Bev Peabody Webboard User Reg: 01-13-2011
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My new Mal puppy in 9 weeks old, and she is in a x pen in the house. When I go to work the 2 days a week she is by herself, and of course does her business in the x pen. The other days when i am home I usually get her outside enough to go... any suggestions on this... I leave for work in the morning at5 and home by 3. Too early to go outside in the rain and fog. Thanks
I'm not sure what you are asking... how to prevent a nine week old pup from not going to the bathroom from 5:00 AM till 3:00 PM - WITHOUT going out in the AM??? Hopefully, I am confused.
And when you are home, you "normally" get her outside enough to go? If she is voiding in the house when you are home... you are to blame for that, you realize this, don't you?
You have a baby in the house. Things have to change in order to correctly housebreak this pup.
How often are you getting up with her at night to take her outside? Is she in a crate at night?
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I get up at 3:45am, the puppy goes outside. She is out for about 10 min minutes, bring her in and feed her.. she goes back outside for about 15 min or so soon after eating.. I leave for work at 5am. She is in an xpen. She has access to a crate with her blanket. When I get home she goes outside and is out for about an hour, (if it isn't raining). My daughter in law has come over twice during the day to take her out that is all she can do.. However, if she is on a buying trip I have no one. Thank goodness I only work 2 days a week. As far as going out when I am home it is about every hour even during the night.
Bev Peabody Webboard User Reg: 01-13-2011
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Yes, what to do for the two days I am gone to work for her to be let outside. All my dog friends work. There are no responsible teens even in my neighborhood.
If it wasn't so cold and/or wet that early in the morning she could be outside when I leave for work, I do have 4 nice kennels.
I don't know how to upload a photo of her. I am so new here I haven't learned how to do things very well.
I personally would not recommend putting a 9 wk. old pup outside in a kennel all day by herself, even if the weather was warmer. Pups will get into all types of trouble and develop behavior issues when left on their own for that length of time.
Any chance she can go to work with you in a crate and be taken out every few hours? (Even if the crate has to remain in the car?)
Do you have other dogs (4 kennels)?
ETA - can you hire a professional dog sitter for those two days a week to come into the home and let her out every three hours and give her a bit of exercise?
I gather from this that you aren't going out with her to direct her to potty? IMO, you should be taking her out and standing there while she does her business. If you use a key phrase like 'hurry up' and lots of praise afterwards she will learn that going outside makes Mom happy.
Puppies don't know why they are let outside without direction. In about a week she will know what the key phrase means & quickly squat to do her business and get back inside.
That's just my opinion from housebreaking puppies!
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I get up at 3:45am, the puppy goes outside. She is out for about 10 min minutes, bring her in and feed her.. she goes back outside for about 15 min or so soon after eating..
Deb - I HOPE you are wrong - but I may have misread the post. Hopefully - the pup isn't being just outside by herself for an hour when the op gets home from work.
I know this can all seem overwhelming - but babies need attention in order to end up where you want them to be. If you are open to some new ideas, I'm sure we can help you get there.
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