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tskinner · 05-21-2009, 05:30 PM

Well, I work from home so he is at my feet when he isn't playing with the kids or outside teasing the neighbor's dog on the other side of the fence, lol. When I leave the house before just a few months ago he would go in his cubby until we can back. He is two and I have decided recently that he can be trusted to hang out whereever he wants and leave him out of his cubby. He is working out fine with that.

cheeselover8481 · 05-21-2009, 05:54 PM

I used to put her in the bathroom when she was a puppy. When she was about 6-7 months we shut the bedroom doors in the apartment and let her roam in the living room. I felt bad leaving her in the bathroom all day. I open the blinds since she loves sun bathing and look outside all day. She must work on her tan and be the nosey neighbor

I don't know what I'm doing when we move into the house. I don't want her roaming the whole house.

Honeypaute · 05-21-2009, 06:09 PM

My 2 Yorkies are both just over 2 years old. They each have their own crate filled with a fluffy bed that they stay in while I am working. I am a firm believer in crate training. I know they are safe, and I know my house is safe from them!

maddie my baby · 05-21-2009, 06:24 PM

My Maddie is gated in the master bathroom,she is 5months and weighs 2lbs, I leave her bed, food and water, and puppy pad (which she only chews up) but I have to make the effort, I do have a Lab that has free roam of the house and he will visit her at the gate.

wemple2 · 05-21-2009, 06:34 PM

Winston is a big boy, 5 years old and a little over 8 pounds. He is totally potty trained to go outside. But for his safety and my peace of mind, he is gated in the kitchen while we are away from home. He has his bed and his snuggle bunny, kibble and water. He is perfectly content, as a matter of fact he runs into the kitchen and jumps in his bed long before I am ready to walk out the door, and that is where we usually will find him when we come home. One of us does come home at lunch to let him outside to potty and feed him his canned food...so about 5 hours alone at a time.

bebeyorkie · 05-21-2009, 06:42 PM

We have 5 furbabies - 2 are 4 yrs old and 3 are 2 yrs old. They stay in our bedrooms w/food, water, toys, beds and blankies oh and chewie bones. Every few hrs someone comes home and lets them out to go potty and play in backyard.

Britster · 05-21-2009, 06:46 PM

Currently, I am in college and living at home with mom, stepdad, little sister and their dog. I basically have my own section of the house, with a door, bathroom, bedroom and living space. So, whenever I leave, Jackson is contained between the main room and my bedroom, which has a baby gate on it so sometimes he will just stay in my room and be perfectly content. Someone is usually always home though to let him out, etc, however, usually when I'm gone - they tell me he just sleeps on my bed.

If I'm going to be gone all day or for longer periods of time than usual, I usually bring him over to my dad's house. They have two dogs over there that he loves with a big fenced in backyard and he just LOVES being over there. It's like a vacation house for him lol. So, I will bring him there.

Elaine Benise · 05-21-2009, 07:07 PM

Li is only nine 1/2 weeks but we put her in our mudroom when we're gone to work and school. She has her food and water in there along with her bed and a pee pad. She pees on the pee pad if she has to go. I HATE leaving her alone for eight hours a day. I think about her all the time. In just a couple weeks, my kids will be off of school for the summer so that will give her some relief.

Nikitta34 · 05-25-2009, 08:47 PM

Meg is 7 months old, 3.8 lbs, and she normally gets free range of the house except for the bathroom (she pees on the area rug) and the office. We close the office door so she can't chew on the power cords for the computers. Sometimes she will have accidents - I say accidents but I think they are deliberate since they only occur on a Monday or Tuesday when DH and I are back at work after a long weekend of playtime. Anyway, if that happens, then she gets severely restricted to the laundry room and a small portion of tiled hallway.

AddieLove · 05-25-2009, 10:11 PM

When I was living in my apartment:

It was all trial and error with my pup. I put her in the kitchen first with a gate, food, water, toys, a pee pad and a blanket, but she kept knocking the gate down. Then I tried putting the gate up with phone books propped up on the other side, and I also put a chair up next to it. That worked for two days; then she managed to knock it down. The problem with my pup is she's quite nosy and will get into everything. Plus, she tries to eat everything. So I would come home to the gate knocked over, paper eaten and littered everywhere and everything knocked down. Very unsafe for the little one.

