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#225613 - 01/28/2009 03:41 PM |
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Hey all. I have a small one bedroom town home and a little courtyard. Im just wondering how many of you Large Breed dog owners are in the same housing situation and how/where do you keep your dogs? I'd like to keep mine inside with me but I have a really light carpet and my dog is an adult Rottie...
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#225614 - 01/28/2009 03:53 PM |
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Part of dog ownership is accepting that they shed, smell, drool and fart.
You can opt to keep your dog in an outdoor kennel, but I'd worry about the heat given your geographical location.
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#225617 - 01/28/2009 04:01 PM |
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my dogs are already kept outside at my parents house. heat aint no prob. and I am well aware of the habits of dogs, Im just wondering how everyone here does it, not what to watch out for...
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#225618 - 01/28/2009 04:04 PM |
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My GSD is an indoor, but crate trained, dog.
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#225620 - 01/28/2009 04:10 PM |
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My dogs are indoors.
If you rent, and you want to have the dog in the house with you, (which I think is a good idea) be prepared to have the carpet replaced when you move out, or pay a security deposit.
If you own, consider replacing carpet with much easier to keep clean tile, laminate, or hardwood floors.
Optionally you can use area rugs over the carpet, but you'll still have to clean under it and around the edges often, but it will keep the majority of the "dog dirt" from ruining it.
A townhouse does not have a large enough yard for a Rottweiler to live in 24/7, IMO, and is so close to the neighbors that you would definitely have complaints if he barks. (which he will, because he will not know that activity in the adjoining yards and parking lot are not "threats" to his own yard).
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#225622 - 01/28/2009 04:16 PM |
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Mine are indoors.
I have life-colored carpeting (deliberately).
If I had pale carpeting, I'd probably have to commit to periodic professional cleaning so I could be unworried in my daily life about dogs being dogs.
Mine are trained adults, but dogs occasionally vomit, drag things around, come inside after walking through stuff ....
Much like kids, they probably aren't perfectly suited for pale carpeting throughout the house.
And Angela is right about this, IMHO: A townhouse does not have a large enough yard for a Rottweiler to live in 24/7, IMO, and is so close to the neighbors that you would definitely have complaints if he barks. (which he will, because he will not know that activity in the adjoining yards and parking lot are not "threats" to his own yard).
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#225626 - 01/28/2009 04:36 PM |
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yeah, my intentions of the little courtyard is not for him to run around and be his "24/7" living space. I was however, considering to use part of that space to build a kennel so that he is able to be outside.
again, Im not seeking advice as my dogs are already in good living conditions, I was jus curious as to how everyone else keeps their large breeds indoors..
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#225627 - 01/28/2009 04:42 PM |
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I vacuum.
A lot.
And my Furminator is my very best friend.
As you can see, I have light colored carpet, and light colored couches.
If you get the dog really well with the Furminator, you can prevent a ton of the shedding that acompanies dogs.
A durable, absorbant rug near all doorways can go a long way towards preventing dirt/mud/etc from being tracked in.
And finally- steam carpet cleaners and tons of Resolve are a pet owners best friend.
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#225629 - 01/28/2009 04:45 PM |
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No carpets (also a function of having an asthmatic cat).
Vacuuming regularly. Mop every so often.
Taught Luc to clean up cat regurgitation  (hey, it's grain-free)
I am bad at dusting however, and dogs/pets do make a lot of dust.
The dogs (well, Teagan and Neb) have their own bedroom, and both of them have their crates. Luc is free at all times.
Teagan!
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#225630 - 01/28/2009 04:48 PM |
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When my dogs have to stay indoors during the day while I'm at work (usually because of the bad weather, which has been alot lately) 2 of them stay in crates and my older one is loose in the house (only because of hip problems, dont want to make him uncomfortable in a cage for that long and he never gets into anything) I try to come home during lunch and let them out for a potty break. When the weather gets warmer they get to be out in their outdoor kennels until I'm home. I usually give them a kong filled with frozen cream cheese or something to occupy them during the day so their not completely bored out of their minds 
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