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I have an adorable puppy who is 100% mutt named Milo. He is 8 months old and is SO stubborn (but the happiest little guy you'll ever meet).
Potty training has been a battle. At the beginning he refused to go outside, and would pee in his crate at night. I'm thankful that with lots of work - we have gotten past that.
But I believe I made a mistake with pad training him in the beginning because now he won't hold it when he needs to go or has a slight urge (even if it's barely a dribble of pee).
My dilemma: My boyfriend and I both work 8:30 am -6 pm. We used to keep him confined to the kitchen so if he had an accident, it wouldn't be a huge issue. Since then, he's grown into a ninja dog that can't be confined. He now gets free range of the house and we always come home to a poop accident in the hall or living room. Does anyone have experience with crating a pup for ~8 hours a day? I know he sleeps 90% of the time while we are gone anyways, but I just feel so guilty keeping him cooped up like that. Does anyone know of any other options to get him to hold it? I know he's capable of doing so... he's just stubborn.
Potty training has been a battle. At the beginning he refused to go outside, and would pee in his crate at night. I'm thankful that with lots of work - we have gotten past that.
But I believe I made a mistake with pad training him in the beginning because now he won't hold it when he needs to go or has a slight urge (even if it's barely a dribble of pee).
My dilemma: My boyfriend and I both work 8:30 am -6 pm. We used to keep him confined to the kitchen so if he had an accident, it wouldn't be a huge issue. Since then, he's grown into a ninja dog that can't be confined. He now gets free range of the house and we always come home to a poop accident in the hall or living room. Does anyone have experience with crating a pup for ~8 hours a day? I know he sleeps 90% of the time while we are gone anyways, but I just feel so guilty keeping him cooped up like that. Does anyone know of any other options to get him to hold it? I know he's capable of doing so... he's just stubborn.
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