What do you do with your dog in the day? Hi everyone! This is my first post, so let me introduce myself. I have a 15 month old yorkie named Maddie, along with a pug and a 3 month old baby, so our house is quite chaotic. I'm a nurse, and I was working 3 night shifts a week which was good for the dogs, because that meant someone was home at all times. However, I'm starting a new job which will be 8 hour days Monday thru Friday. I was wondering what everyone else here does with their dog during the day. Maddie is still not housetrained, but I can't leave her in her crate all day. I'll have to block off a room, but I have visions of coming home to a complete nightmare, with pee and poop everywhere and chair legs chewed up. I was thinking of litter box training her, but if we can't get her to consistently go outside, I'm not sure if we'll be able to litter box train her. Plus, I can just see her digging in the box to bury toys. We tried pee pads when we first got her, but that never worked. I've been researching dog daycare, but I doubt we can afford it for 2 dogs (plus a baby in daycare!) Any ideas? :confused: |
I block off the kitchen and laundry room area with a gate. I leave everything my 9-month old pup needs with him ... toys, potty pad, bed, food, water, etc.. I leave a radio and a light on. He has done no damage in this area at all --- but he has done some "cute things" (damage) in other parts of the house.....so, he isn't a perfect little angel by any means. His being left in this area works very well for us. Carol Jean |
Hello and welcome to YT. Cant give you any advice as im lucky enough to work from home just wanted to say hi. |
I'm also not looking forward to blocking off a room, because our kitchen would be the best bet. And unfortunately, Maddie has taken to jumping onto my kitchen table and peeing on it. So I'd have to move all the chairs out of the room during the day, and move them back at night when we use it. Uggh. |
With two dogs you really have no alternative to using the kitchen to confine them in.Just leave everything you think they will need. A kong or other chew toy to keep them occupied would be good and rotate the other toys left out. If you can, walk them or play a fast game of fetch to tire them out first. I understand about daycare for dogs being a cost issue,but maybe you know a student you can pay to take them out for a walk at some stage during the day ?A big walk in the evening will burn off some energy--will your partner help? |
Home Alone Hello and welcome to YT! My name is Pam and my dogs are 11 month old Fagan our Yorkie and our 8 year old Corgi Pepper. We both work and kids are at school so we put our x-pen (it's a portable pen ) up in the kitchen so that he only has a small area in the kitchen and not free roam of the whole room. It's a large enough area that I can put his crate or his bed, toys, food water and a couple of pee pads down. That has worked very well for us and keeps Fagan safe and out of mischief when we are away for long periods of time. Hope this helps. By the way...where in Mass. are you from? I'm originally from Haverhill, on the North Shore. Can't wait to see pics of your babies!!! :welcome4: |
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My husband will be able to walk the dogs at night, and probably also in the morning before he leaves for work. And when I get home, they'll get plenty of exercise outside. What I'm more concerned with is how to deal with her need to urinate. The pug can go 8 hours without peeing, but Maddie goes every hour. When we used pee pads before she would rip them up. I guess I'll have to try them again, but I was curious if anyone used a litter box and how that worked. I have a feeling that it is more difficult to litter box train than train to go outside. |
Some people have talked about holders for the pee pads. I have never used them, but apparently they have them in the pet stores. I would do the x pen in the kitchen, it will keep them from chewing anything they aren't supposed to like table and chair legs, and walls etc. Welcome to YT. This is a good place to ask qurestions. There is alwyas someone who has been through whatever it is you might have questions about. |
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Hi and welcome to YT!! Ours played with the pee pads when they were puppies. They don't do that anymore. You might give it another try since your baby is older now. :) Kim |
We've always crated our dogs so I don't have much advice in that department, but I'd like to welcome you to YT, it's an awesome forum!! Can't wait to hear more from you! |
My two stay in the laundry room which is blocked off by a baby gate. They both did fine this last year which I was away from the house for about 8 hrs a day M-Fri. Now my job allows me to work from home 3 days a week and I just love it. This breed is very high energy but again they do love there naps. Pick a nice safe place and allow for fresh food and water. I found being away from the home for 8 hrs it was hard to crate train a puppy. So instead the Wee-Wee pads thank goodness worked out great and they both are now trained. Best of luck and welcome to YorkieTalk. ;-) |
We tried blocking off our kithchen with a gate. She seemed okay, but would not always poop and pee on her pad. We gradually started letting her have the living room, dining room, and hall next. She seemed content with this and used her pad. She did not destroy anything. Recently, we had to confine her due to a broken leg. She had to stay in an xpen. When I came home, I could hear her barlking and crying out on the street. When she has free run of the living room etc., we always end :) up waking her up when we get home. We decided that she handles the freedom better and does not get as nervous. We figure she sleeps all day as a defense mechanism. Anyway, she is the best puppy I have ever had. She can be trusted and is not destructive. I guess you just have to use trial and error. |
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