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12-14-2005, 09:56 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delaware
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| worried about leaving him alone I have been home since we got Parker. I feel bad about leaving him in the crate, so we got a big cage and I've been leaving him gradually for a few hours. I just worry the whole time if he is chewing apart the slipper of mine that seems to console him. Even his other toys or towel, I wonder if he might choke on them, or what else could happen while I'm gone. I will have to go back to work soon, and feel bad about this. He can't have run of the kitchen because the cat needs access for her litter box that is down in the basement. |
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12-18-2005, 05:35 PM | #2 |
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| I leave my pup (and I don't like to do it either) for 6 hours, four days a week. He is confined to the kitched with his bed, potty pad, water, food, and toys. I am fairly positive that he can't choke on any of the toys that I leave with him. Just be careful about what you leave for him to chew on. You shouldn't have to worry about him choking while you're gone. Don't leave something with him - even if it is one of his favorite things - if you're afraid he might choke on it. Choose only things that you won't be worried about. I think very few of these little guys has died from choking. Mine pup has chewed and choked on a few things from time to time (things he was supposed to have) but did just fine on his own in spite of it. Don't worry - give him toys you don't need to worry about. Carol Jean |
12-18-2005, 06:27 PM | #3 |
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| Loki stays in his crate when we are not home or cannot watch him for an extended period of time (like if we are painting or something). It's safer for him to be confined when we are not home. When he was being crate trained we did use a very small crate, and now he has a much larger one. I leave a nylabone and a kong for him but he just sleeps the whole time, even if we are home. I don't leave him for more than 4 hours, even though he is a year ols he just can't hold it longer than 4-5 hours. To him the crate just means "time to take a nap". You are doing it right by starting a few hours at a time. If you will be gone long hours I would suggest having someone let him out, otherwise just give him a lot of attention when you are home! Honestly, when Loki acts like a spoiled brat he gets a time out in his crate and he comes out acting much more polite. I think it makes them appreciate the time when we are there. Another thing to remember - dogs go crazy when you are not there because they do not know what is expected of them. Putting them in a crate prevents them from getting confused by having run of the house when no one is home. It's not cruel, as long as the crate is of a proper size and they do not have to hold it for so long they pee in their crates. Soon it will just become routine! Plus, you won't have any surprises to come home to. Yes, it's hard to leave them and you do worry about them, but it's much safer than leaving them out.
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12-19-2005, 04:51 AM | #4 |
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| I was always worried about the same thing. I would feel sooooo bad leaving Louie in his pen while I just went to the store. So I got him a friend! That is where my little Bella comes in. They are such good company for one another and I dont feel nearly as guilty leaving them for a little while. |
12-19-2005, 08:24 AM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delaware
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| Thanks for the suggestions. I put him in a pretty large pen when I go out, instead of his crate. He may act different when I'm gone, but he tries to climb up the side and just carries on. |
12-22-2005, 08:06 AM | #6 |
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| We're having trouble figuring out what to do with Susan while we're gone. I'm seldom gone for more than a few hours, so I usually just put her in her crate, but when I'm going to be gone longer, it's just a nightmare. The house is very lovely and RENTED, so we can't allow damage. She scratches at doors, so we can't close a door to keep her in. When we do she shreds the woodwork and the wall next to it. We got a giant school type bulletin board from a resale shop and started putting that across the doorway. The first time it worked great. The next time she jumped over it even though it was 3 1/2 feet high. The next time we put across the "tall" way so she couldn't jump over it but she tried to dig through it. There was sawdust caked all over her face and floating all over the room and up and down the hall. The time she jumped over the barrier it seems like she just found her favorite chair and took a nap. We're starting to wonder if just giving her the run of the house is the best thing. We figure there's no point in getting a playpen because she'll be able to jump over it. We've thought about getting a bigger crate and may do that, but we hate to. They're still pretty small and quite expensive for something we hope not to have to use forever (we want to give her the run of the house eventually). She weighs a little over 7 lbs, so she's not a tiny. The other thing is we don't want her jumping over barricades. We're afraid she'll hurt herself. We had our coffee table pushed up against the barricade the time she jumped it, so she landed there instead of all the way to the floor -- thank goodness but it must have been a pretty hard landing. That was a scare. Last edited by susansmom; 12-22-2005 at 08:10 AM. |
12-22-2005, 02:15 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: delaware
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| I feel bad about putting Parker in a cage, but I know he can't run around the place unsupervised. He is just 3 months and when we left the room for a few minutes, he was on top of the back of a wing chair contemplating jumping! |
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