Working Yorkie Owners?
 

Are there any yorkie mommies or daddies out there that work full time jobs? I'm a working owner and would like to chat with some people that also work while raising their puppy. Let me know!

Well I probably can't be of much help b/c my Yorkie goes to work with me everyday! lol But when I first got him I was still in school and it could be difficult leaving him all day while I was in classes. I just made sure he got lots of love in the mornings before I left and lots of love in the evening once I got home. He adjusted well to the situation, although I must say he likes going to work with me a lot more than staying home! :)

I am gone from my house for 12-13 hours a day my son gets home around 2-3 hours before me so my little babies are home alone all day and i hate it but i have to work to support them (all the toys and cloths ya know) oh BTW sebastain will be 3 in Aug. and Jasmine was 2 in Dec.

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My husband and I both work full time jobs! :( Esme is alone from about 6:30am until about 3:30pm. My husband or sister checks on her atleast once a day during lunch time. It's tough, but I don't have a choice!!!

I work full time and my puppy goes to doggie day care. We walk 40 minutes to and from the daycare and my work is less than a 5 minute walk from it so I visit on lunch :). I got Sheila at 8 weeks and could only take a week off to be with her. The very young puppies are kept in ex pens (seperated based on what shots they have) and Sheila gets her own because shes so small at 1.9 pounds at 12 weeks. The puppies are kept right in the store and get lots of socialization with people and see all sorts of things. Half the time i walk in though she's in one of their arms because she's so cute :). The store is a pet supply/day care and the owners and employees are very loving and very anti puppy mill and pet stores! They see so many dogs people have gotten from pet stores and so often there are health problems :( . The main daycare is anywhere from 10-20 + dogs that play supervised at all times in a huge play area with lots of cubby holes they can go nap or relax in if they want and they get walked 3 times a day max 2 dogs at a time.

I'm not sure how common doggie day cares are. Maybe I'm just lucky to live in a large city that is very dog friendly. I wanted my yorkie socialized at a young age and am glad to have the opportunity and such nice people to take care of her when daddy has to work.

I too was fortunate to be able to take Toto with me when I worked. Since my husband has been on this project in Colorado I have been staying home with her. Now Patrick wants me to just retire where I can stay home with her every day! :( I have worked my whole life and don't know quite what to do with myself! I have never been very "domestic" ... but am a neat freak!! A doggy daycare would be wonderful! ;)

I work full time too...from 7am until 6pm Dolce is alone...but then she is out for the rest of the night and all day on the weekends unless we are going somewhere where we are not allowed to take her. She is used to it now, but I still feel horrible leaving her. :(

I haven't gotten my Yorkie yet, in about three weeks.
I will be able to bring her to work with me, thank goodness. Other people bring their dogs in, but, most of them are small "toy" dogs, so they do pretty well. I also have a nice sized office, with a door on it, and it's very private. I do share my office with one other person, but, she doesn't mind. And being that my office is in a place that looks like a house, I'm on a third floor, where people hate climbing up the steps to see me, so lot's of emails, happen there. I do have to remember to get a baby gate for work...
If you have your own office, and can shut the door, maybe you could bring your dog to work??? Carry it in a doggie purse, and then just keep it under your desk, maybe noone will notice.
Yeah, a lot easier than it sounds, I know. Maybe look into Doggie Daycare for three days out of the week, or even two. That way you won't feel too bad. And if you can't do that, maybe leave the TV on, or some soft music in the background on.

I work away from home for maybe three to four hours, then I work from home the rest of the day.

I actually do a lot of work at home, so when I have to run errands, I'll take him with me. Or sometimes I get so wrapped up in my work that Otis gives me the incentive to get out and go for a walk to clear my head.

I don't think he gets too lonely. I occassionally leave the TV on for him.

I hope to be a Yorkie owner relatively soon... I am gone from 7:30 to 6:30 every day... This is one of my concerns as well. However, I will have someone at home to look in on the lil' pumpkin during the day. But I know what you mean...

I work full time and bring Duke to the office with me whenever possible. If I can't bring him to work with me, I drop him off at Nana and Papa's house (his grandparents) and they spoil him all day. :p

If my parents are on vacation and I can't bring Duke to work with me, then I just run home and check on him a few times a day. I'm fortunate enough to work about 10 minutes away from my home, so that makes checking on Duke a bit easier.

My husband and I both work full-time. Stomper is left home alone from around 7:30 AM until around 5:00 PM. He is left in the kitchen (blocked by a baby gate) with toys, food, pottie pads, music and a bed. He does make some pottie mistakes, but is getting better. I always play with him for at least 20 minutes in the morning and all night once I get home. I take him on a walk when I get home from work too. It is tough... I feel so bad leaving him during the day. The most rewarding part is when I get home. He is so happy to see me and cries with joy! :)

My puppy trainer told me that puppies tend to sleep 16 hours per day, so he should be fine during the day. He still cries when we leave in the morning, which makes me feel terrible. Hopefully in due time, this will stop and he will get used to it.

Once he gets older, we plan to put a doggie door in the kitchen so that he will also have access to play outside. That might help. I don't think dogs like to be confined to a specific area. This will also encourage him to go pottie outside.

I tried locking sebastain and jasmine in the kitchen with baby gates but they just climb over them so right now they have the run of the house and i leave the back slider open a little so they (and the cats) can go in and out but the yorkies dont go out so i have decided to try to put some beds and stuff in my garage and leave them out there they will be out there from 7 am till 3 pm (when my son comes home) they will have food, water, toys (heated bed) we will see how that works it's going to be very hard for me i feel like i'm locking my babies out of my house and i hate that but they potty all over the living room so that has to stop.

