New dog owner looking for advice!
I adopted a 9 week old pup recently. She can't go for a walk yet as hasn't had all her injections. I am a bit unsure about what to do with her while we do the school run.
It takes about 30 mins (20 mins actual walking time). I have taken her out in a puppy sling a few times, but she's already up to the maximum weight limit and was quite scared and tried to get out of it a few times. I think this would only work as a temporary measure for a week or two at best.
Obviously, the solution in the future will be for her to walk to the school with me when she can safely walk on a lead, but I am not sure how long that will take her to learn. We are booked in to do a puppy training course starting at the end of January.
Would I be better slowly getting her used to being at home in her crate while I take the kids? I have been following the Facebook dog training group recommended on here, and from reading their files they say it would be much too long to leave a puppy that age. When I speak to family members who have had dogs, they say leaving her for that long would be fine. I am confused!
It would be for 2 days a week max as I alternate working from home with DH.
Would be grateful for any advice!
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graduatedbob · 14/01/2019 14:47
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