Babysitting a pomapoo (i think half palmaranian and half poodle) for my aunt for a month. The puppy is 7 months max. The little bugger gets super depressed when my wife and I leave for work in the morning. Starts barking and whimpering. Otherwise he never barks. He is super cute and me wifey thinks its really cruel to leave a single puppy home alone. When I come home the dog attacks me like crazy. I take him for a walk and he does his business. I have to take him every 3 hours or so for 10 min. I really dont mind that. Of course he pees on the carpet in our apt which is pissing me off. I don't want to spend a few hundred dollars to get him trained especially since he is not even my dog. So is it cruel to leave him home alone? What kinda toys and food should I leave him to keep him entertained for 6-8 hrs. How the hell do I make him stop peeing?
Put him in a kennel. Dogs won't pee in "their" area, especially if it is somewhere they sit all day. I know it sounds mean to lock them up all day, but my dog does fine with it. I just have to play like crazy with him when I get home!
We got a second dog to keep the first dog company when we weren't at home. Unfortunately some dogs are just a bit more high maintenance and require more human attention. You need to praise the dog when he pees outside. When he has peed inside, put his nose up to it and scold him. If you're consistent with that approach, the dog will eventually get that peeing is supposed to be done outside.
You leave a puppy inside all day and get angry when he pees on the carpet? What do you expect him to do, hold it all day? Get a pee pad, or crate train him.
okay my wife thinks its cruel to leave him locked up in a 2 bedroom apt all day. and you guys want me to put him in a kennel or confine him to the kitchen? please call my wife and explain that its okay to do that. (no i am not posting pics you dumb bastards). actually i hate doing it to because he makes this really sad puppy face and has gotten really attached to me. when i get a house in a year or so i would definitely consider getting two dogs to keep each other company. he does have a pee pad but never uses it. i'm guessing cause he is not trained.
Tell your wife to read up a little bit more on dogs before dismissing ideas. Dogs crave confined spaces where they are in control. Being alone in an empty apartment or house all day without being used to it can be very upsetting to them, as dogs and especially puppies, are easily overwhelmed. Like a child, puppies crave discipline and boundaries, even if they make the sad face.
a pomapoo, are you for real? i'd be taking that thing for a ride, if you know what i mean. jesus, it's not like it's a real dog or anything.
He is perfectly fine by himself for those 6-8 hours. In fact, the earlier he can learn that you won't be around 24/7, the better. As others have said, you should keep him contained to an area, and preferably with tile. Give him enough food for one meal, some water, and a puppy pad. There's not much you can do to make sure he goes on the pad while you're gone, but don't worry about that. Just make sure he goes on it when you're home and you can place him onto it when he's ready.
one time...at puppy "home alone" camp...i left my 2 ridgeback puppies sealed in the kitchen area with food, water, crate, toys, and puppy training pad. puppy #1 pooped on the puppy training pad. peed on the kitchen floor. chewed up/off half of the puppy pad with the turds on it. strew it around the kitchen. pee everywhere. puppies slipping and sliding in pee/poo excrement. then, they start eating the wood kitchen cabinets. i'm not even sure what puppy #2 did. case went to court. they both got off cause they were too young. those little wankers. 9 and 1/2 years later...i still have to laugh.
yeah...take it for a ride. When the aunt gets home, just go buy a new one. She won't know the difference. seriously, read Surfguy's posts. there is no simple solution. I'd crate it. It's not cruel. do you have a heated garage? Is wifey saying that because she really just doesn't want to deal with it and wants you to find another solution, entirely? about the pomapoo going crazy when you get home, with all your might, just ignore it for a few minutes. Try your best not to reinforce the crazy greeting behavior. Don't look at them or talk just walk to another room. Or just stand there still until they calm down. Helps them chill out. Go change to walking clothes and take it out immediately after it calms down. Sometimes they will pee just knowing you are about to get home, or by hearing the car door close...if not doing it as a greeting in front of you. as for toys, beware of giving them too many, it can lead to them thinking everything on the floor is a toy, even your shoes. Best to have just one favorite toy. Or swap them out when they get bored with one. good luck it really is tough in an apt.
You need to crate train him. He'll hate it so much when you start, but he'll end up loving his crate. There's nothing cruel about leaving him alone and/or crate training him so long as he gets plenty of exercise and attention when you're home. Yeah, he'll tug at your heart and make you feel guilty when you start the training. But dogs have evolved to manipulate humans like that over thousands of years. Just have some self control and it'll work out.
I'm in a hell hole. I kept 2 of my dogs puppies...should never have done so. I wanted to keep one, but my gf wanted one too. And ofcourse, we now live together. Mother = Beagle Puppies = Beagle/Pittbull mix.
Like big eared pitbulls. Sweet dogs, I gave away the other 4 puppies. They were gone in nearly 2 days. Spoiler
