Can a dog hold it for 12 hours?

Dogs can only be relied on to hold their urine or feces one hour for every month old they are, until 8 hours at 8 months old. Never expect a dog to hold it longer than 8 hours, and remember that sick or older dogs won't be able to hold it as long as healthy young adult dogs. read more

Please consider hiring a dog walker or taking them to doggie day care. 12 hours turn into 13, 14 etc. with shift reports, commuting, errands etc. As with people it is not healthy to expect them to "hold it" that length of time even if they can. read more

Dogs can only be relied on to hold their urine or feces one hour for every month old they are, until 8 hours at 8 months old. Never expect a dog to hold it longer than 8 hours, and remember that sick or older dogs won’t be able to hold it as long as healthy young adult dogs. read more