Ben McDonald Webboard User Reg: 05-25-2011
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I feel sad for dogs left outside in a kennel / tied to a tree for hours on end with nobody around. I would at the bare minimum leave my dog inside in a locked room, or in a crate if I wasn't home. With my big girl, she lies around in her crate and plays with her toys even while I'm home and her crate is left open. So if I do have to go out for a few hours, she stays in her crate with no problems. When she grows to full size , she will be allowed the run of the house while I'm gone.
I realize not everyone has the luxury of being able to spend all day with their pets, but since you can't, why not make them as comfortable as possible while your gone? What do you plan on doing when it's super hot, cold , or inclement weather outside? The thought of leaving my beloved pet outside without me, just blows my mind.
Just being devils advocate here, but why don't you fence your yard instead, and let him hang out in a place where the family lives, rather than in "jail"?
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Loc: British Columbia, Canada
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Instead of putting your money into a containment system that allows your pet to relieve itself because you are gone that long, why not fence your yard and hire someone to come and take him for a walk and play time to break up the time? That way your dog doesn't have to suffer the boredom and loneliness of being left alone, you don't have to deal with any confusion about when and where to relieve himself, and you won't have a pup that is squirrely mad to see you when you get back.
Assuming you are really wanting to build an enclosure, the description below copy and pasted from the link would concern me....how big are these grates on the floor r/t comfort of the dogs feet yet big enough for waste to fall through.
"Secure and healthy – waste and urine falls through floor grate keeping it way from the dog's feet"
Personally I would sincerely rethink keeping Gambitt outdoors in any containment while you are gone, how will this beneift him or you? A lot of dogs don't like being outside alone and looks old enough to "hold it" for the occassional 6 hour mark. I guess I'm just not understanding, you are fortunate to have had him indoors and now you are choosing to move him outdoors?
One thing I don't understand is why someone would want to put the dog on a pad or a pup because I thought the idea was to teach a dog to potty on the grass. I know I wouldn't...
we don't have enough space in our home to properly give him some alone time which is what he needs for sport work. He has too much interaction with us and has made it hard for him to focus on the decoy when he's so focused on me.
I never said I wasn't going to keep up his potty training. I still plan to take him to the bathroom like I would inside. Nothing changes except where we want him to be every so often.
I have a couple runs, VERY large. The size of most peoples residential yards. I plan on adding at least one more. right now its too hot and they are rotated in doors but my runs have misters, tons of shade, pools, and kuranda beds. My little pup has more "stuff" in her run; toys, tunnels, bottles etc than my male since hes past the "toy" stage.
Just seems like with that much room it would be a lot more likely for accidents... But I suppose if he is older he already knows what is and isn't allowed Keiko sure is not proofed on anything yet!
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Keiko sure is not proofed on anything yet!
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