wow she is a small baby , i dont know much about puppies at that age but u will most definitely get information on this forum.. for how long is she alone ? i think shes still too young to hold thru the nite. good luck with her oo n welcome to sm!
And please correct me, anyone, if I'm wrong....but yes, I heard the same rule of thumb - (someone actually posted it in response to something I had posted but I can't find it now) - except I think I remember it being "1 hour MORE than their age in months" - i.e. if they're 1 month old then they can hold it for 2 hours, if they're 2 months old, they can hold it for 3 hours, etc. - but I may be remembering wrong. But then of course, you have to account for their small bladder and so on. And then also, they go and throw you off by holding it almost all night....I guess at night it's a bit different though, since they're most likely not drinking.Hi!! So glad you joined SM!!Zoe is precious!! Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've heard the rule about puppies being able to hold their pee being correlated to their age. Meaning if she is 1 month, then they can hold for 1 hour, 2 months for 2 hours, etc.
Actually Kitkat, what you said sounds more like it! Thanks for the correction.And please correct me, anyone, if I'm wrong....but yes, I heard the same rule of thumb - (someone actually posted it in response to something I had posted but I can't find it now) - except I think I remember it being "1 hour MORE than their age in months" - i.e. if they're 1 month old then they can hold it for 2 hours, if they're 2 months old, they can hold it for 3 hours, etc. - but I may be remembering wrong. But then of course, you have to account for their small bladder and so on. And then also, they go and throw you off by holding it almost all night....I guess at night it's a bit different though, since they're most likely not drinking.
I do not think putting the puppy in the bath tub is safe and it doesn't sound appropriate. I think there was a comment about putting the crate in the x-pen. That is a great idea.
I got mine at 6 weeks. I purchased a product called "Summer toddler playyard" very similar to an x-pen. I put her crate, her toys and a pee pad in that playyard. It worked out fabulous. I also kept the gate open on the crate and the playyard was closed at certain times. I kept nice and cozy blankets in her crate and she loved it and adapted very well.
when we're at work we keep her in the bath tub with half bedding and one pee pad in which she uses since we dont want her to have to hold it.. we come home to feed her and take her to her pad for lunch.. when we're home, we take her upstairs and she gets rewarded for using the pee pad which she is getting much better at now. she stays in the tub overnight and uses the pad as well but we want her to start sleeping overnigh in the crate so she can sleep closer to us but she won't stop crying and we don't want her to hold it too long so we let her have her pad in the tub.Thanks!