I'm gonna get little poodle soon, and already done allot of research on potty training, dog health, and what to buy for the dog. But I what steps should I take in changing my house to prepare for the dog. My house is currently very messy, with trash everywhere. First step is probably cleaning but what exactly ?

I have an indoor dog about 3+ years old. How often should we take him outside to pee and poop. He never pees or poops in the house, and when we bring him outside he urinates a lot. We take him outside like 2 times a day. Is this ok? I really don't want to damage his urination system.

She is a puggle, she gets walked in the morning and evening and she is very relaibly house broken. I just don't know if its wrong for her to stay inside all day while I work. I can't hire a dog walker and I can't afford doggy daycare. My boyfriend can sometimes take her out but, not every day. Well, at my current job, I've been able to go home and taker her out on my lunch break if my boyfriend is unable to take her out that day. At my new job, I won't be able to come home ever. I would be gone from about 7:30am- 5:30pm. I am just so stressed about this because I don't want to hurt her bladder from making her hold it. She doesn't need to be crated because she doesn't make mistakes in the house and she isn't distructive. I just want her to have a good life but, I need to switch jobs because I'm not happy at all where I am now. Thanks for all the responses so far!! Thanks Jade T for the info. Yes, she has a cuople kongs. I put a dog bisquit in there for her and she loves to try and get it out. I come home and the kong is usually on the couch, empty. Shes not allowed on the couch when I'm home but, when I'm gone, I think she sleeps up there. About the litter box training, will that confuse her when I want to take her out to go potty when I'm home? Also, I have 2 cats and they have their litter box in a room that has a baby gate in the doorway so that Rosie (the puggle) doesn't bother the cat box and the cats have a quiet place they can spend time away from her. So, its not bad for a dog to hold it for 8-9 hours? or 10 sometimes max?