andrewslim
If you are at work all day, would this be a problem for the dog?
Answer
Of course they can be left alone. Just as you CAN leave a 3 weeks old baby home all day while you're at work. Just as you CAN drive on the wrong side of the road. Just as you CAN leap off the top of a high building.
But don't expect any of those actions to produce desirable results.
In your case there is an additional problem - german shepard dogs don't exist.
And if you'd looked at the screen before submitting your question you would have seen wriggly red lines where the spell-checker was trying to tell you that there is no word "german", no word "shepard".
My breed was developed to HERD sheep in the German boundary-patrolling way, and so its real name translates as German Shepherd Dog - punctuation matters, as does spelling.
Anyone wanting a GSD from me has to have:
⢠A door opening straight onto a yard fenced to not just keep their pet home but to also keep stray dogs and stray brats OUT!
⢠A plan for where the pooch will sleep that DOESN'T involve spending hours locked in a crate. Pups NEED to exercise their fast-growing bones & muscles every minute they're awake. And (if well-bred & well-reared) they have a natural instinct to get away from their nest before piddle-pooing. Catch 22: An enclosure small enough to make that instinct kick in is too small to exercise in; an enclosure large enough to exercise in leaves room to piddle-poo in; a pup left too long in a crate is FORCED to break the instinct that successful toilet training relies on.
⢠Ability to stay home 24/7 for at least the first week, preferably fortnight. It's partly to help the pup adjust to its new "pack" and come to regard the world as a safe, interesting place with you as the centre of everything good in it. But largely so that YOU can observe it 100% and learn its timing & signals for such as "Wanna go toilet" and "Wanna BITE something", so that you can take instant appropriate action.
⢠Ability to provide 3 meals a day, close to evenly spaced, plus constant water.
⢠Ability & willingness to attend weekly training-club classes starting when Pup is 18-22 weeks old.
Assuming that you work the minimal 8 hour day and travel for an hour before & after work, that means that you are away from home for at least 10 hours a day. Do you fit ANY of the rest of the requirements?
Although I am a GSD addict, the requirements apply to pups of ANY breed or cross-breed-muddle.
You must not ignore a pet's real needs.
In addition to the physical needs, herding breeds and bird-dog breeds were developed to be very sensitive to their humans - they NEED to be with their human and assured that they are pleasing their human. Herding breeds in particular were also developed to have incredible initiative - they need it, to work out how to keep the flock safe plus under control while the farmer is absent doing other tasks. That makes Belgian Shepherd Dogs, Border Collies & their derivatives (Eye Dogs, Heading Dogs, Huntaways, Kelpies, etc etc), German Shepherd Dogs and working-line Shetland Sheepdogs GREAT for people who want an intelligent, active dog and have things for their dog to do with/for them - but it makes life hell for people who effectively abandon their dog to its own devices most of the day. (It also often makes life hell for the neighbours...)
Adult GSDs that I have raised can safely be left for up to 40 hours while I attend a family funeral - I have a roofed security run & raised sleeping box per pooch, and ask a neighbour to check that the water dishes aren't empty. For an adult (canine or human), food isn't as urgent as water. And my dogs are used to swapping between my house and their run.
But a newly acquired adult dog suddenly left alone in a run is likely to feel abandoned and express its anguish for the "benefit" of the whole neighbourhood.
If you are determined to go ahead despite our advice:
⢠Add http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source to your browser's Bookmarks or Favorites so that you can easily look up such as feeding, vaccinations, clubs, weights, teething, neutering, disorders, genetics.
⢠Join some of the 400+ YahooGroups dedicated to various aspects of living with GSDs. Each group's Home page tells you which aspects they like to discuss, and how active they are. Unlike YA, they are set up so that you can have an ongoing discussion with follow-up questions for clarification. Most allow you to include photos.
Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly
"In GSDs" as of 1967
Of course they can be left alone. Just as you CAN leave a 3 weeks old baby home all day while you're at work. Just as you CAN drive on the wrong side of the road. Just as you CAN leap off the top of a high building.
But don't expect any of those actions to produce desirable results.
In your case there is an additional problem - german shepard dogs don't exist.
And if you'd looked at the screen before submitting your question you would have seen wriggly red lines where the spell-checker was trying to tell you that there is no word "german", no word "shepard".
My breed was developed to HERD sheep in the German boundary-patrolling way, and so its real name translates as German Shepherd Dog - punctuation matters, as does spelling.
Anyone wanting a GSD from me has to have:
⢠A door opening straight onto a yard fenced to not just keep their pet home but to also keep stray dogs and stray brats OUT!
⢠A plan for where the pooch will sleep that DOESN'T involve spending hours locked in a crate. Pups NEED to exercise their fast-growing bones & muscles every minute they're awake. And (if well-bred & well-reared) they have a natural instinct to get away from their nest before piddle-pooing. Catch 22: An enclosure small enough to make that instinct kick in is too small to exercise in; an enclosure large enough to exercise in leaves room to piddle-poo in; a pup left too long in a crate is FORCED to break the instinct that successful toilet training relies on.
