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[quote=Anonymous]Living in the an apartment is not a big deal, but being out of the house all day is hard with a puppy, The rule of thumb is a puppy can hold its bladder for roughly 1 hr/each month of age. (These varies -- bigger breeds have bigger bladders.) So if you bring home a 8 week puppy, that dog will likely have to go out every 2 hours, INCLUDING through the night. So you cannot get a 8 week puppy and then not be home for 8 hrs a day during the day. It's just not fair to the dog and it's not going to end well. In your situation, I would highly recommend a crate trained 1 or 2 year old young dog, one that is already house trained and can stay at home. Even a young dog is going to need a dog-walker midday (any chance you can come home at lunch?) if you are out of the house all day.[/quote]
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