Hello,
I am about to get a Shih-Poo (Shih-Tzu and Pododle mix) puppy in about a month. When I asked the breeder of this puppy if it was okay to brain her to pee/poop indoors, she said it was fine, however, the only problem is that the puppy will ONLY know how to pee/poop indoors. So I couldn't take her outdoors when I am on vacation because she will be too used to using it indoors.
My mom, sister, and I leave the house by 8:00am, and get back at 5:50pm, so we would walk the puppy before/after we leave/come back. The only problem is that we don't want a dog walker during the day, so we would have to train it to sometimes go indoors/outdoors.
So is this okay to do this? And also how do I train my puppy? Should I buy a "dog litter box"?
Thanks a lot!
I am about to get a Shih-Poo (Shih-Tzu and Pododle mix) puppy in about a month. When I asked the breeder of this puppy if it was okay to brain her to pee/poop indoors, she said it was fine, however, the only problem is that the puppy will ONLY know how to pee/poop indoors. So I couldn't take her outdoors when I am on vacation because she will be too used to using it indoors.
My mom, sister, and I leave the house by 8:00am, and get back at 5:50pm, so we would walk the puppy before/after we leave/come back. The only problem is that we don't want a dog walker during the day, so we would have to train it to sometimes go indoors/outdoors.
So is this okay to do this? And also how do I train my puppy? Should I buy a "dog litter box"?
Thanks a lot!