i am having a puppy in a couple of weeks will it be ok left in a cage while im out of the house?

Question

It will come to work with me eventually but not until it has had its second injection!

Answer 1

A kennel type cage, big enough so your puppies head doesnt touch when standing and can turn around without getting stuck. As long as you have a cage that is roomy, not tight making your lil pup feel trapped. Yes its ok to leave your puppy in a cage when you leave the house.

Just make sure you arent gone too long from the house, having let the puppy do his potty & get a drink before putting him in the cage. Give your puppy a treat, everytime he goes in the cage, that way he will relate the cage with treats, and get in the cage when you want him to. Other wise puppies can get scared and fight or struggle to be put in a cage.

Great questions youve asked, you will make a great dog owner :) What puppy are you getting?

Answer 2

For a while. But not for too many weeks. Your pup is a pack animal and needs to join the pack, and have access to the whole pack space. When the pup has got used to a small domestic surrounding, try to put apart a reasonable area for the period of the day you will be absent. (say, a small room, like the kitchen or bathroom) to keep the pup in for a slightly more extended period (yes, there will be a mess, yes, there will be chewing - you're getting a Puppy, not a scalextric set...) but for the more extended period, when the pup is getting used to living in your house while you're out, it's critical that your furry friend has no reasonable access to electical cables, phone cables etc, or other hazards. At an early age, any cables or whatever above about 30 inches should be fine, dependent on breed. Leaving several toys as per some of the mentions above is a standard and is a must. You may also wish to consider leaving a small radio on somewhere in the room. Does seem to help.

Answer 3

Ok. Well first things first, how big is the kennel? If it is bigger than 5' by 4' and the puppy can stand up comfterbley than ok. Make sure that you put in plenty of water and a little food, (not to much it might gobble it down). Also put in a bed or a few soft blankets and a toy or 2. If you still feel uncofterble than ask your neighbor to check on it every 2 hours or so. Also puppys love to hear human voices so leave on the radio for it. Another thing is that at first mabye come home at lunch for a few minutes to hold it and console it. Also if at first it gets really nervous and rips up everything in the cage than give it alot of attention before work and leave ALOT of chew toys in the cage for the puppy. Good luck with your new family member!

Answer 4

The puppy will be just fine in a cage as long as the cage is big enough for you to put a folded blanket in the back and a piddle pad in the front. It is not necessary to have food and water in the cage unless you are going to be gone for a long time. As long as the puppy has a place to sleep and go to the bathroom there is no need to worry. Another thing you could do is put a little toy in the cage. I have a Dachshund that was a puppy not long ago and she tore up all sorts of thing while I was gone. I confined her to the kitchen and another room that was linoleum and she chewed through the kitchen chairs, tore up my table cloth, and tried to destroy the wall where the gate was. So, needless to say I put my Dachshund in a cage while I was out and she got over her destructive ways and she is a 1 yr and 2 mths old now. There is hope.

Answer 5

A 7 week old puppy will be ok in a crate for about 2 hours and then it will need attention and a toilet break and space to play.
An older puppy of about 3 months will be able to hold its wee for a bit longer and you can leave it for 3-4 hours max.
It is unkind to restrict a puppy to a crate for any longer than that - especially at this age when a pup really needs to spend lots of time learning from you and exploring etc.
You don't say where you live but it may be better to take your pup to work with you despite the risk of infection. If you work in a kennel this may be high but if you work in a shop - it will be comparitively low etc.
Good luck!

Answer 6

You should never leave a pup in it's crate for more than 3 or 4 hours. Any longer than that and it's going to foul the crate and that's not a good thing. It could make house training very hard if the pup learns it's OK to mess in the crate.
I'm glad it will be going to work with you at some point but while he is still saying at home you need to have someone let him out of the crate to go potty and make sure he has plenty of clean water and food.

Answer 7

nothing wrong w/ putting the puppy in a cage. That is the way I trained my puppy not to potty in the house but I would not do it all day long spend time with the puppy. My Miles is a year old and we are starting to leave him out of his cage. Do not use the cage as a scolding time for the puppy.

Answer 8

Depends how long you are at work. IF its going to be in the cage for more than 8 hours - this is too long for a young pup to hold its bladder at first, you will need to come home at lunch and let it out or have a neighbour do this.

Depends on the breed of the dog, less intelligent breeds like ShihTzu are ok with less attention where as a highly intelligent breed like Border Collie, or Jack Russell Terrier, will go mental without more interaction.

Answer 9

Buy a book about CRATE training, it's not referred to as a cage. I have found that baby gates to keep the dog in a certain area of the house work well, too. Like the bathroom since the floors are usually tiled and pee can be cleaned easily. The gate keeps the dog from getting out but allows the door to remain open. babies r us is a great source for gates.

Answer 10

When I got my puppy she was barely 8 weeks old. She should be fine while you are gone, but try this: Leave a radio on a talk show while you are gone for the first couple of days and see if that helps. You should also reward her when you put her in her crate every morning, that way she will like her crate.