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03-21-2007, 09:48 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rockville, MD
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| Puppy on a Schedule? Hey Guys, I found this online and I was wondering what you guys think of it! You think it will work? Is it a good idea to put feeding on a schedule? Should the feeding be free? I would love to hear your experiences and ideas! ? 6:00 AM puppy wakes. Take him outdoors immediately. Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 6:15 AM indoor, 100% supervised play time and access to water. ? 6:45 AM put puppy back in crate with his breakfast meal. ? 7:00 AM take puppy outdoors (remove food). Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 7:20 AM put puppy back in crate, leave for work. ? 12:00 PM take puppy outdoors. Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 12:15 indoor, 100% supervised play time and access to water. ? 12:30 PM pup puppy in crate with lunch meal. ? 12:45 PM take puppy outdoors (remove food). Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 1:00 PM put puppy back in crate, back to work. ? 5:30 PM take puppy outdoors. Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 5:45 PM play with puppy outdoors. ? 6:00 PM indoor, 100% supervised play time and access to water. ? 6:30 PM, put puppy in crate and tend to your required evening tasks. ? 7:30 PM, take puppy outdoors. Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 7:45 PM, indoor 100% supervised play time. Access to water. ? 8:30 PM, in crate with evening meal. ? 9:00 PM, take puppy outdoors (remove food). Wait for him to eliminate and praise. ? 9:15 PM, indoor 100% supervised play time. ? 10:00 PM, last trip outdoors. ? 10:15 PM put puppy in crate for the evening. |
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03-21-2007, 11:28 AM | #2 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NEW YORK
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| I have to say that was pretty much what our schedule was when Buddy was a pup. I still stick to a schedule. He knows it so well he comes and gets me in the evening for his 8:00p.m. snack I never have free fed any dog I owned. I have always used a schedule for 2x per day. This way I actually know how much he is eating. I'm a schedule kid of person anyhow. Drives family and friends nuts |
03-21-2007, 11:46 AM | #3 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Middleville
Posts: 933
| Nope, I don't believe in a schedule. I have a little girl and felt that being able to eat when she wanted to was very important. When she needed to go out, I took her, she slept with me(still does). She's now completely housebroken and never had any health problems. She was first in her obedience class. I must say I never had a schedule with my kids either. They're both on the honor roll and have been pretty darn healthy. I think doing what feels right to you is much more important than following anything 'by the book' because pets(and babies) don't read those books.
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03-21-2007, 11:48 AM | #4 |
Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orange County, California
Posts: 2,161
| I must say that I did keep my little Mango on a strict schedule regarding feeding and potty breaks, although not quite as rigid as the one above. Now, after having her home for just 6 weeks, I would say she is 90% toilet trained She will only have an accident (maybe) if she is upstairs and has no access to her doggy door. By the way, the flap of the door I had to tape up because she is too little to lift it herself - she is now 2.2 lbs at 4 months, so hopefully she will soon be "heavy" enough to open it herself. |
03-21-2007, 04:51 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kearny, NJ
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| The schedule would be great if I happened to be at home or working from home .. Pepper is free fed and pees on the pad - it took longer to have him potty there than if I was there throughout the day to tend to it. If you are able to stick to schedule, that's great
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