Start i touch the situation hope junebug clicker put 16Apr44 hold it that as far as how adult dog can comfortably hold it…. I consider myself a fair judge because I have one dog who hold it til he would pop. other one, though, is one of those dogs that is housebroken the respect that she'd rather go out than BUT she go inside a corner somewhere if no one notices she has to go out. she would not hold it til she hurt, best I can judge. the two years she's been home all day, she has gone on the floor exactly once during the daytime. When I arrive home, dogs bring toys, ask to play, ask to cuddle but 'T ask to go out and fact on rare occasion something urgent has happened where we didn't take them out for another half hour or after we got home and they were fine. particular dog bark at the door if he has to go and whine at the door if he REALLY has to go, and I can count on one hand the number of times he has done that when I first got home from work. I did feel bad one day when I came home and he'd had intestinal upset and had pooped inside; it clearly upset him. Fact is, though, I had that happen once or twice the middle of the night when he did not bark loud enough to wake me from a sound sleep. parents' Chessie once held it for two days when leg surgery made it painful for her to squat. They were about hour from getting her back to the vet when she finally went. being, I think that they biology of dogs' bladders is markedly different from our own. That's been experience, too, that dogs seem happy to hold it longer than I would be-I 't worry about dogs being uncomfortable unless I radically deviate from our regular feeding exercising schedule. But I would like to know what was considered optimal. It seems like there should be some kind of empirical information about it, right? That doesn't alter opinion about the unattended dog--crate, though. It worked out for me on the infrequent occasions which I did it, but if I had it to do over, I 't think I'd leave a dog alone a crate unless I absolutely had to. Em, I think we are agreement. For own dogs I 't like to crate. I imagine a horrible litany of bad outcomes: fire, vomiting dog, dog with paw wedged crate, etc. I do make use of the crates when I am there and need to keep one dog out of face while I work with the other I personally prefer exercise pens for puppies and had excellent results. I do think, though, that for some dogs some situations, crating while the owner is gone can result a happier, calmer, less-stressed dog. And for some dogs properly used crates are literally life-savers. I do think they have potential for abuse and the personal rule-of-thumb I followed is that a puppy should not spend more than 8 hours out of 24 crated, which meant that for me a puppy crated at night had used up his crate-time for the day. And yes, definitely I agree that some research on what is would be helpful. It would seem that at the least they could do some scans of bladder and bowel to how close they were to capacity, to speak. Leaving a dog alone at home for 9 hours or more? Why get a dog if all y0u have to offer this living creature is being alone a house all day? I think we have great laws Sweden! But even 6 hours alone is too much! Most responsible breeders demand that the dogs they sell never be left alone for more than 4 hours. Why get a dog if all y0u have to offer this living creature is being alone a house all day? Ms. Benson, honestly that comment is not very well thought out, is it? That is not ALL I have to offer pets. I offer them walks the woods, cuddles on the couch, agility classes, therapy visits, trips out swimming. I offer them hikes and frisbee sessions and lots of visits with people the park by house. I offer them treats and good meals. I offer them the companionship of each other I guess I would turn it around and say this to you: do YOU find it unbearable to be alone for 8 or 9 hours? I know I 't. I enjoy it. I crave time alone after being a busy office all day. Regardless, I do find your comment a touch judgmental and very subjective. pets are actually never alone, except for the cat on rare occasion. Personally I can't imagine having just one dog because they seem to enjoy doggie companionship much. Yet online searching shows me that the majority of Swedish dog owners do have just one. I won't go around saying that I think that's ridiculous and that no one should be allowed to have only one pet since they need time with their