Advice - Leaving pup at home

krlyr

harveybobbles wrote: »

Please could you remove the bit where you say the Pug is 10 weeks old and you got it 3 weeks ago. no puppy should leave its mother at 7 weeks.

I'll come back later to reply to the original question etc.

Why should OP remove it if it is true? It gives some good information in terms of puppy's age, how much time she's had to train it so far and so on so it's relevant information.
It may not be ideal but some breeders do feel 7 weeks old is a suitable age in some cases and perhaps even preferable in some breeds that have an earlier "fear stage" because it allows the owner to get them exposed to vital socialisation (outside world, cars, vets, other dogs, people, etc.) before entering that naturally cautious stage. In any case, even if it's not ideal, at least by having the information, OP and other readers of the thread can be educated on why it's not ideal, and the information can be used to make points relvanet to OP and this particular puppy. Had the dog's age been missed out it could have changed the tone a lot - although not the best solution, many adult dogs would cope with this kind of situation fine, and an older puppy might be OK with just a flying visitng from a friend/relative/dog walker, but a 10 week old puppy is far less suited to this kind of setup for multiple reasons.

peachyprice

harveybobbles wrote: »

Please could you remove the bit where you say the Pug is 10 weeks old and you got it 3 weeks ago. no puppy should leave its mother at 7 weeks.

I'll come back later to reply to the original question etc.

What a bizzare request. If OP removes those words from her question does that mean it didn't really happen?

Welshwoofs

alisara wrote: »

I tried and I can't find anyone, and to be honest I wouldn't feel comfortable with someone coming into my home during the day when I am not there.

Doggy day care/dog sitter then. I guarantee that there'll be someone in your area doing it. Ask other dog owners you see out walking if you don't see anything in the local paper or on a Net search.

A puppy of that age is going to need to at least pee within a 7 hour period. If you get doggy day care/a sitter there'll also be the side benefit of having lots of socialisation.

Mojisola

Welshwoofs wrote: »

Doggy day care/dog sitter then. I guarantee that there'll be someone in your area doing it. Ask other dog owners you see out walking if you don't see anything in the local paper or on a Net search.

A puppy of that age is going to need to at least pee within a 7 hour period. If you get doggy day care/a sitter there'll also be the side benefit of having lots of socialisation.

Also ask at the local vets.

If you leave of puppy of that age alone for so long, expect to get behavioural problems as well as regular messes.

podperson

I'm sorry but I think you may need to get used to the idea of someone going into the house for the good of your puppy. 7 hours is too long for them to be left alone at that age - they should be getting fed 3 times a day so will need a lunch time feed and at least one toilet break (I would say two would be better, though if your dd is home earlier then perhaps she could take her out when she gets back) and expecting them to go inside will disrupt their toilet training. I appreciate it's not ideal but most dog walkers/sitters are police checked and you can ask them for references beforehand.

peachyprice

Could you teenage daughter come home from school (assuming she's at school here as you said she'll be home before you) at lunchtimes at least until Easter?

Could you ask work if you can have an extra half hour for lunch and add it onto the end of the day so that you have time to come home? I don't think that's an unreasonable considering there's only a problem because of the change in working hours.

con1888

7 hours is far too long to be left alone. My pup who is now 5 months doesn't even get left that long, the longest he has been left is 5 hours as I got stuck at the hairdressers then stuck in traffic, I felt terrible when I got back because he was bursting for the loo, Luckily he had been able to hold it in but he is house trained.

I work full days 3x a week but I come home on my lunch break for an hour and bf is a nightshift worker so he is awake for a few hours when he comes in in the morning.

You are going to need to get a dog walker/sitter or doggy daycare, anything else imo would be cruel and unfair.

alisara

Thank you all for your replies, except the weird one regarding 7 weeks, I bought my pup from a reputable breeder and she was only a day of 8 weeks.

I have another week left before returning to work and have lined my sister up for one of the days, so that leaves me with 2 days to fill. I will now look for someone to pop in for same.

Thanks so much everyone. I do wonder if there is anyone else who has been in the position of leaving a pup alone, people must work?

_Andy_

Why did you get a puppy when you knew you wouldn't be there to look after it?

Why buy from a breeder, thus filling their pockets, whilst there are thousands of rescue dogs out there?

thorsoak

Sadly, it would appear that the breeder from whom you bought this puppy has no concern for the puppy's welfare, nor for you. No responsible breeder would have (a) let you take a pug puppy at 7 weeks of age and (b) would not contemplate you as a buyer when you have no arrangements in place for a puppy of that age not to be left alone for such a long time. It does not bode well for the long-term health of the puppy

However, you have to put the puppy first - and you HAVE to arrange for some-one to look after this puppy during the day - but that it going to be a problem when the poor thing hasn't even had its vaccinations You have a choice here though - you either have someone in the house to play with the puppy, let it out for pee/poopy breaks, and then later,to socialise it. Either that - or you rehome the puppy.

Not an easy choice - but the puppy's needs have to come before your likes/dislikes. It did not choose to be bought by someone who cannot put its needs first. You chose to have the puppy - and with the puppy comes responsibility.