Comments on: What Do You Do With Your Puppy When You Work Full Time?

By: Colby

Colby — Fri, 16 Apr 2021 19:23:48 +0000

In reply to Kaysee. If you're going to be gone from home all day and you don't have friends or family nearby then I'd recommend either having a pet sitter come by the house to help take care of your puppy or check local doggy daycares to see if they can help you with your puppy. I would not recommend leaving your puppy home alone 8 hours a day every day. Your puppy will most likely become bored and destructive while your away and could develop other behavioral problems.

By: Kaysee

Kaysee — Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:53:03 +0000

Hi! My boyfriend and I are getting a golden retriever puppy in the next few months. We are moving to a brand new state where we know no one and will both be working 8 hour days. Oh and we will be living in a 3rd floor apartment… I think it is a terrible idea but my boyfriend is very insistent on still getting the puppy and “making it work.” What can we do? Are we doomed?? Thanks in advance!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 15:41:21 +0000

In reply to Victoria glunt. Talk to your boss and ask to work remotely, if possible, for a week or two. That should be plenty of time to consistently get your puppy into a routine.

By: Victoria glunt

Victoria glunt — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 09:33:29 +0000

My partner and i have a chihuahua puppy thats a couple of months old now whos crate trained but consistently messes in the house. She will do her business outside and we use positive reinforcement as much as possible but we both work full-time so we cant leave her put of the crate as much as we’d like bc we have our other dog in the crate with her(our puppy has separation anxiety, and our other dog being with her is the only way she’ll quietly stay in the crate) is there any way for us to have a better time training her? We dont have many friends or family in the area and we live in a neighborhood thats kinda dodgy so we cant have neighbors help us

By: Colby

Colby — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 06:28:08 +0000

In reply to Sophia. Every puppy is different. Our current Golden Retriever seems to like everyone. However, every dog is different so you won't really know how your puppy will react until after you put the pup in the situation. Also, even though our Golden loves everyone she does seem to have a preference for the person she hangs out with the most...me :)

By: Sophia

Sophia — Wed, 17 Jun 2020 05:59:59 +0000

Hello. We are thinking about getting a Golden Retriever puppy but everyone in our household works 7 hours a day. We have already got a plan for when the dog is older we can leave him at a neighbour/friend twice a week (she offered and has the sweetest chocolate Lab) , once a week we have someone coming in and once a week he goes to doggy daycare. But as a puppy we are unsure of what to do. Can our friend look after him during the day if he is that young? We want to crate train him. And will the puppy get attached to her and not want to live with us?

By: Colby

Colby — Fri, 12 Jun 2020 21:59:01 +0000

In reply to Sarah Phillips. It's probably a good idea to try and find someone to help you with your dog. Kenneling your dog for 8 hours can lead to behavior problems. If you want to leave her home alone in the house you'll have to work on her potty training. Take a look at this post: how to potty train a puppy. Again, you'll probably want to get some help with your puppy during the day even though dogs can hold their bladder all night it's not practical to think they can also hold it all day when they are more active.

By: Greta James

Greta James — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:24:38 +0000

Thank you so much for the advice that getting a dog while working full time will be hard so make sure you have friends, family, and a plan to support you. About a week ago, I was talking to my sister, and she mentioned that she is going to get a pitbull puppy. She works a lot, so I will have to talk to her about your tips and maybe help her look into great dog daycare centers that could help.

By: Sarah Phillips

Sarah Phillips — Sun, 07 Jun 2020 07:38:21 +0000

Hello,
I have a 2 year old Shar Pei Mix and don’t know what to do with her while I’m at work for 8hrs. I don’t want to leave her in the kennel for 8hrs because she will poop/or pee. She has done about 6ish hours without having an accident in her kennel but never 8hrs. If I leave her in the house even if only gone for an hour she will poop/pee in the house if she has to go (no form of holding it in outside the kennel). How do I correct this? I want to be able to leave her in the house for 8hrs while I’m at work so she doesn’t need to be in a kennel all day. Would a pee mat be a bad idea? For those that think she can’t hold her bladder for 8hrs I know she can as she can easily sleep for over 10hrs without needing to go out.
Daycare is not an option for us as I don’t get off work early enough to be able to pick her up

By: Colby

Colby — Thu, 26 Mar 2020 23:09:57 +0000

In reply to Tom. We're located in Orange County too. Where is your facility?