| Re: Leaving my pup for an extended period of time....
I raised my dog in the same manner. There was always someone home with him (my husband or I). When that wasn't possible (he was around 6 mths old)I would leave for work at 8am, return at noon to walk and play with him for awhile then come home aroun 5:30 and he was cool. I left him in a crate for his own safety. He was house trained and and didn't chew on anything but I felt he was safer in the crate. Perhaps you could do a test run before you leave to see what he would do before you go or maybe you have a friend or neighbor that wouldn't mind stopping by during the day to let him out for 15 mins or so? My dog is 2 years old now and can wait 12 hours or so to go to the bathroom, I'm not quite sure if he could've done that at 6mths old?
Liz |