What should I do? HELP ME PLEASE READ!!(ANSWERS ONLY, NO JUDGING)?

[purepwnage]

Ok, Here is the situation. I am deciding whether or not to get a puppy over the summer. and if i do, I would probably get a west highland terrier, and then as a puppy and the problem is that once school starts in sept, it would be home alone for 8 hours because I have school and my parents have work, so what should I do to take care of it?? what type of training should I do.. and we do not have a fenced backyard or anything so we can't put it outside, and we also have to think about how we would feed the dog when we are not home and the water bowl thing we would probably fill it to the max, (I would probably do some training through the summer which is like 2months and a few days) Please do not leave any answers that say ohh you're bad for doing w/e and stuff leaving alone against hte law stuff.. I just want answers for this hypothetical situation, what would someone do?

ps. I will probably be adding more information on this hypothetical situation after i read some answers i receive, so PLEASE CHECK FREQUENTLY TO FIND OUT PROBLEMS THAT I THINK ABOUT AND GIVE ANSWERS NOT OPINIONS OR JUDGING THINGS.
ok.. to the people who misunderstood my question... I did not get a puppy yet. I am still thinking about it
and thanks to the people who actually answered the question.
and a special you are stupid the the rawr i am a dino and i love you person and that other answering person that said there is no solution.

 

[cassandra]

Start crate training your puppy this summer. However, you should only leave your puppy inside a crate for however many months old they are plus one....so if he is 3 mos old, then he should only be crated for four hours. Sorry, he can't hold his bladder any longer than that.

Some think crating is cruel, but dogs are den animals. To them it is like a den. If you do get a small dog (small dog=small bladder), you can get a small crate (just big enough he can stand up in it and turn around comfortably, nothing bigger otherwise he'll potty in it). If it's all enclosed, or even a wire crate with a sheet over it, it mimics a natural den. He'll feel secure and comfortable. It's his own little place. Plus it really helps with housebreaking.

But, you can't leave a puppy in his crate for eight hours. Invest in a puppy play pen or exercise pen, so it allows him more space to run around, play, or stretch his legs when your gone for long periods of time. It's not a good idea to give a puppy run of the entire house when your gone. That's the equivalent of leaving a two year old home alone. You can imagine the damage, not to mention the safety risks to your puppy if he chews some electrical wiring or ingest something he shouldn't.

When you leave for the day, put his crate inside of the pen, but leave the crate door open. Put some puppy potty pads in one spot in the pen. He will need someplace to go potty while your gone for those eight hours, he will not be able to hold it, especially if it's a small dog. Set your dog up to succeed. Give him some toys to play with in his crate. Ta-da, he won't destroy your home or potty all over it. You don't have to crate him for the whole eight hours. He will have someplace to potty.

Take him outside as soon as you get home.

Leave some water in his pen when you leave for the day, but don't fill his bowl to the max. While he's a puppy, just fill it up maybe a quarter or half full. He will be fine. You could also put ice cubes in it instead of water, so he doesn't drink the water so fast (therefore he bladder isn't filling so fast). Don't leave him any food while your gone. The idea is to cut down on accidents while your gone and to wean him off of the puppy pads in the future. When he's an adult you won't even need to leave him water. He'll be fine.

Edit: Do not allow your dog to potty in his crate. It seems simpler to just buy a bigger crate and put the potty pads in there, but what will happen is your dog will learn to potty in his crate. Once he learns to potty in his crate, his natural instinct to keep his den clean will be gone and you'll will have BIG problems. Dogs naturally are clean animals and want their den to be clean, that's why crates are such great housebreaking tools. If he veers away from this not only will he potty in his crate, but your house too. You will ruin what you have worked so hard on all summer.