How long is the longest you should leave a puppy for?

Question

i cant take him shopping ( like food shopping etc) with me, coz i havent got a car and he hasnt had his second injection yet, so whats the maximum amount of time i should leave him for, hes a yorkshire terrier, and about 10 weeks old! thanks

Answer 1

no longer then 3 hours but try go to the time of 1hour to 2hours  

Answer 2

depending on how well trained he is...probably 3 hrs at the max. esp. since he is only 10 weeks.  

Answer 3

Between 2-3 hours.

My friend once left her Yorkie alone for 4 hours - she had to do a lot of cleaning when she returned!

Answer 4

i think its about a few hours. i dont even like leaving my puppy alone for 10 minutes

Answer 5

2-3 hours.  1 hour per month of age.

Answer 6

2-3 hours.. DEPENDS ON WHEN YOU FEED HIM LAST .... do you have a crate ? even longer w/ a crate

Answer 7

to start with about 3 hours and then you can slowly increase the time as the dog gets older!

Answer 8

A very maximum of 1 hour - puppies have very poor bladder and bowel control, so even if they know they shouldn't 'go', they have no choice!

Also, the pup isn't used to being alone so you need to very gently acclimatise it to being without you, but that's a very gradual process.

If he's not in a crate make sure there is newspaper on the floor nearest your back door (or wherever he will eventually go out when he's old enough to control his bladders and bowels).

Good luck!

Answer 9

1 hour max; take him to the toilet before you go out. Leave him in a safe area with water and chew toys. Let him out as soon as you get home.

Answer 10

3 hours.

Answer 11

To begin with a couple hours is okay and then you slowly increase it.  When I first go my pups I was married and he worked nights and I worked days so they were never alone for long.