Hello all.. quick question/advice if I may...? This Saturday we are taking my little boy to see a show in Portsmouth. We will be leaving at 11.30am and will be back around 4pm (latest). We both work at home so normally Bob is around us most of the day. The longest he's been left before is 2 hours. My question is regarding the toileting. Since we had accidents in the house before (about 2 months ago) we've been leaving the back door shut totally and letting him out regularly and he's been great. No accidents for ages. Thanks Julie T! I was thinking we could give him his lunch just before we leave (11.30am) and then ask the neighbours to pop in around 2pm to give him a bone in the garden (thus letting him out and giving him something to do at the same time) play with him for a bit and then leave him in the back garden (with back door open) until we get back home. Would leaving the back door open now set his toilet training back??? Lou x
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday hhmm....well, at 9 months Charlie would easily go 4.5 hours without needing a toilet break. He'd get them more often if we were at home, but if left 4.5 hours would have been fine.
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday I've been monitoring Bob's toileting over the past couple of months. and actually he never 'goes' after lunch... he's a morning, early evening and late evening pooper. Do you think we should just give him lunch, leave him with a bone inside the house and go for it?! (I won't blame you if any accidents btw!) Lou x
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday [quote author=Loopyloo30 link=topic=10773.msg160320#msg160320 date=1430431111] (I won't blame you if any accidents btw!) [/quote] Phew! ;D ;D ;D Well, if it were Charlie, I'd pack his lunch up in frozen kongs and leave him with those and just leave him in his pen (I wouldn't give him a bone unsupervised but I don't really "do" bones apart from as meat and bone meals time to time). The neighbours popping round would be a plus, and break up the time for him, but at 9 months I would have left Charlie 4.5 hours if necessary. If Bob can do 2 hours without fussing, I would have thought he'd be fine.
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday Thank you Julie. The only thing I don't like about bones is the smell in the house.... but we only have baby kongs and they won't last 5 mins. May go down the bone route.. my OH gets some really juicy ones from the local butcher as he's always buying meat there. The kids next door adore Bob.. so will ask them to pop in as well to have a play. But ask them to shut the back door when they leave. By the way. I've got the best video of Bob on a roundabout today with me and my little boy. Will try and upload it tomorrow. He loved it bless him! Lou x
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday [quote author=Loopyloo30 link=topic=10773.msg160324#msg160324 date=1430431938] By the way. I've got the best video of Bob on a roundabout today with me and my little boy. Will try and upload it tomorrow. He loved it bless him! [/quote] Fab!
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday I'd just leave him in the house and have the neighbours pop in, and then shut the door again. I think that'll work fine. Disclaimer: no personal responsibility taken if he poops My dog Obi ate a slice of lamb neck on the lounge room carpet this morning. I just pretended I couldn't see it. He did lick the carpet afterwards so that's something I guess....
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday Maisie at 4 and 5 months was able to go 4-5 hours alone without a potty break.
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday If your neighbours spend some time with him he'll probably go to the loo while they're there won't he? Obi is 9 months old and will easily do 3.5 hours with no company. I usually leave him with a kong to help him settle. Then someone will spend 20 mins in the garden with him and pop him away again. He's still crated so I don't like leaving him too long but very occasionally needs must.
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday Thanks everyone, the neighbours have said they'll pop in and play with Bob in the garden for a while. They've got 3 kids who adore Bob.. the mum has just texted to say they are SO excited! She also asked if they could take him for a walk, but he's still pulling and I'm still training, so will have to say no to that I think. So I think Bob is going to be just fine! Bone and children to play with! Lou x
Re: Leaving Bob alone on Saturday Terrific After this you can work up to leaving him for longer times so you've got more options next time. Sounds like you've got it fully covered though.
