I go to work about 3:30 and sometimes I won't get home until 3 or 3:30 am,will a 10 week old puppy be ok?

Answer 1

Not really. Unless you are letting the dog run and don't mind him going potty on your floor. Dogs that are small as adults (Toy Poodle) need to go potty about 10min after eating and need to eat every 4 hrs. Dogs that are Med. as adults (Beagle) need to potty about 15-17min after eating and need to eat every 4-6hrs. Dogs that will me Large as adults (Labs) need to potty about 20-30min after eating and eat ever 6-8hrs.

Rethink a puppy. May be adopt a older potty trained dog. Or get a cat... they need less attention.

Answer 2

Yoou can housebreak him as he gets older but it will take longer because of your prolonged absence.

Right now he is just a wee baby. He'll sleep a LOT as it is.

I can't believe these people saying you need to have someone come every two hours to check on an animal left with food and water -and in this case, a puppy with newspapers! They have some serious obsessive-complusive behavior and control problems. Don't hear then saying that about a cat.

You definitely want to have a crate for him - actually a little oversized so he has room to toddle about. Maybe a puppy playpen (see Drs. Foster & Smith website - reliable pet supply). Get a pen that is large enough to set the crate inside. Cover the area of the pen with several layers of newspaper. Put a soft bed/ blanket in the play area (puppies fall asleep ight where they are) and make up the same thing in his crate. A crate alone would be too confining for all those hours.

You are going to have to leave water and food for all those hours. You will need bowls that he can't dump. You might want to consider an automaitc water and automatic feeder. (See Foster & Smith.)

Set up his quarters in an area where it won't matter if he newspapers get soaked - tile or vinyl.

Give him lots and lots of toys and things to play with. Puppies love raw carrots to chew on.

Not a good idea just to confine him in a room. Invariably, no matter how well you think you have checked, they will find something to get into - and often something that will hurt them.

Your house training is going to get slowed way down because you won't be there to feed at set times and take him out on schedule. He will be used to finding the newspapers. You will have to be 4 times as diligent when you are home about getting him outside and off the newspapers - best then if you can close him out of "his" area and that means that room..

You will be using the crate/pen and newspapers for along time.. He will be between 10 -12 months before he can go 12 hours. Dogs can do that if you arrange their feeding schedule properly,

(And for all of you who say that they can not - well, guess no one told my service dog who has had to do that when we fly what with getting to the airport with security and a very long flight. And Service dogs fly in the cabin of the plane at his partner's feet.)

It can be done - know lots of people who managed it successfully and had very happy, well mannered and well adjusted dogs.

Plan ahead - when he is old enough (which is after he finishes his series ofpuppy vaccinations), you will wnat to start puppy/obedience classes wth hi.

Answer 3

until the puppy is older use a crate...make sure it is plenty big to accomodate him as he grows...keep water, newspapers and a towel or something similar in there for when you are gone...also a toy wouldnt hurt and a rawhide chew

i work 12 hr shift and have 3 dogs....when they are not able to be outside when i work they stay in our bedroom with no access to any other part of the house with the tv on

if hubby is not working out of state the longest they are in there is 9-11 hrs...if hubby is out of state they may be there for up to 13 1/2 hrs....they go the vet on a regular basis for checkups and shots and also as needed for injuries and illness.....the vet says they are very healthy dogs and it does show...they are always happy

my schedule is like this....work 2 days off 2 work 3 nights off 2 work 2 days off 3 and it starts all over again

until your puppy gets older and can go without food for longer periods it might be good to leave him a small amount of dry food along with the water

if you have a yard you can set up a little kennel with a dog house also
just make sure you scoop the poop out every day

we have 1/4 acre fenced in for our dogs that has some bushes and trees for shade and that is where they stay when it is not raining, to hot or to cold when we are gone

good luck

dont let these ppl tell you that you dont have time for a dog.....our 3 are very happy and the only thing they would tell you if they could talk was they would want me home 24/7 but if they want to eat i have to work...lol

Answer 4

no. i was just going to adopt a 10 week old dog myself. my work hours are 8:30-5. the man told me a puppy can not physically hold it's urine that long. he said a dog can only hold it's urine 1 hour for each month it is old. so a 10 week puppy would only be able to hold it's urine for about 2 and 1/2 hours. the dog would have been in a kennel while i was gone, but going in the kennel would not be good either. i

Answer 5

It is too long too leave a dog no matter how old it is. Firstly puppy's should not left any longer than they are old. Example a three month old pup shouldn't be left any longer than three hours and this time should not exceed eight hours at eight months. so if you do plan on getting it or already have it you should have someone come over to let him out for at least a half an hour for any amount of time past eight hours.

Answer 6

so you are talking about 12 hours? You need to look into having someone look on the puppy once or twice while you are out. 12 hours without going out is too long for a 10 week old puppy.

Answer 7

Keep your leather shoes out of reach and anything else that you do not want ruined. The dog will suffer from separation anxiety. Dogs are pack animals and if you are not home to establish the fact that you are the head of the pack the dog will be nervous.
The dog needs a clear leader and a family to bond with If you are not there the dog will have no guidance.

Answer 8

puppies require lots of time, and that is an awful long time to be gone from one. I raise dogs, and if someone came to me looking for a puppy and they told me that there would not be someone there for that period of time, I would not sell them one. It is not fair to the pup to be away from you for that long, and when they are young like that, they need to go to the bathroom more often, and even be fed more often. I don't think that right now is a good time for you to get a puppy... you might try something else... like a hamster or something that don't require that much time...

Answer 9

that's way to long for the puppy to be alone, at least have someone come in about every four hours to take it outside.

Hopefully you have short work week so you can make up time lost being spent with it. they need a lot of interaction.

Answer 10

thats way too long for your puppy to go without food or a potty break. if you cant get home between these times you may need to ask someone to go in and walk him and feed him. They shouldnt in their crates for more than 6-8 hours when they are this young.

p.s you shouldnt feed your puppy while he is in the crate....eating stimulates bowel movements...only treats should be in there with him...oh and water is OK