April 21, 2011

Would substituting the crate for the back yard work? Is the back yard not restricting enough?

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Hello,

I just adopted a very mellow and sweet Rottie from the pound. He is about 5 years old. I had a question. We live in Southern California(great weather), have a covered patio and 6 foot fencing around my whole yard. I plan on having him as an outside dog for the most part.

So my question is:

From reading your articles. Would substituting the crate for the back yard work? Is the back yard not restricting enough? I am talking about the initial conditioning to establish pack leadership.

Thanks ahead for your time.

Danny
Cindy
Cindy Cindy's Answer:
For preliminary ground work, a crate is really what we recommend. A dog has too much freedom of choice in a back yard.

I would direct you to the search function in the upper left corner of the website for any additional questions you may have. If you type in your key words it will guide you to articles, Q & A’s and posts on our forum.

I hope this helps.

Cindy

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