So then I put her in the bathroom with water, food, toys, a blanket and a pee pad. That worked for one day. The second day she unrolled all the toilet paper, so I made sure she couldn't access it the third day. On the third day, she got behind the dryer and completely obliterated the silver accordion thing that attaches the dryer to the wall.

So I crated her after that and after only two days of messes, she did great!
After a month of one that fit her pretty perfectly (like they tell you to get so she doesn't go to the bathroom in one corner and then hide in the other), I bought a bigger wire grate one that she could move around in and put nice, big padding in there for her with some of her toys. I have one of those water things that is attached to the gate that you lick the metal part and water comes out. Does that make sense? It's what you give rabbits and hamsters except way bigger. She likes the big crate so much better, but you really have to make sure there won't be any accidents first.

While I didn't enjoy the idea of crating, I didn't really have any other option and she seems fine. She sits there patiently and doesn't whine or anything. She only whines if she knows I'm still home.

While I still crate her in a home, I'm around a lot more. When I was working long hours, I would make an effort to come home and hang out with her for thirty minutes. (I lived less than five minutes away when I lived in the apartment)

Wow. That was probably a lot more than you wanted to know!

rwprivette · 05-26-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by AddieLove

So then I put her in the bathroom with water, food, toys, a blanket and a pee pad. That worked for one day. The second day she unrolled all the toilet paper, so I made sure she couldn't access it the third day. On the third day, she got behind the dryer and completely obliterated the silver accordion thing that attaches the dryer to the wall.

LOL...this made me laugh!! I don't know what the silver accordion thing is either!!

I'm a stay at home mommy so I get to be with Tyler all day. BUT... he still only has access to his xpen since we're potty training. I can't wait till he can go where he wants ):

AddieLove · 05-26-2009, 12:21 AM

Oh my goodness she was such a handful when I first got her! I don't even know how to explain the accordion thing. It's attached to the wall and the clothes dryer. It's silver and some people call it a dryer snake? I have no idea what it does ... something to do with the hot air I would imagine. BUT I did find out it was sticky. When I got home and opened the bathroom door, I saw the silver pieces everywhere and it was sticking all over her like large pieces of glitter.

I moved back with my mom not too long ago and she doesn't work so when I'm not home she is and vice versa. I love it.

I hope both our little pups can eventually leave the pen without leaving a disaster behind!

viviansnickers · 05-26-2009, 05:04 AM

Snickers is going to be 11 months in 2 weeks (holy cow!) and is between 3-3.5lbs. He suffered from severe separation anxiety and we tried all kinds of things to ease his anxiety from crating to babygates etc. The only thing that has helped him and worked for him is a babyplay pen that is raised a few inches and we put it near a window and he loves staring out of it. He has not had an accident in a long time (about 2-3months) in the pen--in the beginning we would put a belly band on him and now he doesn't need one. He is 100% potty trained when we are at home. Thank goodness we found something that works...it was a nightmare!!

celstu1 · 05-26-2009, 05:31 AM

I have 2 boys, they are gated into my kitchen while I go to work, I work 8am - 5pm. It works out well though, I just can't give them full run of the house. They are almost 4 years old, but not trustworthy yet still.

Bellaandhelen · 05-26-2009, 05:49 AM

My Bella is 2 y/o and she has free roam of the house while we are at work (except the bathroom, laundryroom, and office for safety reasons). I come home at lunch to take her for a brief walk and give her some kisses to break up the day and let her potty. I originally tried to babygate her in the kitchen, but she has amazing jumping abilities and I always found her in the living room when I came home. There were a few little messes for me to clean up along the way while we potty trained, but now she is doing great with potty training (we just adopted her about 2 months ago) and just holds it for the 4 or 5 hours she is there by herself.
She does great while we are away, but I just wish I could take her to work with me! This morning she ran out into the garage when I was getting ready to leave and put her little paws up on the passenger door giving me a look of, "take me with you Mommy!" It broke my heart to have to put her back in the house! I am hoping to get her certified as a therapy dog so I can take her to work at least sometimes (I work at a hospital).

