And so it begins Q&A time LOL

[Melissa Lowman]

 Alright doodle parents I warned you yesterday that I have lots of questions LOL!!!! Of course I thought my first round would be a little further down the line as far as things go, but I am a planner. I started reading thru some older threads this morning which spiraled into more questions so, here goes. For the multitudes of you working full time, did you take time off work when bringing your new addition home to establish routines, bonding, potty training, etc? Half days, full days, a week? We will be crate training. Also I am a Physical Therapist and need pup socialized as early as safely possible. Any vets out there feel free to chime in, when are vaccines complete for doodles? At what age can I begin bringing my pup to work with me for socialization, getting used to the environment, people, equipment, smells associated with my workplace? Are doodles susceptible to same germs, viruses, other microbes as us humans? My employer is fully on board with me bringing pup into my rehab center daily. We will go thru all training classes etc. But, at what age is it safe to begin adapting him/her to said environment?

[J and Riley (and Luna)]

I had Friday and Monday off and we brought Luna home on a Thursday night.  She had 4 days home with us then I went back to work full days.  We had her in an exercise pen with some water and her crate inside it (with the door open but tied to the wall of the ex pen so she couldn't lock herself out).  The area outside the crate had some newspaper for potty needs.  We tried pee pads but she just shredded them - several layers of newspaper (which is non-toxic) worked better for us.