leaving my puppy home alone
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It will also teach you about many other important things you need to know if you want to successfully train a puppy.
I let my puppy out every hour, they go a LOT! It probably wasn't the best choice to get such a young puppy while you're currently working, but I know people who have gotten this to work for them with a lot of effort.
You should invest in an x-pen or babygates to secure a safe area for your pup to stay. Exercise Pens are preferably, because if you keep your pup in a kitchen, for example, you need to babyproof all of the low cupboards and beware of chewing the wood/furniture/etc. You have to either lay down puppy pads for your Boston, or buy a dog litter pan and dog litter. It is pricey, but there is also a kind of potty tray that has faux grass on the top, so he/she will get used to going on grass.
Make sure ALL of the toys in his/her pen are very safe and non-destructible. I highly recommend feeding them before you leave for work, and leaving them with a molecule ball or a buster cube. You fill these with kibble/cookies and teach the puppy to roll it around so that pieces are released each time they roll it around. You can also stuff a Puppy Kong with soft food or kibble with water, and freeze it to give your pup a long-lasting snack. Puppies need to be fed 3-4 times daily! It would be much better if you could at least visit once a day, or invest in a walker/puppy-sitter to come by in the middle of the day to feed, walk, and check up on your pup.
You should invest in an x-pen or babygates to secure a safe area for your pup to stay. Exercise Pens are preferably, because if you keep your pup in a kitchen, for example, you need to babyproof all of the low cupboards and beware of chewing the wood/furniture/etc. You have to either lay down puppy pads for your Boston, or buy a dog litter pan and dog litter. It is pricey, but there is also a kind of potty tray that has faux grass on the top, so he/she will get used to going on grass.
Make sure ALL of the toys in his/her pen are very safe and non-destructible. I highly recommend feeding them before you leave for work, and leaving them with a molecule ball or a buster cube. You fill these with kibble/cookies and teach the puppy to roll it around so that pieces are released each time they roll it around. You can also stuff a Puppy Kong with soft food or kibble with water, and freeze it to give your pup a long-lasting snack. Puppies need to be fed 3-4 times daily! It would be much better if you could at least visit once a day, or invest in a walker/puppy-sitter to come by in the middle of the day to feed, walk, and check up on your pup.
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I have a terrier mix who at 10 weeks was fine with being crated from 8am-noon or 1 and let out for potty and play and a walk and then back in teh crate until a bit after 5. We feed at 7:30 in the morning and at 6pm. It seems to be working out fine for us! He never had an accident in his crate!
I have a terrier mix who at 10 weeks was fine with being crated from 8am-noon or 1 and let out for potty and play and a walk and then back in teh crate until a bit after 5. We feed at 7:30 in the morning and at 6pm. It seems to be working out fine for us! He never had an accident in his crate!
Maybe you could put puppy pads down and your dog will learn to go on those?
I've started to leave Binn (9wks) home alone for short periods of time but theres a room I can put him in where he's blocked off from the rest of the house. I put a puppy pad down, his water bowl and all his toys in that room. He's training himself to go on the puppy pad so maybe yours will too.
I've started to leave Binn (9wks) home alone for short periods of time but theres a room I can put him in where he's blocked off from the rest of the house. I put a puppy pad down, his water bowl and all his toys in that room. He's training himself to go on the puppy pad so maybe yours will too.
No, puppy pads are very convenient and usually easy to train with. Just make sure that when you ARE home, you take your pup out every hour and really, really praise going potty outside. When you're home, set a puppy pad by the back door. When my BC was younger and I was training him, we sectioned off our living room and had a pad right next to the back door - we always took him outside often when we were home. If the pad was not there and we were home, he would simply go to the back door and whine to let us know he needed to go potty.
We need Boston pics!!! By the way ;0)
About returning to the breeder, would they be ok with that? If you feel you can't handle the pup, that might be a good choice, until you have time to be home. However, if you will come home at lunch I do not see a huge problem there. Just feed before you leave to work, take your pup out to potty and exercise on your lunch break then feed, and feed when you get home. I recommend feeding an 8 week-old puppy 3x every day, it is much better than twice.
We need Boston pics!!! By the way ;0)
About returning to the breeder, would they be ok with that? If you feel you can't handle the pup, that might be a good choice, until you have time to be home. However, if you will come home at lunch I do not see a huge problem there. Just feed before you leave to work, take your pup out to potty and exercise on your lunch break then feed, and feed when you get home. I recommend feeding an 8 week-old puppy 3x every day, it is much better than twice.
My Bostonterrierpup, If you can come home at lunch everyday then he should be fine. I got my boy at 8 weeks old last summer and came home everyday at lunch for an hour but luckily I only live 3 minutes away. And please don't take me wrong but I don't know any breeder who would take a dog back for two months until it is a little more mature. You should have thought of all this before you got a puppy. If a pup was to much for you then you could have adopted something a little older. But as I said I'm not trying to be mean in saying this, just my advice 
But whats done is done and he has a good home. Good luck to you
But whats done is done and he has a good home. Good luck to you 
Good advice in this thread!
A puppy that young (and probably up until 4-6 months, though correct me if I wrong) does need to be fed three times a day. If you can get home at noon, that would be the best. Otherwise, see if a trustworthy neighbor or friend could step in. Another possibility is doggie daycare once your pup has had the rest of it's shots.
A puppy that young (and probably up until 4-6 months, though correct me if I wrong) does need to be fed three times a day. If you can get home at noon, that would be the best. Otherwise, see if a trustworthy neighbor or friend could step in. Another possibility is doggie daycare once your pup has had the rest of it's shots.
I think that if you come on your lunch and let it out, you should be just fine. You are still going to have some messes because the puppy might be un-able to hold it for that long. I have 2 dogs. We got them both at the age of 8 weeks. Cody was completely house broken and mess free by 10 weeks. Rya was much more stubborn and we had a heck of a time breaking her. She was completely house broken by 4 months. It is just going to take some time and patience. I would definately not return your puppy over this.