This means that if you work away from home you may need to hire a pet sitter or ask a friend or family member to come
let your puppy out during the day while you are out.
Not exact matches
If you are not home
during the day consider hiring a pet walker or a neighbor to come
let your
puppy out one or two times.
A
puppy kept in its crate for a reasonable period of time — no more than three to four hours at a time
during the day — will refrain from soiling and will learn to hold itself until you
let it
out.
Remember that you will need to get up
during the night, and if you work away from home, you will need a helper to
let your
puppy out in the middle of working hours.
If you are going to be away from home for an extended period
during the day, consider having a friend or petsitter stop by to
let your
puppy out.
Senior dogs may begin to lose the ability to «hold it» for extended periods of time, but adult dogs can hold it longer than
puppies meaning that you only need to come home from work once
during the day to
let your dog
out.
Sleeping the
puppy in a crate or
puppy pen can help with house training but you should
let it
out in the garden to relieve itself
during the night.
Let your
puppy experience different conditions of all kinds, and they will pay more attention to you
during training, and less time scoping
out the worrisome new intruder or change in environment.
This is with the exception of
puppies from 8 to 12 weeks old who will need
letting out once
during the night.
You will probably need to
let your
puppy out at least once or twice
during the sleeping hours as well, especially right at the beginning of the process when you are both still learning.
During a
puppy's first 8 weeks of life,
let them be nursed by their mothers as the mother's milk is by far the most nutritious organic
puppy food
out there (33.2 % protein, 44.1 % fat, 15.8 % carbohydrate and 6.9 % ash).
This can mean really tiring them
out first, staying close to the crate, bringing the crate into your room, or even
letting your
puppy sleep with you for the first few weeks while you practice short crate training sessions
during the day when you're not tired and frustrated.
It is not necessary to set an alarm to get up, to
let your
puppy out to potty,
during the night.