July 29, 2010
How long can a german shepherd puppy hold its bladder?
I am planning to get a german shepherd puppy and need to know how long it will be able to hold its bladder because i go to school for six hours a day.
It really depends on how old the puppy is and there is also variance between individuals - same as human toddlers. You should be able to expect a couple of hours during the day at 7 to 8 weeks of age, and some will even hold on for 6 hours. I would crate it with a thick liner of newspapers in the bottom, as crate training them helps with toilet training. They are more likely to hold on in their crate than if left out. If you don't have a crate or can't afford one, lock your puppy up in a small room like bathroom, porch, wash-house or shower, with some newspaper in a corner so it can relieve itself if it needs to. Helps if you collect some urine and put it on the paper so it smells of its urine and will go back to the same area. Hopefully your breeder will have done some toilet training already, so ask for their advice.
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only the german sheppard knows that one
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defo not six hours,probably 30 minutes,not very long at all
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It depends on the age of the puppy. As they grow bigger they can hold it longer. A young puppy can't hold it for very long, though.
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after 5 months, the number of months it has, plus one, are the usual hours he/she can hold it. before that, about 40 min. You can leave him/her in an exercise pen lined with puppy pads, though, until you can take him/her out after school, and before of course as well. Please, ADOPT from a shelter. Please.
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Shelter owner, vet. assistant
It really depends on how old the puppy is and there is also variance between individuals - same as human toddlers. You should be able to expect a couple of hours during the day at 7 to 8 weeks of age, and some will even hold on for 6 hours. I would crate it with a thick liner of newspapers in the bottom, as crate training them helps with toilet training. They are more likely to hold on in their crate than if left out. If you don't have a crate or can't afford one, lock your puppy up in a small room like bathroom, porch, wash-house or shower, with some newspaper in a corner so it can relieve itself if it needs to. Helps if you collect some urine and put it on the paper so it smells of its urine and will go back to the same area. Hopefully your breeder will have done some toilet training already, so ask for their advice.
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I'm a breeder - personal experience.