Every morning when i leave sebastian crys and jumps up and nips me i dont think that will ever change. when i get home they jump all over me and give me kisss and sebastain grabs his ball and runs so i will chase him it's to cute.

I work 8:00am to 5:00pm. I hate doing it, but since she is so small I put her in a mesh crate. She wines a lot when I put her in there. I usually will put one of my t-shirts in there with her and a clock. I was told that the clock ticking reminds them of their mothers heart beat...not sure if that’s true or not. Tonight I'm going to Petco to buy a gate so that I can leave her in our kitchen instead of the crate. I wish I could bring her to work with me. :(

Same here... I know that my comapny would NEVER allow me to bring a dog to work under ANY circumstances... That would be ideal but it is severely frowned upon here.

My husband and I work full time and have two puppies. We used to keep them in the bathroom with a babygate but have recently expanded their area to include an L shaped hallway outside the bathroom. They are being fairly good with the paper training but still have a few accidents and misses. We got two so they could keep each other company. We have a cat as well and we were surprised to learn that he loves the company as well. He frequently sits just outside the gate and watches them. Yesterday, the cat learned he could jump over the lower gate and hang out but leave when the puppies got too playful. Overall it seems to be working for us. As for feeding, we feed them in the AM with a mix of canned and dry food. For lunch, I leave out a serving of dry food for each of them. In the evening, they get their supper as soon as we get home at around 7 pm (again both wet and dry food).

We are thinking about puppy day care because there is a great one in our neighborhood but have to wait until they have all their shots. Unforunately, two puppies at day care is not cheap.

I would love to take them to work but it isn't really an option right now. Though I am hoping that with summer Fridays, that dog time is more of an option!

I also work full time. You can email me anytime!! I'd love to hear from you!!

I work full time from 9 till 6 or so. I feel so bad for leaving little paris at home so she has sooo many toys. She is so little that she still sleeps a lot. She will play hard for 30 min and sleep for 2 hours. And when I get home she is so happy. once your pup gets use to your schd it is a lot easier.
Speaking of puppy day care I was looking into that, what should I look for when selecting one. I live in the South Bay/ Long Beach area. Does anyone have any sugestions? :dog:

Yes, I work all day too... 6:30 - 5 pm. Trevor was locked in the bathroom with a baby gate the first month, but now he has the run of the house with the other non-yorkie dogs. The weather here is mild so I can leave the back door open and he is in and out all day. He's pretty much a rough and tumble type of boy, so he loves playing outside with the others.

Feel free to e-mail me.....

Cyndie and Trevor

hmmmmm???? doggie day care... that sounds like a good business venture....ehhehe thanks guys..

My husband and I both work full time. He leaves around 12:00 in the afternoon and I am normally home about 5:15. I have my own insurance agency so the dogs take turns coming here on some days. Its funny, my clients often ask where they are if I am without one of them. They seem to enjoy them. They are bad when they are home. This morning Gidget got toilet paper out of the closet and torn it up every where. In the hall, bathroom and living room. I am having problems with potty training and my house is starting to stink. YUK :mad: I can't wait for the weather to break so I can get the potty stuff under control. They don't seem to use the pee pads and everyone seems to forget to crate them when they leave. I wish I could spend more time with them at home so I could get the potty training under control. Its like small children, the more time you can spend with them the better they are

That's cute, what kind of work do you do that your dog can go with you?

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Well i also work a very full time job,,7 days a week and sometimes,,12-14 hr. but I own my own business. My yorkie is so,,spoilt its hard to work with her around at nighttimne,,but when im working days and its not as busy she stays at work with me,,the other times I have hired a yorkie sitter,,she comes and picks her up and I call when my business is not so busy and she brings her back,,I will not and cannot leave her alone,,she would go crazy,,heck i cant go to the bathroom without her,,,,,who else folllows you in the john just to grab your undies down before you even get a chance to sit down,,,,,,,,,,lol

I work 745- 515 so Kai is home anywhere from 730 to 530 (depends on the day some times I'm off a lot earlier) I keep her in her kennel (the first week of this was terrible she cried SO much) but it got better , I come home on my breaks and take her outside and let her run around , give her lots of kisses and back to the kennel she goes until my next break. Some days I leave her in the bathroom with the door shut , but this is hindering the crate potty training so until we are a little better with this I'm afraid its the crate :( on the weekends she is free to run the house , and as soon as I get home she runs the house until bed time , she's been sleeping in her kennel in my room (i'd really like to have her in my bed but my bed is 4 feet off the ground and of course she has NO FEAR of jumping!!!!) she cuddles with my hubby and I until shes out then she goes to her kennel , and in the am she wakes me up to potty ( around 4am) and she goes back to bed with me after that. I feel very guilty leaving her at home when I work but I have to to support Kai's shopping habit , clothes , coats , bows , ect LOL!

Hi! I have been taking Lexy to work with me since she is still so tiny (1 1/4 lb.). However, she loves her crate and will get in it herself to nap. I will probably end up leaving her in the laundry room with her crate door open so she can have access to her bed and her wee wee pads.

I also bought her a Snuggle Puppy bed that has the mother dog attached to it! The mother dog heats up and has a heartbeat! Lexy adores it!! She even tried to find it's nipples to nurse! LOL

I just got my pup and I work full time 8-4:30 everyday. My work is close enough to come home on my lunch break and take her potty and play. Also my boyfriend is home to walk, play and take care of her when i cant. Sometime's it get's difficult especially if both of us work overtime or have other obligations. Im trying my hardest to be the best mommy i can be though :p