Is it safe to leave new puppy in the garage while at work (gone for10hrs) so it doesnt tear up the house?

Answer 1

Your puppy will likely survive being in the garage for 10 hours per day..but you are VERY likley to have a pup with major phycological issues..aggressiveness, fear biting, insessant barking, won't house train, separation anxiety, Hyper-activity, peeing-pooping on bed or furniture, depressed immune system. skin, allergies and digestive problems that are stress related..

the pups phyche will be harmed, EXACTLY as a child's would be if left in a garage 10 hours per day...Just too many problems to address.

Please consider a doggy day care... Your local pet supply will tell you who and where they are in your area.

Otherwise, your dog will be impossible to live with, and will end up in the shelter, as being too distructive or aggressive...

Answer 2

As long as....

Your garage has climate control (in summer heat, if your garage does not have a/c, if you leave the door shut it will be an oven)

You leave a proper potty space there for the puppy. Puppies can't physically hold it for more than a couple of hours and you're going to have a devil of a time housetraining with being gone so long every day.

You leave chew toys and games to keep puppy interested and occupied.

The garage is totally puppy-proofed. I don't know about you but I keep chemicals and toxic substances in my garage. I'd get an excersise-pen and set it up so the pup is confined to a safe area.


Frankly, if you work that much, you should have gotten an adult dog, not a puppy.

Answer 3

There are too many hazards in a garage as well as the fact that it's probably not air conditioned. Instead, you could crate your puppy or close off a safe area (large bathroom or laundry room) and make sure that anything the puppy can get into or ruin is out of reach. Have you considered hiring a dog walker/friend/family member to come in and walk the puppy while you're gone?

Answer 4

I love watching animal planet and they were doing this show about puppies and they had a person on it kind of like you. Well, they advised her when leaving her dog alone for long periods of time to keep it in a single area with food, water, a means of cooling itself, and toys. The suggested leaving a small fan up high so it wouldn't get to it and it could keep the puppy cool, leaving his puppy bed in there so he could sleep, and putting it's food in toys. You know those wobbles that you put treats in? Get several and put your puppy's food in there so it will be entertained most likely until you get home. Also, leave some in a bowl, just in case he doesn't get into the wobbler. Leave cold fresh water and make sure there's nothing toxic or something that he can tear apart is near by because he could easily choke on small pieces he rips or ingest the toxic material. Once you get home make sure that you take him out for a walk and spend maybe an hour with your puppy so it will get used to you especially since you will be gone for ten hours it could make the puppy feel abandoned.

Or I suggest placing it in a single room with the door closed with the same things I suggested you put in the garage if the garage is too hot for him.

Answer 5

If the puppy is going to be home and unsupervised for short periods of time (2-4 hours) I usually recommend crate training, but apparently your puppy is going to have to spend 10 hours alone.

If that is the case, if you can't hire a dog walker to relieve your puppy, I would think that the garage would be the best alternative. At least he would have more room to run around. So the answer is "yes, the garage would be okay as long as there is adequate ventilation for hot days". Are there any windows that you can open and a fan that you could sit on a table out with the electric cord out of the reach of the puppy?

Puppies have small bladders and can't hold their urine for long periods of time. As they get older, their bladder grows and they can be trusted for longer periods of time.

Of course, puppies can be chewers, so even then make sure your puppy has his own things to chew on available to him. Maybe then you can leave him/her in the house when he out grows the puppy stage.

Your puppy will do fine in the garage as long as there are no toxic chemicals that he can get into and I mean no even one drop of leaked antifreeze on the garage floor. Make sure he has a comfortable bed, water and some food as well and don't forget toys.(chew toys and a KONG with some treats and pluged with a spoon of peanut butter.) You may even want to leave a radio on for him so he doesn't feel so alone and isolated. Good luck with your new puppy.

Answer 6

No, it is not safe. There are too many things in a garage that can harm a puppy and it would be too lonely. Buy a crate to put him in and keep him in the house while you are gone, make sure he has some water and a nice clean towel or blanket to sleep on. If you are going to be gone a long time, remember puppies need to relieve themselves every 20 minutes or so depending on its age.

Answer 7

you can have children/animals or nice things. that is the way of the world. if you have a puppy, it will never be as easy to deal with as a lamp. you must make adjustments because the puppy can only be expected to do so much... he's just a puppy! think about leaving a small child for ten hours in a hot enclosed space by himself. it isn't right. he will be a spaz when he sees you again from being bored and lonely all day... so if you want to be able to have a dog that doesn't tear up your house, you will have to come up with a better plan.

have a little compassion and you'll have a better dog when he grows up!

Answer 8

ONly if you have it confined to a safe area where it cannot get into anything dangerous. The puppy should have its own space, anyway. It isn't ideal to leave a puppy alone for 10 hours. It is very likely to start tearing things up, because it's bored. It needs socialization. Try to arrange for someone to come in and play with it if you absolutely have to be away that long.

Answer 9

Get a large crate. Most garages have too many toxic things in the garage that a puppy might get into. A large crate, something to sleep on and some chew toys and he'll learn to be busy. Take a 20 oz soda/water bottle and take the top off of it...put a half cup of dry dog food in it and put it in the crate...he can keep busy working on getting the kibble out. If he's busy he won't be tearing things up, he won't be barking endlessly. He learns good habits because he's not bored.

Answer 10

I seriously doubt it. A puppy will get into everything. Garages are too hot, too enclosed, and too full of poisons. If you don't treat your puppy with love, the puppy will grow up mean. Maybe you should reconsider owning the puppy if you can't provide it with a safe, loving environment to grow up in. Why did you get a puppy when you work for 10 hours every day?