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From:MA
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posted 09-12-2003 01:36 PM         

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I need some advice! I have a 9 month, and an 8 month old pug puppies. They have never been crated, and have run of the kitchen. However, they are STILL peeing and doing their "thing" on the paper. I am SICK to death of cleaning up poop and pee every morning, and every afternoon, and everynight! My house STINKS! I have told my husband I would like to crate them, but I don't want to seperate them during the day. It is not fair, we got two so that they had someone to play with during our long day at work. The other thing is, if we do crate them, it IS a long day. We are gone from 7:30 am, till 6 pm....any suggestions? I am at my wits end!

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posted 09-12-2003 02:02 PM            

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That is a pretty tough situation. Crating that long is too long for your dogs, so I would not do it. It seems that you are doing the only thing you can, given your long work day. Some dogs are better than others at learning to hold it, even when they are in an acceptable place to go, like the kitchen, but there is no way your dogs are going to hold it for what..10 or 11 hours. Maybe some dogs do when they are older, but I would not expect that from your young pugs, and if you are not home to train them and work with them, then this is probably the best you can expect. If you can't change your schedules somewhat then I think you are doing the only thing you can- giving them an acceptable place to go and a playmate to be with while you are gone. Is hiring a pet sitter to come over during the daytime an option?

[This message has been edited by jeminn (edited 09-12-2003).]

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posted 09-12-2003 04:41 PM         

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Crating is a good way to potty train. It would be good if you could have someone come over mid day to early afternoon to let them run a bit so they aren't crated all day. Some dogs take longer to potty train than others. My dog took a long time to get to where he wasn't having any accidents. I asked my uncle who was a dog trainer for law enforcement and he said crating is the best way to potty train them.

You might try to puppy training pads, at least they absorb better than newspaper.

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