I have a 8m. old female gsd with very high prey drive but over the last couple of weeks i have noticed it has been going down hill. Just wondering if her kennel that she stays in is to large. She has a 10x16 kennel and she really runs around in it alot. Could she be burnning off to much energy. She loves to play tug and with a ball. Here latley when i take her out she plays for just a min or two. and then starts to slow down. I try to stop all play at a high point for her. she wants to walk around and sniff the ground or what ever she can fine. What size kennel do most of you folks use for houseing. Thanks for any advise you may have. I done a search and didnt fine any thing on this. I have had her check by my vet and he says there is no problem with her at all seems to be in good health.
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I think there is nothing wrong with the kennel size. Especially when you keep her in it for a long period of time. In earlier post you mention that you have a 2.5 year old GSD and that you got also a 14 month old dog from a BlauWeiss kennel. How do you keep them? Can they see each other?
I had once a similar problem with a dog I trained to SchH3. He was all day in the house with my wife and two kids and I thought that he was not loaded with energy like he used to be. So I asked my wife to put him in the crate a few hours prior to training. It helped.
I still have the other two and yes they can see each other. There kennels are appox. 20ft. apart. I have a kennel with 4 runs in it they are 5x10 and are full. I have one that ppd and he stay in the end one if he is not inside the house. My Bomb dog stays in the other end. I have female in the two middle runs. So the 8m. old stays in a Kennel that is about 20 ft. from the rest. I will try putting her in the crate for a couple of hr.
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Hi Tommy,
A basic rule of thumb is for the dog to be able stand in his crate comfortably with a few inches to spare overhead. He should be able to easily turn around and adjust his position for comfort. The crate should be as wide as your dog is long and one and a half times as long as the length of the dog.
I'm sure that some dogs will need more space than others to feel comfortable and safe in their "den" but these criteria are what I go by. I had three different kennels for my dog and changed them as she grew from a pup to accomodate her size; for her sence of security and for my ease of house breaking.
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