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06-08-2008, 06:42 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newburgh, IN, USA
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| Advice for leaving puppy alone I haven't had a Yorkie in several years and it's been many years since I've had a new, little puppy in the house. My ex is giving me one of her recent litter and I should be bringing little Jackson home towards the end of August. When our other dogs were little, my ex was a stay-at-home Mom with our kids (both the furry and non-furry variety) so training was easy. Now that I'm a single Dad though, things will be a little harder for the little guy. I'm a maintenance supervisor for a local Toyota manufacturing plant and, when I'm on day shift, I am typically gone from the house from 5 AM to almost 4 PM. The rare stint I pull on nights is almost the same hours but PM to AM, but the same length of time away. When the kids stay with me, about half the time, it's a little better. They leave an hour and a half later than I do and get home about an hour earlier. Either way, this is a long time for a little one to be left crated and I just don't think I can do it to him. My basement is finished but the laundry/utility room is basically just an unfinished, almost 250 sq. ft. corner of the basement. There's a door frame but no door currently and the floor is concrete so cleanup would be easy. I'm considering this being Jackson's area whenever he is left home alone. I'd make sure to leave plenty of toys, food and water with him and he'd have more than enough room to move around. I could pickup a baby gate to block the doorway and leave a pee pad close to the door just to get him used to going to a door when he was to go. I'm wanting to get opinions/advice from others on my plan. Thanks to any and everyone that takes the time to reply. - Byron Followell |
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06-08-2008, 06:58 AM | #2 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Elk City, Ok
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| I work 12 hr shifts (7p-7a) hubby works 6p-6a but he is a police officer so he could come home and uncrate pepper and let her out to go pee. Pepper was pee pad trained at the breeder so needless to say my throw rugs were not safe when she was unattended. I got some washable pee pads from yt member little bit and they are wonderful. Pepper has access to 2 rooms in our house when we are not at home she prefers to go outside to use the bathroom but uses the pee pads when we aren't at home or when we are in the camper. getting some diapers for when we are in the boat.
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06-08-2008, 07:03 AM | #3 |
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| I use a large ex-pen. Inside I have a crate with the door open, pee pads on the floor and lots of toys, as well as food and water. Creating a secure "room" helps the baby feel safe while you are away. When Gracie was really little, I tried to come home on my lunch breaks to feed her some wet food and check in on her. I quickly discovered that she slept most of the day. I did leave a radio on with a talk station that she could listen to so she did not feel so alone. If you can have a friend or dog-walker come in and check and play with the baby once during the day, that would be a good thing.
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06-08-2008, 07:18 AM | #4 | |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newburgh, IN, USA
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Leaving a radio on is also a great idea. I'll have to invest in a cheap portable radio for Jackson. Having a dog walker check in wouldn't be an option for me. I'm just not trusting enough to give someone I don't know EXTREMELY well that sort of open access to my home/belongings. Unfortunately most of my friends work similar shifts so it would be hard to find someone willing to commit to that sort of daily help. Thanks again for the great advice. It was all great even though some of it won't work for me. I really like the large pen and radio ideas. Thanks again for the great advice. - Byron | |
06-08-2008, 12:25 PM | #5 |
☺Cooper☺ Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bay Area, California
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| I leave Cooper home alone for 7+ hours when my husband and I are at work. He stays in the laundry room. There is no door, but we put up a baby gate and this works well. We have his pee pad, a small crate with bedding, food, water and toys. He seems to like his area. In fact there are times when he will go and hang out in his crate when we are home. I don't leave a radio on for him, because he seems to be doing well. But I did leave the radio on for my Jack Russell when he was a puppy. We lived in a condo and we had complaints about his barking. The radio seemed to do the trick, though! Congrats on your new puppy and good luck!
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