Hi everyone,
I'm new here, I'm currently fostering a 4 month old doberman puppy for a rescue group in my area. I've never owned a puppy before, I adopted my dog when he was two. Can someone tell me how much playtime a 4 month old pup should get each day?
I take her out every two hours for a potty break, since she is not housebroken yet. When I am not playing with her I put her in our bathroom since it the easiest room to puppy proof, I crate her at night. Right now she gets an hour of playtime in the morning, and then little half hour spurts of play and training the rest of the day, usually when she goes out for potty breaks. So she gets maybe 3 hours total of playing and running around the house and yard. Is this normal? Every time I put her back in the bathroom she cries and I feel horrible, like I'm not giving her enough attention. She is very hyper, and my other dog I think has had enough of her! He's good around her, but he's older and she even wears him out.
I was just curious what other peoples schedule for their pups are to make sure I'm doing this right.
Thanks!
I'm new here, I'm currently fostering a 4 month old doberman puppy for a rescue group in my area. I've never owned a puppy before, I adopted my dog when he was two. Can someone tell me how much playtime a 4 month old pup should get each day?
I take her out every two hours for a potty break, since she is not housebroken yet. When I am not playing with her I put her in our bathroom since it the easiest room to puppy proof, I crate her at night. Right now she gets an hour of playtime in the morning, and then little half hour spurts of play and training the rest of the day, usually when she goes out for potty breaks. So she gets maybe 3 hours total of playing and running around the house and yard. Is this normal? Every time I put her back in the bathroom she cries and I feel horrible, like I'm not giving her enough attention. She is very hyper, and my other dog I think has had enough of her! He's good around her, but he's older and she even wears him out.
I was just curious what other peoples schedule for their pups are to make sure I'm doing this right.
Thanks!