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[quote=Anonymous]There are two things you do to see if your dog is house safe. Increase (alone) time. Increase space. You do not do both at once. So, you could say, leave him in a dog proofed room, for the time you walk down to the mailbox and come back. Next time, you'd walk a block and come back. Next time, you'd go to the post office and come back. Next time, you'd do the groceries, and come back. If that goes well, you expand space. Leave him in a larger space - say, the upstairs, with all doors closed except to one bedroom and the hallway, then two bedrooms open, and so on, until he can be safe upstairs, and then start with downstairs. Generally speaking, leaving the dog alone for an hour or so gives you a fairly good idea of how they're likely to do. Most 7 month old dogs are not ready for being left with unlimited freedom for a work day.[/quote]
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