Hi all,
I have been reading a while to get ready for the impending arrival of puppy.
I'm a working single mum of two children (one in college one primary age) and we've never had a dog before. I'm able to work from home lots, my office is 2 miles from home so can pop in quickly and if the dogs personality suits he'll be able to come to work with me (office is in a small business park on edge of town, loads of greenery and lots of others have their dogs at work and walk around the estate).
I have to do mum taxi runs for the kids sporting activities a several times a week. Twice a week its its a 15 min journey each way and I wait onsite for an hour then come home, another other is a 25 min drive each way with a 1 hour wait onsite. Then I have football training (1 hour) and matches - travelling plus 1.5 hour for the warm up and match.
The plan was to take the dog as from the start as being in and out of the car is going to be a way of life for a few more years!
So question, until the second jab and he's allowed out out - how best is it to manage a few weeks taking him out? I have a rucksack that I planned to use so he could see and hear the goings on. I have a pet hot water bottle for the cold football sessions but what do I do about the toilet situation?! They use puppy pads now (at home with mum and siblings) should I take these and use or will that confuse the poor thing? I have a large crate for the car.
When the boys dad left my youngest said 'now dads left can we get a dog' and then a few factors aligned and it became possible! I'm cautious by nature but it did feel like a now or never moment so I'm trying to go with it.
Would appreciate any advice or suggestions!