05-21-2009, 06:24 PM	#19
maddie my baby Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: gerogia Posts: 292	My Maddie is gated in the master bathroom,she is 5months and weighs 2lbs, I leave her bed, food and water, and puppy pad (which she only chews up) but I have to make the effort, I do have a Lab that has free roam of the house and he will visit her at the gate. __________________ Gina maddie milo krypto2 skin kids

05-21-2009, 06:34 PM	#20
wemple2 Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois Posts: 9,666	Winston is a big boy, 5 years old and a little over 8 pounds. He is totally potty trained to go outside. But for his safety and my peace of mind, he is gated in the kitchen while we are away from home. He has his bed and his snuggle bunny, kibble and water. He is perfectly content, as a matter of fact he runs into the kitchen and jumps in his bed long before I am ready to walk out the door, and that is where we usually will find him when we come home. One of us does come home at lunch to let him outside to potty and feed him his canned food...so about 5 hours alone at a time. __________________ As Ever, Kathy Intruducing Bentley Winston and Spencer: RIP My Sweet Angels

05-21-2009, 06:42 PM	#21
bebeyorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: california Posts: 659	We have 5 furbabies - 2 are 4 yrs old and 3 are 2 yrs old. They stay in our bedrooms w/food, water, toys, beds and blankies oh and chewie bones. Every few hrs someone comes home and lets them out to go potty and play in backyard. __________________ Bebe Toby Apple Our Beautiful Shells We will forever Love You 1994-2009

05-21-2009, 06:46 PM	#22
Britster Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 17,814	Currently, I am in college and living at home with mom, stepdad, little sister and their dog. I basically have my own section of the house, with a door, bathroom, bedroom and living space. So, whenever I leave, Jackson is contained between the main room and my bedroom, which has a baby gate on it so sometimes he will just stay in my room and be perfectly content. Someone is usually always home though to let him out, etc, however, usually when I'm gone - they tell me he just sleeps on my bed. If I'm going to be gone all day or for longer periods of time than usual, I usually bring him over to my dad's house. They have two dogs over there that he loves with a big fenced in backyard and he just LOVES being over there. It's like a vacation house for him lol. So, I will bring him there. __________________ ~ Brit & Lights! Camera! Jackson! CGC ETD TKP ~ Follow Jackson on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jacksontheterrier

05-21-2009, 07:07 PM	#23
Elaine Benise YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Here Posts: 767	Li is only nine 1/2 weeks but we put her in our mudroom when we're gone to work and school. She has her food and water in there along with her bed and a pee pad. She pees on the pee pad if she has to go. I HATE leaving her alone for eight hours a day. I think about her all the time. In just a couple weeks, my kids will be off of school for the summer so that will give her some relief. __________________ Mommy to Leo and Delilah

05-21-2009, 05:30 PM	#16
tskinner Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 80	Well, I work from home so he is at my feet when he isn't playing with the kids or outside teasing the neighbor's dog on the other side of the fence, lol. When I leave the house before just a few months ago he would go in his cubby until we can back. He is two and I have decided recently that he can be trusted to hang out whereever he wants and leave him out of his cubby. He is working out fine with that.

05-21-2009, 05:54 PM	#17
cheeselover8481 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: knoxville Posts: 1,537	I used to put her in the bathroom when she was a puppy. When she was about 6-7 months we shut the bedroom doors in the apartment and let her roam in the living room. I felt bad leaving her in the bathroom all day. I open the blinds since she loves sun bathing and look outside all day. She must work on her tan and be the nosey neighbor I don't know what I'm doing when we move into the house. I don't want her roaming the whole house.

05-21-2009, 06:09 PM	#18
Honeypaute No Longer a Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: cincinnati,oh, united states Posts: 176	My 2 Yorkies are both just over 2 years old. They each have their own crate filled with a fluffy bed that they stay in while I am working. I am a firm believer in crate training. I know they are safe, and I know my house is safe from them!

05-25-2009, 08:47 PM	#24
Nikitta34 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 764 Blog Entries: 1	Meg is 7 months old, 3.8 lbs, and she normally gets free range of the house except for the bathroom (she pees on the area rug) and the office. We close the office door so she can't chew on the power cords for the computers. Sometimes she will have accidents - I say accidents but I think they are deliberate since they only occur on a Monday or Tuesday when DH and I are back at work after a long weekend of playtime. Anyway, if that happens, then she gets severely restricted to the laundry room and a small portion of tiled hallway. __________________ - Nicole, Megatron, and T-Bone Check out our blog! http://nicoleandtim.blogspot.com

