Our puppy is nearly 1...and she's grown over the last year. When we first got Sadie we kept her in our "guest bathroom" while we were at work. She learned pretty quickly that she should try to hold it vs going potty in the house, because if she went then she had to be in/near it all day. That lasted around 5 or 6 months, but then we discovered she needed to be in a bigger space.
We invested in a $10 baby gate and borrowed a bigger, sturdier gate from my mom. It took some manipulating, but we figured out how to corral her in the kitchen. She did pretty well with that too. It really is remarkable since we're gone 11-13 hours a day. Well, it was a good plan until Sadie got bigger and discovered she could jump the big gate and get out.
Evidently Dave saw Sadie jump about a month ago, but I had no idea. At any rate, we now use the big gate to block Sadie from going upstairs while we're at work. She's done really well at holding it in this week. Now we'll just have to see how long this new plan works. Oh the joys of the growing little ones. :)
We invested in a $10 baby gate and borrowed a bigger, sturdier gate from my mom. It took some manipulating, but we figured out how to corral her in the kitchen. She did pretty well with that too. It really is remarkable since we're gone 11-13 hours a day. Well, it was a good plan until Sadie got bigger and discovered she could jump the big gate and get out.
Evidently Dave saw Sadie jump about a month ago, but I had no idea. At any rate, we now use the big gate to block Sadie from going upstairs while we're at work. She's done really well at holding it in this week. Now we'll just have to see how long this new plan works. Oh the joys of the growing little ones. :)
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