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chrissymorley

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I am a first time sheltie owner and Carver is my first dog. My husbnd and I work from 7am-4pm. Is it mean to kennel him for that long. We have puppy proffed the upstairs but he seems to have accidents. Any help would be appreciated.
 
chrissymorley said:
I am a first time sheltie owner and Carver is my first dog. My husbnd and I work from 7am-4pm. Is it mean to kennel him for that long. We have puppy proffed the upstairs but he seems to have accidents. Any help would be appreciated.
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How old is the pup/dog? How big is the crate? Both of these can make a big difference in your answers :smile2:
 
Crestlynn is right...we will be able to provide you with better answers if we had more info!! :smile2:

I say if your pup is still having accidents out of the crate, it would be a bad idea to crate him/her for a full 9 hours. You could do it if you or your hubby were able to go home during lunch(if it's not too far) and let your pup out to eat/drink/potty.
 
Can you get a dog walker?

Mine can hold all day if he wants to. We are gone from 7 AM till 5:40 PM and have a dog walker comes in around noon to let him out for stretch and party break for 30 minutes. He is crated during the day time due to chewing around the house. Lots of time my dog walker tells me that he didn't go #1 with her. I walk him in the morning around 6 AM and that is only time he does his business and he waits until I come home to walk him which is 6 PM. He is 29lbs and not quite turn 3 yet. I don't know how he does it, but he does it. :razz:
 
Chrissy

If you have those working hours and have no body to look in on Carver to play and let him out to do his business then confinement it must be. If you do not want to crate him, which I agree is a long time especially if he's a young pup but if he's older than nothing wrong with it iiespecially if he's still having accidents in the house.
I'm assuming he's a young pup, you may want to confine him to a n area that is corralled off so he has limited space to mess in. Such as a bathroom with gate up or kitchen area gated. Then place pads down for easier clean up. Give him toys to keep him occupied and plenty of them because he will want to chew and if you con't supply him with plenty he'll find his own things to chew on. Good Luck and keep us updated.
 
Carver is 8 months old and the kennel was used for one of our friends labs. He doesn't have accidents when he's in the kennel. I wasn't sure if that would be considered mean. My upstairs is tile with on piece of carpet and that seems to be where he likes to pee. everything else has been put up and i make sure he has all of his favorite toys and keep blinds up so he can look out the window. Would it be better to get the pads instead. thanks so much for your imput.
 
At 8 months old, you should not need pads.

While it's not ideal, you pup should be able to hold himself in his crate for that time. The best scenario is is you can have someone come home a lunchtime to let him out.

A compromise, which is what I've done for my pup, Bacca is to put his crate inside an Xpen. He still has limited access to the house (to avoid chewing) but can get up and stretch his legs and have a little water.

I still come home at lunch anyway, but there is the rare occasion when I cannot make it home. With this, I know that I've done the best that I can to keep him safe and comfortable.
 
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