From 8 weeks to 5 months was always a tough one for me. I always lived 20 miles or more from work. I always tried to get the pup over a holiday or arrange a 3-4 day weekend or even vacation. Get through the first few days and understand where the pup was in her habits. Establish a schedule. Then like others, race home at lunch, eat in my car, let the pup out play, then back in the crate. The last pup had a protected 6 x 12 roofed kennel with a house, enclosed top, concrete floor inside a fenced & locked yard. I felt pretty good leaving her there all day after she reached 16 weeks but always raced directly home after work, doing any errands after I got home or at lunch. I was in Oregon so the temps were perfect to kennel out of doors but to hot to kennel her in the car. Her house training was terrifically easy.
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This of course assuming you live in an environment where it's "safe" to leave your dog in a car. Too hot, too cold, and car breakins are usually the reasons not to car kennel.
True. Luckily I live in a temperate environment and there's a big shade tree over the driveway parking space at our office I could use.
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I have to disagree with leaving him in an inside crate while you're not home. An 8 wk old pup will need to relieve himself more often during the day than a mid-day potty break could care for. And if the pup is forced to relieve himself in the crate and lie in it, housebreaking will be more than just set back. And what about feeding? An 8 wk old pup should be getting three meals a day.
No, an outside pen for when nobody is home is a much better idea. At night you can crate him nearby. But at his age, don't expect he will not need to potty for 8 hrs.
Too bad someone can't stay home for a week or two. Even a few days. Most GSD pups I've had can be housebroken in three or four days if you are vigilent and consistant. They are probably the easiest breed to housebreak.
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... don't expect he will not need to potty for 8 hrs.
Nobody thought being crated for 8hrs was a good idea . Coming home midday works though. It isn't safe to leave a young pup alone that long, anyway.
I've heard and seen enough that I'm not comfortable leaving ANY dog outside for hours when I'm not home. If I'm gone, my adult dogs and especially my puppies have always been safely locked inside.
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Most GSD pups I've had can be housebroken in three or four days if you are vigilent and consistant. They are probably the easiest breed to housebreak.
I think it's less about the breed and more about the diligence around housebreaking. I think the more practice you get the easier it is to see the signs of a puppy that needs to go out. The last two Dobe puppies that I housebroke never eliminated in the house even once because they didn't have the opportunity. It was pretty cool
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Re: Crate training or kennel?
[Re: Keleah Stull ]
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. Coming home midday works though. It isn't safe to leave a young pup alone that long, anyway. 
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