To Pee or Not To Pee-Help!
As he will not have had all his shots, where can we let him out to go toilet? If we stop at a service station is he likely to pick something up if we let him out in the dog area? If we stop in a layby is that worse? Would it be better to pull into a town area and let him go toilet at the side of a road or is that too risky too? How might he pick up infections? Is it with direct contact with other animals or just from the pavement? Obviously we would not let him near any other doggy doos. We are moving into a house where the lady had lots of cats, might the puppy pick up infections from the floor there too? Should we rip up the carpets? OK getting a little paranoid now... Worried mum-to-be  |
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| When I picked Sampson up the first time (I was puppysitting when he was 6 weeks old), it was about 3 hours between the time I left with him and the time we got home, and he made it without needing to go potty. If you know the date you're picking up your puppy and the time, i would ask the breeder to limit the puppy's water for about an hour before your arrival, then make sure the puppy goes potty before you leave to go home. Holding the puppy will sometimes encourage them to "hold it", too.... but there are some pups that will go anyway, lol. When you get home, let the puppy go potty, then give him water, but be careful not to give him too much at once, as gulping large amounts of water may cause bloat (if you're not familiar with loat, please do a search on here, it's something every dog owner should be aware of).
As far as ripping out the carpets... you may want to do that just for the smell alone if the previous resident wasn't vigilant about where her cats went. It's true that indoor/outdoor cats could potentially track something like parvo into the house, but so could humans. I wouldn't worry as much about the house, but that is another good reason to have people remove their shoes by the front door and not wear them into the house... plus it saves your carpet. |
| If you're worried about your pup coming into contact with something, transport him in a plastic doggie carrier... he can squat and pee in there. Take plastic bags and paper towel with you so you can clean it up along with some baby wipes and towels you can wash or throw away. You can cover the car seat with a plastic sheet and top it with an absorbent towel if you're concerned it might spill. He might get a little messy but he's washable and you'll be sure he doesn't pick up something deadly on the way home.
We brought 3 of our home from the Detroit airport in the late January... each trip was 5-6 hours and in the middle of snow storms. We stopped with the twins along side a road in the middle of no where to potty... the ground was frozen and covered with newly fallen snow so it wasn't as risky. But of course they didn't go.
We did the same thing with Kaytee... same time of year and another storm... she didn't go either. But coming from Texas, it was their first time to see that cold and frozen white stuff called snow so they may have been too preoccupied to concentrate on "business". Some diseases are spread through bodily wastes... others through the air. I'd rather be too cautious than regret it later by loosing a precious little life. Good for you for thinking of this ahead of time. Since puppies aren't usually house trained prior to leaving the breeder, I don't think it will be a traumatic thing to potty in the carrier nor will it set a precedence for training later. Just disinfect the carrier when you get home with maybe a little bleach, soap and water, rinse and allow it to dry and air out. I'd speak with your vet before your pup comes home to see if there is any concern about the cats that had previously occupied the home. Good luck to you and your new pup!  |
| that was my worry also, I had a 2 hours drive plus pup in cargo and flight on plane, I just drove out of town pulled off in an area that did not have a turn off and did a fast pee and back in no time for aqnything else and he did fine. |
| I was told not to be too concerned if it's an area you know dogs don't pee at. We stopped at a random place on the highway to let Yuki pee. I'd let my dog pee in a ritzy neighborhood as well, which is chancing it too, but I'd assume most people have given their dogs shots. Parvo can stay in the grass for a very long time. I think it's great you're thinking about that because i didn't put too much thought into it. My dog had to go, I let her out to go on the way home. I don't remember her actually going through b/c she was so nervous. There was pee already in the crate (which i cleaned up with paper towels and a little travel spritzer of natures miracle that I packed in my purse). The second she walked in our house, she pooped from the front door to the kitchen, and she never pooped that much again in her life!!! Must have really had to go!!! |
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