Dog Question....

haffajappa

eyedclaar wrote:

It's when the dog refuses to be seen out in public with the owner that things have gone too far.

hahah... i wonder what it'd say about my dog and i... i usually go for walks in like the most comfortable and unmatching clothes... and her collar doesnt match her leash! fashion disaster

PJaddicted

Petey is almost 2, he has not seen the inside of his crate since he was 7 months old. But I only work 2 days a week, and my kids are home most days by 2pm. So he isn't home alone very long. So far....he has done nothing but sleep.

I'd have someone come in and let your dog out, and maybe play with him for a bit. When you get home a long walk and a play session are a really good idea, just to get out all the excess energy. A tired dog is a good dog.

oxc

Phantom Pain

doin'the-evolution wrote:

you must have the most fashionable canine in town

He still wears white after labor day

haffajappa

Phantom Pain wrote:

He still wears white after labor day

fashion faux pas!!!!

haffajappa

blackredyellow wrote:

Our dog is 3, and she is on her own. She was always in a crate, but my wife was off work for maternity leave for the first few months of this year, and after that we never went back to the crate.

Our dog shits on the floor occasionally, but that is more out of spite than anything.

omg ! my dog sometimes does things out of spite too!
hahaha...

Wobbie

smg9779 wrote:

My girlfriend and I leave our dog Dodger home for 8-10 hours a day.

Whoa, whoa, whoa!!! You live in SF and your dog is named Dodger? WTF??

From a bladder standpoint, we tried to never leave Shelby for more than 9 hours, max. My wife used to say Shelby would explode before she would disappoint us (by peeing in the house). RIP, girl. :(

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SENROCK

dissidentman wrote:

The question is, WWMVD?


what would Michael Vick do?

:eek:

The Juggler

doin'the-evolution wrote:

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but we've never ever kept her in a crate or kennel... no offense to anyone but i actually find that abusive especially if its a big dog.
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huh? its not abusive to crate your dog. and, sorry, i do take offense when someone basically accuses me of abusing my dog. it is actually an effective way to train them. if i never had a chewing problem with my dog, like your situation, then i probably would not have crated her nearly as much as i did. i just didnt want my whole house to be eaten. you may have thought differently if you had those problems with your husky.

that said, as i stated in the original post, i am not crating her anymore though. i am just trying to find out what other people do with their dogs all day while they're at work. thanks for your input though.

The Juggler

doin'the-evolution wrote:

omg ! my dog sometimes does things out of spite too!
hahaha...

lol...my dog gets pissed whenever we are on the phone. she starts whinning because we're not paying attention to her. then she starts with that ear pearcing, high pitched, bark of hers. its kind of funny...but extremely annoying too!

aNiMaL

I leave my 1 1/2 year old black lab, Gravy at home in the house with the cat for 9 to 11 hours per work day. She has never had a single accident in the house at all. She sure is super excited to see me when i walk in the door and the first thing she wants to do is go outside!

haffajappa

The Jeagler wrote:

lol...my dog gets pissed whenever we are on the phone. she starts whinning because we're not paying attention to her. then she starts with that ear pearcing, high pitched, bark of hers. its kind of funny...but extremely annoying too!

how about when you pet other dogs? My dog gets MEGA jealous... she'll come over and squeeze between me and the other dog... 'bitch, get away from my human'

sorry about the abusive thing, i ddint really mean it as an accusation... i realised it might ahve come across as such after i posted it.

haffajappa

aNiMaL wrote:

I leave my 1 1/2 year old black lab, Gravy at home in the house with the cat for 9 to 11 hours per work day. She has never had a single accident in the house at all. She sure is super excited to see me when i walk in the door and the first thing she wants to do is go outside!

sometimes thats like the best part of my day, when you open the door and they're wagging their tail like mad.

brainofPJ

dogs can 'hold it' for around 5/6 hours i think...

any longer than that and it's not cool...not cool man

The Juggler

doin'the-evolution wrote:

how about when you pet other dogs? My dog gets MEGA jealous... she'll come over and squeeze between me and the other dog... 'bitch, get away from my human'

sorry about the abusive thing, i ddint really mean it as an accusation... i realised it might ahve come across as such after i posted it.

you are forgiven.

Wobbie

brainofPJ wrote:

dogs can 'hold it' for around 5/6 hours i think...

wish I could hold it that long! :rolleyes:

Actually, I think they can hold it a little longer. Might depend on breed...

haffajappa

imalive wrote:

wish I could hold it that long! :rolleyes:

Actually, I think they can hold it a little longer. Might depend on breed...

my dog is remarkably good at holding herself...
but when she was one of those puppies that'd pee all over people when she got too excited... hahaha...

Whizbang

everyone will have a different opinion. I have two Labs, 8 and 9, I still keep them locked in their own room as my oldest WILL chew things if she has enough energy and is bored (still...at 9 yrs old!). I don't keep them crated, just gated in a room with their crates open, toys around, cheap couch for them to lay on. I have a pet sitter come in three days a week once per day (once at my house, 2x at my ex husband's, one of those visits is by his brother for free). My ex husband takes them the other two days he has off. Yes, I have a good deal. If your dog has lots of energy, I suggest keeping her busy when you're home so she's tired while you're gone. The more exhausted she is, the less likely she'll have the energy to get into things. If at all possible, have someone let her out at lunch time, maybe roam the house the 2nd half of the day only. If they're bored, they'll get into things.

Whizbang

aNiMaL wrote:

I leave my 1 1/2 year old black lab, Gravy at home in the house with the cat for 9 to 11 hours per work day. She has never had a single accident in the house at all. She sure is super excited to see me when i walk in the door and the first thing she wants to do is go outside!

damn, when my oldest was 18months, she'd have torn the house apart if I left her alone that long. Love her dearly but she is still my trouble child.

sponger

Wow, I can't believe how many people actually keep their dogs in a crate for several hours a day.

Would you do that to your own children. Dogs have the mentality of a 2 year old child. You wouldn't keep a 2 year old child in a box all day, would you?

There are ways to train dogs to deal with the anxiety of being alone. It takes a lot of effort...I guess it's easier to box them up.

Not even animal shelters keep animals in crates for that long, and those animals often develop mental problems from being crated as much as they are.

If you can't treat your pets humanely, then don't get any.

SENROCK

aNiMaL wrote:

I leave my 1 1/2 year old black lab, Gravy at home in the house with the cat for 9 to 11 hours per work day. She has never had a single accident in the house at all. She sure is super excited to see me when i walk in the door and the first thing she wants to do is go outside!

dude. i would love it alot if you posted pics in the doggie thread OR in our album! That goes for the rest of the doggie lovers in here.....
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