Im getting a bichon frise and it will be alone six hours monday-friday what should i do?

Question

I can only have 1 puppy what should i do and im getting a bichon frise cause my mom is allergic to dogs

Answer 1

I'm gonna assume the 6 hrs is for school... hmm... how close to your school do you live? can you run home on your lunch hour and give her a little love?

Answer 2

I have a Bichonpoo (1/2 Bichon 1/2 Poodle) she is 4 months old. She is very people oriented. She loves EVERYONE. I am home almost all the time with her. I have multiple sclerosis and can't work. I leave her a couple hours at time while I go to therapy. I would NEVER leave her for 6 hours a day 5 days a week. That is cruel. Bichons love people. If you can't find someone to come in every 2 or 3 hours and let her out and play with her for a 1/2 hour or so then wait to get the puppy when you have more time. It is not fair to the dog.

Answer 3

Adopt an adult bichon. There are many in shelters, check out Petfinder.com

A puppy can only hold its bladder for about .5 -1 hr for every month old it is. With a small breed puppy it is really less than 1 hr.

That means if you bring home an 8 week old puppy it needs to go out AT LEAST once an hour. If you put it in a crate, it will be forced to pee on itself. This will make housetraining nearly impossible as it will be used to using its bed as its toilet.

Please consider an adult, they can be confined to a crate for 6 straight hours - no problem.

If you insist on a puppy, the only humane thing you can do is confine it to a bathroom or tiled kitchen and let it go on puppy pads. Forcing a puppy to try and hold it or be forced to go in its crate is just cruel.

Puppies need tons of attention and training, if you're at school all day, consider an adult! It will make your life and the dog's life much easier.

Answer 4

Try and get a sitter or a person you trust to care for it during the hours you are away.Only until it is old enough to be left in the home alone and you can trust it not to chew cords ,furniture,shoes etc.Keep it warm and make sure that it eats at least 3-4 X's a day and takes water.The number one killer of small dogs is letting them get chilled,and not eating right or enough.These small breeds also become anxious very easy due to change of environment.And even separation anxiety.When you have loved it sooo much while at home and then you leave it for long periods.You must address all these issues when getting a new puppy.Good Luck

Answer 5

You shouldn't get one. Anyone who tells you that bichons are hypo-allergenic is full of it. If the breeder told you that, then run from this breeder.

It's not right to leave a puppy alone for 6 hours at a time. Especially not a family oriented breed such as this.

Since you still live with your mom, what happens when you move out? Will you be going to college? Where do you expect to live? A dorm certainly won't allow a dog. Can you afford $1000 a month for a pet friendly apartment? What happens if the dog gets sick with a $1000 vet bill during finals week? Can you take the week off to nurse him back to health? Can you afford the $1000 vet bill?

What happens after college? Are you planning to work 8-10 hours a day? What happens to the dog at this point?

No child or teenager should 'own' a dog. Their lives change far too dramatically and frequently to be responsible owners of a pet. Sorry, but you really have to consider the dog's well-being, not just your desires.


Edit: Actually Leslie, what I'm saying is that a child should not own a dog and that said dog should not be left home alone 6 hours 5 days a week because of school. If he can't provide some sort of care for the puppy, or the adult, during that time then no, he should not have a dog. I know plenty of people who come home during lunch to take care of their dogs - why don't you?

Don't feel sorry for me, feel happy for my dog. That I love it enough not to make it a family member, not an afterthought that's focused on MEMEMEMEMEMEMEME. NO dog should be left more than 3-4 hours on a regular basis. If you do this, you are being selfish - it's not much better than having a dog live in a shelter. This is aside from the other points of this child moving out in the next 6 years. But no, you have to focus on what you are probably doing to your poor dog instead of listening to the argument. You have some nerve making judgments on how "sad" my life is. For Shame. But, that's the argument of a self-centered child for you - no real facts, just offensive BS.

Answer 6

no leslie we are not saying anyone who is away from thier home for 6 hours a day should not get a dog... we are saying that he should not get a puppy! puppies can't hold thier urine for as long as a properly housetrained adult dog can. especially small breed puppies! Puppies NEED socialization & constant attention. you wouldn't want to leave a baby human alone for 6 hours... you wouldn't want to leave a baby dog alone for 6 hours either, there is all sorts of mayhem, and danger for a puppy to get into if not confined to a puppy proofed enviornment. Confining a puppy to a crate for 6 hours a day is cruelty! confining an adult dog with fun toys & chewies & a comfy place to sleep in a crate for 6 hours a day is fine... But with a small breed like a bichon frise you really should consider doggy daycare,every day for a puppy or at least 2-3 days a week for an adult dog so it can be socialized.

Answer 7

Get up early and play with her so that she is physically tired. (Not too much if she is a puppy!) Then she'll be less likly to have seperation anxity. Make sure she tinkles. As soon as you get home, take her out for a walk or playtime. Training and exercise are neccesary for smart dogs like bichons. Oh, and crate training is an option, but I have no idea how to go about it. Do a serch. That may help. Congrats on your new darling!

Answer 8

It should be fine if you spend extra time with it when you can...but it will probably start to bark a lot if it finds itself lonely. It would be nice if your mom was there so that the dog will have some one to watch.

A nice thing to do is turn on a tv or radio so it feels more comfortable.

Oh, one thing you should watch though, even though bichons are considered hypo-allergic some people are allergic to the dandruf, not the hair, so you should probably have her around a couple for awhile, to make sure she will be fine with them. And they do loose some hair...but not a whole lot, if you brush them out every day it should be fine.

Good luck...I love the bichons, and they should be fine

Answer 9

Good grief people!!! Are you actually saying that anyone who has to be gone from their house 6 hours a day should not own a dog? So basically anyone that has a job can't have dogs. Do all of you people just sit home all day next to your dogs? You never go places for more than a few hours a day that you can't take your dog? What sad lives you must have.
Get your pup a crate that is big enough for him to stand up, lie down, and turn around in. But not big enough for him to get away from his accident were he to have one. This will discourage him from messing. Don't put food or water in his crate. Make sure to take him out right before you leave him. Try to schedule meal times well before you leave. Most pups need to go soon after meals, so make sure he does his business before you leave. Take him out as soon as you get home. Try to make the crate a pleasant place by giving him toys or something that smells like you. You will probably have a few accidents but your pup will learn quickly and he gets older will be able to hold his bladder longer. Don't worry your pup will do fine and be very excited to see you when you get home.

Answer 10

Look up information on crate training. I did that with our puppy but in the beginning you can't leave them alone for that long. If it is going to be an outdoor dog then I guess you could leave it outside. You should take it on at least one long walk (45 minutes) daily and interact with him/her a lot. It will get anxious if it is ignored daily and then you will end up with a hyper dog.

Answer 11

Crate Train the animal and do not get a puppy that is very young as pups (depending on age) can only hold their bladder for a few hours.

http://www.leerburg.com/housebrk.htm will give you the how-to's in a very straight forward and honest manner.

Don't look for much handholding from that site though, Ed Frawley means business and he's an incredible trainer!