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Originally Posted by zolo  Thanks so much for replies. Unfortunately I cannot walk the dog in the morning as I start work early and I leave home at 7 (except weekends of course). I live in a very warm climate and I have a garden at least 200 sq meters.
In mid August when I will take the puppy she will be 2 months. In the weekdays at 7 at morning can I let her in the garden alone before I leave for work until my wife wakes up and attends her, lets say for one hour?
Also provided the very warm climate, do you reckon to buy an outdoor crate for puppy, or that would be too much - we sleep inside and so small puppy sleeps outside alone? |
Dobermans aren't outside dogs. If you plan to leave the dog outside to sleep etc I'd consider a different breed. In my opinion no dog is an outside dog. I also wouldn't leave her unattended for that long. I too will be getting a puppy soon and I know how much work it's going to entail. If I felt I wasn't ready to put in the work I wouldn't be getting the puppy. She's going to have you up and will demand your attention. Outside in the garden alone for an hour isn't going to work. She could eat plenty of things in that time frame, something as simple as a stick would be catastrophic to her delicate digestive system. I don't plan to allow my puppy out of my sight for more than 30 seconds when roaming freely.
You may want to seriously evaluate whether you have the kind of time to
A. Raise a puppy
B. Raise a doberman or any physically demanding breed.
My two cents.