They were alone for up to 9 hours at a time. We did have a doggie door leading to an enclosed covered dog run outside (sort of like a huge chain link box). It was a great way to let them potty safely when we weren't home.

05-24-2011, 02:29 AM	#7
susan lynn Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,262	I am sure you can but we didn't want Tessie to be alone so we got her a friend (Hobbes) but now she needed more friends so we have Calvin and Sassy. So big party going on while I am at work. __________________ SUSAN : TESSIE : HOBBES :CALVIN :SASSY There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face! ~ Ben Williams

05-25-2011, 01:14 PM	#11
Okellyo Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2011 Location: San francisco Posts: 16	That's a big help! Thanks to all of you I appreciate you help

05-25-2011, 06:58 PM	#12
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	I taught preschool for over 20 years, and Yes, I lived in the bay area too.. I did not have any puppies or small dogs back then. I waited. Now i am at home virtually all the time. If I was still working full time I would want a yorkie baby to be at least 6 months . I think it is easier on the yorkie baby to be a little older when left alone. I brought home a playmate when My yorkie was a year old. They have been a great match together. It is just really hard to leave a very young, very small yorkie puppy alone. Yes, these little bundles of joy are easily compared to human babies. They need a lot of TLC, and somone watching over them, making sure they eat enough and are safe. Some are too small to even jump on the couch . If you do work full time and are going to get a new yorkie puppy , then their is so much more to be concerned with. If you have a friend or family member to come in a few times when you are away to make sure your puppy is fine and give your puppy human contact then that should be ok. Place the puppy in a Ex pen Do not let the puppy have free rein over your place. She or he will be too young, and this could be dangerous. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

05-27-2011, 03:14 AM	#13
lac88 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 55	Jovi and I get up at 4am - she goes outside, eats, plays and then crashes at about 5am - while she crashes i get ready for work, then I take her for a walk and about 6:30 put her in her pen and leave for work. My neighbor stops in and lets her out and plays with her before she goes to work at about 10:30am. I get home at 3:30 and we spend the evening hanging out. Jovi is 18weeks old and we've been doing this since she was 9 weeks old - It's okay to leave them no Mommy guilt allowed. They will be fine as long as you keep them in a safe place.

05-27-2011, 04:08 AM	#14
nancyf007 YT Addict Join Date: May 2011 Location: Fort Myers Posts: 339 Blog Entries: 8	I am going back to work on Monday and I am a wreck. Doggie daycares are so expensive. I guess I will just deal with it. She has a large playpen so there is room for food, bed, pee pad. I just hate knowing she will be locked up all day. I would love to have a play mate for her but my husband says we can't buy another dog. I am sure all will be fine and she will still be spoiled probably more now. lol

05-27-2011, 04:09 AM	#15
MilliesMum Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: South Wales, UK Posts: 127 Blog Entries: 1	we leave for work at about 8 in the morning, make sure millie has her bed, pee pad, toys, water, biscuits and food and maybe a chewie (which she just buries anywhere!) we leave her free in the living room on her own as our other two dogs are two big to be left with her incase they snap at her as they are all protective of food/beds/toys. my dad comes home from work about 2 o clock in the afternoon and is with her all day then and she loves it, she jumps up on the the arm of the sofa and shows her belly to us and sqeaks until we kiss her belly, she gives us fantastic little welcome homes. shes fine with being left alone as long as shes got her bed and toys to keep her occupied, shes only had a few lil accidents on the carpet but nothing more, shes never chewed anything or ruined anything. i used to leave her with my nan when she was a puppy whilst i was at work as she was so young, but for short periods of time (an hour or two) when i popped out i would leave her in her crate but started leaving her alone in the living room when she was nearly 10 months old good luck!! __________________ * * Millie & Mylo * *