We are bringing out new puppy home in a few days...she is 8 weeks old and I have a couple of questions...
Where should she sleep? Is it alright for her to sleep in a little bed beside our bed? I know I will be getting up with her a couple of times a night for the first little while to take her out for a pee during the night. We picked up a crate for her but to be honest, my wife and I don't really want her to have to be locked in her crate all night.
What about during the day when we are at work and she is home alone...should she be closed in her crate or should we block off a section in the kitchen or something to give her a bit more room?
Her day will usually go something like this...
She will probably get up in the morning with me at about 6am...out for a walk/pee and have breakfast. I'm off to work just after 7am and my wife will be home until about 9am getting the kids ready for school. I am then home for lunch for an hour from 1-2pm and then my wife is home from work by 3:30pm to get the kids off the school bus.
So in total she will be home by herself for about 4 hours in the morning and 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon.
For the first little while I will be able to sneak away from work before lunch to let her out for a pee...so that first 4 hours alone will be broken up.
Anyways...that's where we stand right now. We are all pretty excited to get her home. Any advice or tips you could pass along would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Where should she sleep? Is it alright for her to sleep in a little bed beside our bed? I know I will be getting up with her a couple of times a night for the first little while to take her out for a pee during the night. We picked up a crate for her but to be honest, my wife and I don't really want her to have to be locked in her crate all night.
What about during the day when we are at work and she is home alone...should she be closed in her crate or should we block off a section in the kitchen or something to give her a bit more room?
Her day will usually go something like this...
She will probably get up in the morning with me at about 6am...out for a walk/pee and have breakfast. I'm off to work just after 7am and my wife will be home until about 9am getting the kids ready for school. I am then home for lunch for an hour from 1-2pm and then my wife is home from work by 3:30pm to get the kids off the school bus.
So in total she will be home by herself for about 4 hours in the morning and 1 1/2 hours in the afternoon.
For the first little while I will be able to sneak away from work before lunch to let her out for a pee...so that first 4 hours alone will be broken up.
Anyways...that's where we stand right now. We are all pretty excited to get her home. Any advice or tips you could pass along would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
