My dogs don't have 27/7 access to water. Never had in 40 yrs.
Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC , Monte CGC, foster Blue and MinPins HoneyB and Brutus Www.minpinrescue.org Www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/Florida ann banks <ann.80.j...@gmail.com> wrote: > > >my vet says never take away water > >Ann > > >Be Happy > >Ann > > > >On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 5:57 AM, GinbarMinPins <ginbarminp...@aol.com> wrote: > > > >At not even 8 weeks she has to potty every 2 hours but as long as there is >food and a pee pad she will be OK for 4-5 hours. Too many people get dogs over >the summer then bam everyone is gone 8+ hours and the dog gets seperation >anxiety. She should be put up say with her meals in a crate for some time each >day to foster independence or you end up with a dog that can't be left alone. >I don't put water in crates and at that age you should get up halfway thru the >nite to take her out to potty. > > > >Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC and >Monte CGC, foster Blue and MinPins HoneyB, and Brutus > > www.minpinrescue.org > > www.chi-rescue.com > > Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/florida > > > >-------- Original message -------- >Subject: [Chihuahuas] Me again for more advice...(dont shoot me..lol) >From: leanneb65 <leanne...@gmail.com> >To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com >CC: > > > > >So my lil chi is almost 8 weeks old. We had a rough night last night but I >ended up putting her in the living room so I could sleep..3 hours... >For most of today she had all the attention should could desire but by 430 pm >we had to lave and did not get back until 9pm. We played with her until about >1045-1100pm then put her to bed. She is in a large box with a pee pad, >blanket, toys, food and water. She spills her water though. Anyways, she will >be in there until morning which is a long time. So I took her out for about 20 >minutes to burn off some energy. I did not pick her up when whining. She was >quiet when I did. >Well, I just want to know if that is to long for her to be alone. She is safe, >warm, had food and water and a place to potty. Do you think she will be okay >for about another 4-5 hours? >Tomorrow we have to leave for about 5 hours again. I just need to know that it >is okay to leave her alone for such lengths of time. > >Thanks >Leanne > > > > ><!-- #ygrp-mkp { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-family: Arial; margin: 10px >0; padding: 0 10px; } #ygrp-mkp hr { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; } #ygrp-mkp >#hd { color: #628c2a; font-size: 85%; font-weight: 700; line-height: 122%; >margin: 10px 0; } #ygrp-mkp #ads { margin-bottom: 10px; } #ygrp-mkp .ad { >padding: 0 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad p { margin: 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad a { color: >#0000ff; text-decoration: none; } #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc { font-family: Arial; >} #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd { margin: 10px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: >78%; line-height: 122%; } #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad { margin-bottom: 10px; >padding: 0 0; } #actions { font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; padding: >10px 0; } #activity { background-color: #e0ecee; float: left; font-family: >Verdana; font-size: 10px; padding: 10px; } #activity span { font-weight: 700; >} #activity span:first-child { text-transform: uppercase; } #activity span a { >color: #5085b6; text-decoration: none; } #activity span span { color: #ff7900; >} #activity span .underline { text-decoration: underline; } .attach { clear: >both; display: table; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; padding: 10px 0; >width: 400px; } .attach div a { text-decoration: none; } .attach img { border: >none; padding-right: 5px; } .attach label { display: block; margin-bottom: >5px; } .attach label a { text-decoration: none; } blockquote { margin: 0 0 0 >4px; } .bold { font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; } .bold >a { text-decoration: none; } dd.last p a { font-family: Verdana; font-weight: >700; } dd.last p span { margin-right: 10px; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: >700; } dd.last p span.yshortcuts { margin-right: 0; } div.attach-table div div >a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table { width: 400px; } div.file-title >a, div.file-title a:active, div.file-title a:hover, div.file-title a:visited { >text-decoration: none; } div.photo-title a, div.photo-title a:active, >div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none; } >div#ygrp-mlmsg #ygrp-msg p a span.yshortcuts { font-family: Verdana; >font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; } .green { color: #628c2a; } .MsoNormal >{ margin: 0 0 0 0; } o { font-size: 0; } #photos div { float: left; width: >72px; } #photos div div { border: 1px solid #666666; height: 62px; overflow: >hidden; width: 62px; } #photos div label { color: #666666; font-size: 10px; >overflow: hidden; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 64px; } >#reco-category { font-size: 77%; } #reco-desc { font-size: 77%; } .replbq { >margin: 4px; } #ygrp-actbar div a:first-child { /* border-right: 0px solid >#000;*/ margin-right: 2px; padding-right: 5px; } #ygrp-mlmsg { font-size: >13px; font-family: Arial, helvetica,clean, sans-serif; *font-size: small; >*font: x-small; } #ygrp-mlmsg table { font-size: inherit; font: 100%; } >#ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea { font: 99% Arial, Helvetica, clean, >sans-serif; } #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code { font:115% monospace; *font-size:100%; } >#ygrp-mlmsg * { line-height: 1.22em; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo { padding-bottom: >10px; } #ygrp-msg p a { font-family: Verdana; } #ygrp-msg p#attach-count span >{ color: #1E66AE; font-weight: 700; } #ygrp-reco #reco-head { color: #ff7900; >font-weight: 700; } #ygrp-reco { margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; } >#ygrp-sponsor #ov li a { font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; } >#ygrp-sponsor #ov li { font-size: 77%; list-style-type: square; padding: 6px >0; } #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 8px; } #ygrp-text { >font-family: Georgia; } #ygrp-text p { margin: 0 0 1em 0; } #ygrp-text tt { >font-size: 120%; } #ygrp-vital ul li:last-child { border-right: none >!important; } -->