05-25-2009, 10:11 PM	#25
AddieLove Loving Addie Since 2008 Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA Posts: 783	When I was living in my apartment: It was all trial and error with my pup. I put her in the kitchen first with a gate, food, water, toys, a pee pad and a blanket, but she kept knocking the gate down. Then I tried putting the gate up with phone books propped up on the other side, and I also put a chair up next to it. That worked for two days; then she managed to knock it down. The problem with my pup is she's quite nosy and will get into everything. Plus, she tries to eat everything. So I would come home to the gate knocked over, paper eaten and littered everywhere and everything knocked down. Very unsafe for the little one. So then I put her in the bathroom with water, food, toys, a blanket and a pee pad. That worked for one day. The second day she unrolled all the toilet paper, so I made sure she couldn't access it the third day. On the third day, she got behind the dryer and completely obliterated the silver accordion thing that attaches the dryer to the wall. So I crated her after that and after only two days of messes, she did great! After a month of one that fit her pretty perfectly (like they tell you to get so she doesn't go to the bathroom in one corner and then hide in the other), I bought a bigger wire grate one that she could move around in and put nice, big padding in there for her with some of her toys. I have one of those water things that is attached to the gate that you lick the metal part and water comes out. Does that make sense? It's what you give rabbits and hamsters except way bigger. She likes the big crate so much better, but you really have to make sure there won't be any accidents first. While I didn't enjoy the idea of crating, I didn't really have any other option and she seems fine. She sits there patiently and doesn't whine or anything. She only whines if she knows I'm still home. While I still crate her in a home, I'm around a lot more. When I was working long hours, I would make an effort to come home and hang out with her for thirty minutes. (I lived less than five minutes away when I lived in the apartment) Wow. That was probably a lot more than you wanted to know!

05-26-2009, 12:21 AM	#27
AddieLove Loving Addie Since 2008 Join Date: May 2009 Location: San Antonio, TX, USA Posts: 783	Oh my goodness she was such a handful when I first got her! I don't even know how to explain the accordion thing. It's attached to the wall and the clothes dryer. It's silver and some people call it a dryer snake? I have no idea what it does ... something to do with the hot air I would imagine. BUT I did find out it was sticky. When I got home and opened the bathroom door, I saw the silver pieces everywhere and it was sticking all over her like large pieces of glitter. I moved back with my mom not too long ago and she doesn't work so when I'm not home she is and vice versa. I love it. I hope both our little pups can eventually leave the pen without leaving a disaster behind!

05-26-2009, 05:04 AM	#28
viviansnickers Snick&Viv= BFF Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,755	Snickers is going to be 11 months in 2 weeks (holy cow!) and is between 3-3.5lbs. He suffered from severe separation anxiety and we tried all kinds of things to ease his anxiety from crating to babygates etc. The only thing that has helped him and worked for him is a babyplay pen that is raised a few inches and we put it near a window and he loves staring out of it. He has not had an accident in a long time (about 2-3months) in the pen--in the beginning we would put a belly band on him and now he doesn't need one. He is 100% potty trained when we are at home. Thank goodness we found something that works...it was a nightmare!! __________________ -Vivian Mommy to my cuddlebug baby boys-Snickers & Reesie

05-26-2009, 05:31 AM	#29
celstu1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 10,534	I have 2 boys, they are gated into my kitchen while I go to work, I work 8am - 5pm. It works out well though, I just can't give them full run of the house. They are almost 4 years old, but not trustworthy yet still. __________________ “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” ― Dean Koontz

05-26-2009, 05:49 AM	#30
Bellaandhelen Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: West Lafayette, IN, USA Posts: 279	My Bella is 2 y/o and she has free roam of the house while we are at work (except the bathroom, laundryroom, and office for safety reasons). I come home at lunch to take her for a brief walk and give her some kisses to break up the day and let her potty. I originally tried to babygate her in the kitchen, but she has amazing jumping abilities and I always found her in the living room when I came home. There were a few little messes for me to clean up along the way while we potty trained, but now she is doing great with potty training (we just adopted her about 2 months ago) and just holds it for the 4 or 5 hours she is there by herself. She does great while we are away, but I just wish I could take her to work with me! This morning she ran out into the garage when I was getting ready to leave and put her little paws up on the passenger door giving me a look of, "take me with you Mommy!" It broke my heart to have to put her back in the house! I am hoping to get her certified as a therapy dog so I can take her to work at least sometimes (I work at a hospital).