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If you work full time and crate train
in Pets
How long per day is your pet crated?
BFP #1 11/07/2012 EDD 07/09/2013 M/C 11/22/2012
BFP #2 02/05/2013 EDD 09/19/2013
Re: If you work full time and crate train
How about you give us some information about your dog? Different dogs can stay crated for differing amounts of time. Puppies can't stay crated as long as older dogs, since they need to go out more often.
That being said, my Boxer used to be crated several hours at a time, with a few rare occasions of her having to be in there for 11 hours. That is not the norm, though!!
She's graduated to being allowed to stay out in the house while we're at work, but she still doesn't typically have to be in all day long without a potty break; if we have a long day, I get someone to come over and let her out.
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
BFP #2 02/05/2013 EDD 09/19/2013
This is really dog specific. How long have you left the 14-month-old alone before? How long has he/she had to hold it at one time?
For the puppy: he/she shouldn't be expected to go more than about 4 hours between potty breaks right now. Puppy age in months +1 hour (max) is how long they can hold it. So a 3-month-old puppy can usually go 3-4 hours between breaks.
This is obviously longer overnight, since they're sleeping.
The other thing you have to consider is how much exercise/stimulation they're getting when they're not crated/you're around. If they're getting tons of exercise and mental stimulation to wear them out, they'll be more likely to happily hang out in the crate than if you put them in there full of energy.
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
Ditto Lucky - how long a dog can go between potty breaks does depend on the dog's age as well as their level of housebreaking (there are adult dogs who aren't housebroken and would need to go out more often in order to train them). There are also special circumstances (such as if a dog is sick, stressed, etc.) when you may want to revert back to housebreaking 101 and take them out very frequently.
I have 2 dogs (ages 5.5 and 6.5), both of whom are crate trained (though they have earned their freedom and are now baby-gated into one room of our house while we are gone). When they were crated, they would be crated for approximately 5-6 hours in the morning; then their walker comes and takes them out for 30-40 minutes; then they were crated again for approximately 4-6 hours until DH or I got home, at which point they get another 30-40 minute walk.
When Teddie was a puppy, we made sure he was never crated more than his age in months +1 (as Lucky said). So when we got him at 13 weeks old, we took him out every 3-4 hours (more often when we were potty training him to make sure we set him up for success), gradually increasing that time as he got older and could hold it longer. We adopted Skippy when he was almost 4 years old, so he could already hold it longer. Still, at first, we treated him like a puppy and took him out very frequently to re-inforce the rule that he should potty outside and to make sure he was actually housetrained like the rescue said (he was!).
We have a 3 year old Lab/German Shepherd/American Staffordshire mix. At first we would only crate her for 3-4 hours at a time with quick breaks in between to go outside. The longest she has been crated is about 10 hours, but that is not very common. She has been very well behaved for about 1 year now so when she is home she is free to roam the house alone with the exception of a few rooms that we close the door to (bathrooms and 2 guest bedrooms). When we travel to our parents house we crate her for a maximum of 10 hours, but it is usually more like 8.
Good luck!