⢠Ability to stay home 24/7 for at least the first week, preferably fortnight. It's partly to help the pup adjust to its new "pack" and come to regard the world as a safe, interesting place with you as the centre of everything good in it. But largely so that YOU can observe it 100% and learn its timing & signals for such as "Wanna go toilet" and "Wanna BITE something", so that you can take instant appropriate action.
⢠Ability to provide 3 meals a day, close to evenly spaced, plus constant water.
⢠Ability & willingness to attend weekly training-club classes starting when Pup is 18-22 weeks old.
Assuming that you work the minimal 8 hour day and travel for an hour before & after work, that means that you are away from home for at least 10 hours a day. Do you fit ANY of the rest of the requirements?
Although I am a GSD addict, the requirements apply to pups of ANY breed or cross-breed-muddle.
You must not ignore a pet's real needs.
In addition to the physical needs, herding breeds and bird-dog breeds were developed to be very sensitive to their humans - they NEED to be with their human and assured that they are pleasing their human. Herding breeds in particular were also developed to have incredible initiative - they need it, to work out how to keep the flock safe plus under control while the farmer is absent doing other tasks. That makes Belgian Shepherd Dogs, Border Collies & their derivatives (Eye Dogs, Heading Dogs, Huntaways, Kelpies, etc etc), German Shepherd Dogs and working-line Shetland Sheepdogs GREAT for people who want an intelligent, active dog and have things for their dog to do with/for them - but it makes life hell for people who effectively abandon their dog to its own devices most of the day. (It also often makes life hell for the neighbours...)
Adult GSDs that I have raised can safely be left for up to 40 hours while I attend a family funeral - I have a roofed security run & raised sleeping box per pooch, and ask a neighbour to check that the water dishes aren't empty. For an adult (canine or human), food isn't as urgent as water. And my dogs are used to swapping between my house and their run.
But a newly acquired adult dog suddenly left alone in a run is likely to feel abandoned and express its anguish for the "benefit" of the whole neighbourhood.
If you are determined to go ahead despite our advice:
⢠Add http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/The_GSD_Source to your browser's Bookmarks or Favorites so that you can easily look up such as feeding, vaccinations, clubs, weights, teething, neutering, disorders, genetics.
⢠Join some of the 400+ YahooGroups dedicated to various aspects of living with GSDs. Each group's Home page tells you which aspects they like to discuss, and how active they are. Unlike YA, they are set up so that you can have an ongoing discussion with follow-up questions for clarification. Most allow you to include photos.
Les P, owner of GSD_Friendly: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/GSD_Friendly
"In GSDs" as of 1967
what is the proper way to cage train a large dog?
Lucky
i keep asking questions on how to train my dog and all the answers have been very helpful!! thanks!!
i have only had my dog for a week now. she is a 6 month old german shepard. i work first shift and my boyfriend goes from days and nights. atleast 3 days out of the week we need for her to be in her cage while were at work for 8 hours.
i have a spare bedroom i could put her in.. is that a good idea instead of a cage? she is is that chewing stage. im always giving her toys and large bones.
Answer
if the dog has to stay in it all day you need to get some of the portabe fence they have them at pet food express you can order them online too. @ www.petfodexpress.com or www.petco.com or some pet store and put the crate in it so the dog and get into it and lay down. get a crate that you can make it the size of your dog with plenty of room to move around not to much out it in a quite place.no food or water in it. then as the dog gets bigger make the crate bigger don't make the crate a bad place it's like a safe place for them and it keeps the confined when you can not keep a close eye on them make them sleep in the crate always when they are a puppy then when they get older and feel safe in the crate they will go in the crate all by there self's they will love to go there its their bed make sure you have a clean blanket in it or something that smells like you and they will feel safe always keep it clean you can never keep the dog in the crate longer then few hours when they are older and completely potty trained or they will think it's a bad place keeping them in the crate for a long time is only a last resort thing you have to keep taking them outside and telling them to go potty or play when their little so you get them used to it and you have to be strong and when the cry you can't let in to them or it will not work when they are little they need to go out side everytime they eat or drink so they know to go potty outside and not inside.they will do anything the can to not have to go potty in the same place they sleep or eat
if the dog has to stay in it all day you need to get some of the portabe fence they have them at pet food express you can order them online too. @ www.petfodexpress.com or www.petco.com or some pet store and put the crate in it so the dog and get into it and lay down. get a crate that you can make it the size of your dog with plenty of room to move around not to much out it in a quite place.no food or water in it. then as the dog gets bigger make the crate bigger don't make the crate a bad place it's like a safe place for them and it keeps the confined when you can not keep a close eye on them make them sleep in the crate always when they are a puppy then when they get older and feel safe in the crate they will go in the crate all by there self's they will love to go there its their bed make sure you have a clean blanket in it or something that smells like you and they will feel safe always keep it clean you can never keep the dog in the crate longer then few hours when they are older and completely potty trained or they will think it's a bad place keeping them in the crate for a long time is only a last resort thing you have to keep taking them outside and telling them to go potty or play when their little so you get them used to it and you have to be strong and when the cry you can't let in to them or it will not work when they are little they need to go out side everytime they eat or drink so they know to go potty outside and not inside.they will do anything the can to not have to go potty in the same place they sleep or eat
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