Is It Okay To Leave A Puppy Alone For 4 Hours A Day, 5 Days A Week?

October 2, 2009 by admin  
Filed under Care & Training Q&As

I’m thinking about getting a Cockapoo and school has started up recently. I would leave for school at 7:15, and I’d get home at 2:10. My mom would be home until 10:00 though, so someone would be home until 10.
Would my puppy be ok?
Would I have to potty train it before I leave it alone?
I heard something about crates, can you explain?
Also, would it be better to wait until the summer, so I could spend a month or two caring for it non-stop, and then once school comes along, he’d be fine?
Please, any additional information would be very appreciated.
PS (to those of you who have Cockapoos) Are Cockapoos hyper?