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Pet owners question: crate training and leaving dog out to roam
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:45 am
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:45 am
I have a pretty flexible job where most of my days are never requiring me to leave my dog in her crate more than three hours. On days I know it is longer for meetings and travel, I will make arrangements. But, I do feel guilty on just that amount of time inside a crate. My question for dog owners in here, did any of you make the decision to let your dog roam freely in the home while away? My dog likes to chew...normally shoes and socks...but I just fear major damage to things like a sofa or chairs in the living room that are not exactly cheap items to replace. Just trying to find the best option.
I have a small backyard and the HOA limits the height of a fence to only four feet....which sucks. For a vizsla, this is too easy to jump...unless there is a mechanism out there I am just unaware of that would allow a low fence and keep her in it.
I have a small backyard and the HOA limits the height of a fence to only four feet....which sucks. For a vizsla, this is too easy to jump...unless there is a mechanism out there I am just unaware of that would allow a low fence and keep her in it.
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Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:47 am to rpg37
I let mine roam gradually until I trusted them enough. One of them still scratched through a $5k leather chair but that’s on me for trusting that fricker.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:50 am to rpg37
Is there an extra room you can dog-proof?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:52 am to rpg37
My bulldog that passed a few months ago you could leave out and have no problems.
My rescue dog that was 10 months old when we got him you better crate or he'll chew the house down.
When he's in the crate while we are gone I have his favorite chew toy in his crate with him and I leave a radio on for him.
My rescue dog that was 10 months old when we got him you better crate or he'll chew the house down.
When he's in the crate while we are gone I have his favorite chew toy in his crate with him and I leave a radio on for him.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:53 am to rpg37
I put my big dog in a crate for much of the first year after I adopted him - when I was gone for more than a couple hours.
After some time, I let him and Stella both roam free. He has chewed up a few things, but nothing major.
After some time, I let him and Stella both roam free. He has chewed up a few things, but nothing major.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:56 am to Bestbank Tiger
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Is there an extra room you can dog-proof?
I do have a three bedroom home and have one room that is basically just storage. How do you go about dog-proofing a room?
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:57 am to rpg37
I initially crated my dog then felt bad so let her roam.
She damaged my 3k couch
My AirPods
All of my shoe laces (and hers too)
Carpets
And endless other shite. But better than her being miserable so I deal w it
She damaged my 3k couch
My AirPods
All of my shoe laces (and hers too)
Carpets
And endless other shite. But better than her being miserable so I deal w it
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:57 am to rpg37
I train my dog appropriately so no need for a crate.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:58 am to rpg37
Sometimes crates are just necessary depending on the dog. Just try to train him better on what's ok to chew and not ok to chew and do some test runs by "leaving the house", helps if you have a camera to observe from a distance. Be ready to come in if he starts chewing something he's not supposed to. But sometimes they just get bored or anxious and you just have to crate them with a chew toy until you get back.
You can install a runner in your yard and just make sure the leash can't reach the fence in any direction but still give her enough room to walk around it.
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I have a small backyard and the HOA limits the height of a fence to only four feet....which sucks. For a vizsla, this is too easy to jump...unless there is a mechanism out there I am just unaware of that would allow a low fence and keep her in it.
You can install a runner in your yard and just make sure the leash can't reach the fence in any direction but still give her enough room to walk around it.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 11:59 am to rpg37
I work from home, so it was easier for me overall, but we bought one of those pens they have for babies, about 6x6 I think it was, and they stayed in there when we were unable to be with them. Of course, potty training is important, but we did after 3 months or so start letting them have more access to the house slowly, keeping some areas off limits for a while, making access more slowly.
Make sure they have lots of toys and anytime they get something they aren't supposed to, replace it with a toy.
Make sure they have lots of toys and anytime they get something they aren't supposed to, replace it with a toy.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:02 pm to rpg37
A properly crate trained dog won't have any issues being crated for many hours at a time, they just go in and go to sleep until you come home. That's what mine does. I don't even close the door, she just goes in, lays down, goes to sleep, and when I come home, she's still in there. Trained correctly, they don't see it as a cage, it's their own special place they cherish.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:02 pm to rpg37
My rescue still goes in a crate under specific circumstances, or that little fricker will burn down the house. Nothing to feel guilty over. He also knows when it is time to go in it and just does it now. He also sleeps in his crate when it is wide open and I'm working during the day.
You'll get over the guilt after they are properly trained.
You'll get over the guilt after they are properly trained.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:05 pm to rpg37
quote:
do have a three bedroom home and have one room that is basically just storage. How do you go about dog-proofing a room?
Basically just remove anything you don't want destroyed or that would be dangerous to the dog.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:05 pm to rpg37
We have never crated our dogs
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:06 pm to rpg37
we gradually let ours roam untill we knew he wouldnt do any damage. you could always get a baby gate and close him in a hallway with all rooms closed. leave him a few toys. he'll be fine.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:08 pm to rpg37
It was gradual for both of our dogs, but, be warned, there's no telling how one will act when you're gone overnight for the first time. The youngest one hadn't touched a thing at home until we went out of down. Dog sitter came in and found the arm of the couch torn up.
Bottom line, it's always possible they will tear something up if not crated.
Bottom line, it's always possible they will tear something up if not crated.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:10 pm to rpg37
This is the correct answer.
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A properly crate trained dog won't have any issues being crated for many hours at a time, they just go in and go to sleep until you come home. That's what mine does. I don't even close the door, she just goes in, lays down, goes to sleep, and when I come home, she's still in there. Trained correctly, they don't see it as a cage, it's their own special place they cherish.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:12 pm to rpg37
My lab loves her crate/pet taxi. If I leave the pet taxi out, she’ll lay in it when we’re not home.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:13 pm to rpg37
You can crate a dog for 8-10 hours with no problem. Until you can trust your dog being out, that’s the preferable route. That may seem cruel to a human, but it won’t impact the dog at all.
Posted on 4/24/24 at 12:13 pm to DakIsNoLB
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