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your puppy or getting a kennel run for outside. You may also consider hiring a neighborhood kid to stop by in the afternoon, to let your puppy out briefly. Bottom line: if you leave your puppy out, he'll destroy your house and possibly hurt himself. You wouldn't leave your toddler home alone, without supervision and protection. You'd hire a sitter or put him in a day care, right? It's really no different with your dog; the same rules apply.
Picking a puppy...
(advice from Adam Katz of Dogproblems.com)
The main test I recommend is that you should cradle the pup in your arms, so that it's feet are up toward your chin, and it's back is cupped in your hands. The pup should lie still, like a sack of potatoes, and just gaze sweetly into your eyes. If he won't let you turn him upside down, or won't stop squirming...throw him back and pick another one.
If he passes that test, the next one should be to pin him on his side. He might squirm a little bit at first but then settle down and let you hold him in that position...at least for 10-20 seconds.
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