How often do you take out your young dog?
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Anonymous
| If your dog is approx 10 mos. - 1 year, how often does he/she need to go out? I still find myself getting mine out every 3-4 hours (except overnight, of course), but I'm wondering if this is still necessary. |
Anonymous
| How big is the dog? Does she have accidents if you stretch the time? |
Anonymous
| 60-70 lbs. no accidents in many months. |
Anonymous
| Every two hours- don't wait too long! After a month every 3 hours |
Anonymous
| 10 months and 60 pounds. Four times a day is plenty. Right when you get up. Around lunch. Mid afternoon. Right before bed. |
Anonymous
| This thread makes me sad, as I'll never be able to own a dog again. I'm out of the house m-f from 630am- 5pm |
Anonymous
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At that age, mine got 5 walks a day, didn't go more than 3 hours without a walk.
20:45, adopt a dog that is at least 4 years old. Don't adopt a dog that age. |
Anonymous
Your schedule would be fine if you hire a dog walker to take it out in the middle of the day (and you adopt a house-trained adult, not a puppy). take it out right before you leave, right when you get home, and right before bed. I'd recommend a less active breed and a medium sized dog (some little dogs need taken out a lot but my 17 lb Chihuahua cross is fine with this schedule. Also my 20 lb Jack Russell before this was perfectly OK with this schedule. |
Anonymous
Honestly, my adult German Shepherds would be perfectly happy going out in the morning (around 7am), late afternoon (5:30ish) and late at night (10pm). I sometimes have to force them to go out with me mid-day. Lazy beasts. |
Anonymous
Don't be sad- you can always get a dog walker or daycare for dog. |
Anonymous
HA! lazy beast! not sure i could hire a dog walker, and as someone who has never had one before, it just seems strange to me! i had a backyard growing up so we let our dog out all the time, he was also a hunting dog and just loved being outside. i don't think i could handle a puppy, i have one kid and don't miss the newborn stage at all LOL |
Anonymous
My small dog is fine in the house from around 7:00am until the kids get home at 4pm to take her out. She has toys, food, water and a companion. No destruction or mess. An adult dog would probably be OK, a puppy would just have a piddle and chew fest. |
Anonymous
| My experience is that at about one year, my pup goes out 4x a day and can be left in the home uncrated in a closed area for short periods without mishap (not counting chewing). But I am conservative because I don't want an accident, only success. |
Anonymous
| Our puppy is 8 months old and hasn't had an accident in months. She goes out in the morning around 7-8 am. Gets a walk around noon. Then out again around 4 pm. She goes in & out to our backyard in the evening until 9 or 10 pm. |
Anonymous
| A lot also depends on breed, OP. Some dogs are high energy. |