I'm looking into getting a puppy. I have done quite a bit of research and there's one thing I'm not sure about. The question I have is about the potty training. My partner and I work full time and we have a schedule that is going to make it difficult in the evenings. I can come home for lunches, play with and walk the dog, but in the evenings its going to be between 4 and 5 hours without a person.
A lot of the reading I've been doing about puppies says they need to be out every 2 to 3 hours. I was thinking about putting a potty pad in the puppies space so that while we weren't there he/she would have somewhere to go. Will this be okay? or is there something better I can be doing?
I have had dogs before but they were all a little older. So I'm trying to get as much information before I get the puppy. Any help you all can give me is muchly appreciated.
A lot of the reading I've been doing about puppies says they need to be out every 2 to 3 hours. I was thinking about putting a potty pad in the puppies space so that while we weren't there he/she would have somewhere to go. Will this be okay? or is there something better I can be doing?
I have had dogs before but they were all a little older. So I'm trying to get as much information before I get the puppy. Any help you all can give me is muchly appreciated.