Hey, I was wondering on what thoughts you guys had about a GSD pup being an outside dog. See the problem is is that I am about to move into my new house, but I have to wait until it is finished. Until that time I have to stay in my parents house and they won't allow the pup to be inside. The pup is 10 weeks old now, and I was wondering if he would do alright living outside for the next 2-3 months with an outdoor kennel and shelter inside the kennel. I am worried about the heat factor as I live in Florida.
Won't your parents even consider letting him stay in a crate in the house? Is the pup ultimately going to be a house dog? I would just think that it might make house-breaking a little more problematic if the pup has become used to going in his kennel. Dogs get very habituated to the surface they eliminate on. City dogs who move to the country hold it and hold it looking for some concrete to go on, etc. I can't imagine why the pup wouldn't do just fine in an outdoor kennel, health-wise.
No doubt many others on this board have had tons more experience raising pups in a kennel situation.
They won't let me. But it will only be for 1-3 months at the most. Would this make training really problematic even though he would still be at a young age?
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They won't let me. But it will only be for 1-3 months at the most. Would this make training really problematic even though he would still be at a young age?
I am big on indoor dogs, a dog that is part of the family strikes me as being better than a dog that's secluded in the back yard. The first months of a dogs age are critical, but it's more about attention and bonding than where the dog lives. If you give the dog as much attention outside in his kennel as you would if he lived indoors in a crate, then there's no problem. My dog was in an outdoor kennel at the breeders till 4 months old (the age I got him at) n it hasn't had an adverse effect on him that I can tell. The problem starts when people ignore the dog because it's not convenient to spend as much time outside with the dog as they would normally do inside.
the level of attention the pup receives is more important than whether he lives inside or outside. if he is acclimated to indoors, do be careful about cold and heat. with plenty of water and shade it should not be a problem. my shepherds live outside as did my fathers and grandfathers when we were little, but they were very much a part of the family. you must spend more time outside yourself if your pup is going to live outside for this amount of time and not lose ground in bonding and training.
Actually, dogs that have been raised outside most of their lives are fairly easy to housetrain. We have rescued several dogs that were "outside guard dog" types. Now they are big ole couch potatoes. Because they are used to relieving themselves outdoors, they were great housebreaking...easier than a puppy.
I'm a big indoor dog fan. Our dogs are only let outside when we're home - not only for health sake, but for their safety and well-being outside as well.
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