To start, I read the wiki and it was unclear on my question. I just got an adult Shih Tzu mix. I need to house train him. I installed a dog door and he's learned how to use it. I currently work 13 hour shifts and cannot reliably come home during my shifts. No one else lives in the house and the closest person I know lives 30 minutes away. I currently have a very large 30×48 kennel for him and I butt it up against the dog door, so he has access to the entire yard plus that little area inside the house.
The wiki says to watch him like a hawk and crate him whenever I can't watch him, but that's simply not possible for me, as I can't crate him 13+ hours straight. So when he goes potty while I'm at work, he receives no feedback. Im off work 3-4 days a week. Will I be able to house train him by supervising him just part of the week? The goal is to eventually be able to let him have the entire house and yard while I'm at work.
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