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New Dog.

Hello. I'm a college student really interested in getting a puppy next year. I'm going to be living in an apartment by myself. I will exercise the dog and give it so much love! I've grown up with multiple dogs. The only problem is I like to go out on a Friday or Saturday night every once in a while. Is it wrong to leave a dog alone overnight. I would have all that day to play and exercise my dog so it would be plenty tired. Also, I would be back in the AM at the usual feeding and potty break time. What do you think?

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  • Getting a dog is a major commitment, and some adjustment in your usual habits may be necessary. I would never consider leaving our dog alone overnight, especially not when we first got her and she required multiple potty breaks overnight.

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  • Will you be going out Friday and Saturday to party? If you're going to be drinking and staying elsewhere you have to ask yourself realistically how much energy are you actually going to have the next morning. While I don't think it's necessarily wrong

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  • Thanks for all of your opinions and information! No I wouldn't be gone Friday and Saturday. It also wouldn't be every weekend. I do plan on crate training, and I'm not going to consider doing this until the puppy was old enough to hold it throughout the n
  • I would wait until you're out of college. 
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    I would wait until you're out of college. 

    Yes. Please wait until you have the time to make

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  • Puppies need to go out every few hours even during the night.  Going out and leaving a puppy alone is not a good idea.

    Even with an older dog it is not good to leave them alone, they can start to have separation anxiety be destructive in the

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