housebreaking former outside kennel dog?

Lisa

I am getting a 6 mo.old collie who has been in an outside kennel. He will be living inside with me and my 4 little dogs.Any hints on housebreaking??? I have never purchased a dog who lived in a kennel before.

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What a nice tale :) i am sure he will be overjoyed to be in the house with you from now on rather than a kennel. Don't worry he is still young and you can use all the puppy tricks.

For a full yet easy plan check out http://www.teachingpuppies.com/8-easy-steps-to-housetrain-your-puppy

This can be used in conjunction with crate training see http://www.teachingpuppies.com/crate-training-my-puppy
Good luck :D

Outside Kennel?

trish

I need an outside kennel for my 14 week old boxer so he can run and play until we get our yard completely fenced, any suggestions on what type to get?

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Get a chain link kennel (about 10' wide and as long as you might want it to be) and be sure it's covered. Boxers are pretty smart dogs, and when he gets a little older, he'll learn how to climb it. Most such kennels are 10' x 10' or 12' x 12', but you can have one built that will give him plenty of running room as well as space for a dog house and a bowl of water.

But remember - if you keep your dog in an outside kennel for much of the day, he'll grow to be anti-social - aggressive towards other humans and other dogs. He needs at least two long walks every day (a dog can walk for 5 minutes for each month of its life up to about 24 months; after that you can walk him for as long as you like) and he needs plenty of time inside with you and your family. Dogs are pack creatures and they need to be with their packs. Keeping him outside in a kennel is downright cruel, even though lots of people do it. They just don't know how bad it is for the dog. Consider how you would feel if you were locked away from every other human in the world and couldn't do anything at all about it. That's about what a dog feels. So please, be kind of stingy about the amount of time he spends in the kennel.

Good luck!

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Would u keep your dog outside with a kennel?

~funkymonk

Is it cruel? I can't keep her inside any more she is destroying my home and too rough with the kids. Its either outside kennel or rehome her.
Thanks everyone, she is a rotweiler and she is a lovely dog she has a lot to give and is so affectionate; I have been to numerous training classes but have never been able to stop her excitiment. She has 3 long walks a day but when left alone she destroys (chews, claws everything) my home and even urinates on the floor. I'm at my wits end, Ive tried everything else I can think of I dont want to get rid of her will break my heart. The other day was the final straw she jumped up at my daughter and broke her glasses in 2, she was only playing I just think I made a mistake getting her, Ive had big dogs (german shepherds) before and my brother had a rottie that was so placid and he never had any training! My girl is completely skitty she is so crazy she ran into a bike and a tree has had numerous operations cos she slices her skin open, her eyesight is fine she is jsut very excitable.

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AS a former owner of a wonderful Rotti, I beg you, DO NOT KENNEL THIS DOG OUTSIDE. This is one breed that will definitely be hurt from this type of treatment.

If you do not have the time to properly spend with this dog, loving it and training it, try to find a good home for her. If you bought her froma a reputable breeder, he/she may be able to help you with either training or re-homing.

If you do spend a lot of time with her, but she is just destructive when you go out for a bit, then consider crating her INSIDE while you are out ( no more than a few hours).

Please, do what's best for this dog; if you are gone long hours everyday, she is likely being destructive because she is anxious and afraid. Imagine how she will feel if all of a sudden she is left alone for hours on end OUTSIDE in a CAGE>

BTW.... Dog training classes are not meant to train the dog, they are meant to train the human. Don't blame the dog for not learning at class... usually a dog is misbehaved if the owner(s) fail to do their "homework"

housebreaking former outside kennel dog?

Lisa

I am getting a 6 mo.old collie who has been in an outside kennel. He will be living inside with me and my 4 little dogs.Any hints on housebreaking??? I have never purchased a dog who lived in a kennel before.

Answer
What a nice tale :) i am sure he will be overjoyed to be in the house with you from now on rather than a kennel. Don't worry he is still young and you can use all the puppy tricks.

For a full yet easy plan check out http://www.teachingpuppies.com/8-easy-steps-to-housetrain-your-puppy

This can be used in conjunction with crate training see http://www.teachingpuppies.com/crate-training-my-puppy
Good luck :D

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If you were locked outside would you sleep in the dog kennel?

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Q. I got locked outside before but I had my nintendo ds lite and I slept with my dog Peppermint (Siberian Huskey) so he has like a giant kennel and actually and I just played my Ds in tehre and I'm thinking of getting a mini plasma tv in there! hehhe maybe

But would you sleep in a dog kennel?
Also my I used my finger nails to oped it! (amazingly) but sleeping in the kennel isn't that bad

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good idea. I think ill build my dogs a big dog house now. With room for the 3 of us!

How cold can a German Shepard/Husky 4 year old dog stand?

Jose

I live in Texas and it supposed to be between 10-20 degrees Fahrenheit in the night. My dog is an outside dog and he has a kennel with a blanket inside. Should I let him inside or leave him outside?

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Keep the dog indoors where it belongs. No dog should be kept outdoors. Its lazy for one and its cruel for two. Dogs are highly social animals that suffer when kept outside

having a fur coat doenst mean a dog shoudl be forced to live outside. People who think this need to put on a fur coat and live outside in the cold, wind and wet for a week.

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How to build a roof on a dog kennel?

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Nichole

We recently moved to a very busy rd and our landlord wont let us bring our two outside cats inside since its not safe for them to roam I put up a 10x10x6 dog kennel I put chicken wire and a tarp on top but when it rains the tarp gets filled and sinks down. How can I build a roof? What materials could I use or can u purchase an already made roof? I would put the tarp over the roof as well. Any ideas? Thanks!

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This is easy all you need to do is put a wood stake in every corner of the chicken wire and ensure you cement the stakes down into the ground, you can then add a roof made from wood but ensure you put roof tiles on top of it, you can buy treated wood roof tiles and they are'nt expensive, you would have been better off with a small shed and a wire enclosure and sneak the cats in at the week ends, you should'nt have rented any place unless cats were allowed.

How do you feel about the poor dogs that have to live outside dogs?

Im not her

I have always cringed at the site of outside dogs they are either free roaming, tied up with a crappy dog house for cover or in a kennel all day and night. If you own a dog and keep him outside morning noon and night, why even own a dog anyway! They are part of the family and I can't imagine them being happy out there all the time. They need walked, socialized and to be in good health and clean smelling. I live in a big city where alot of the people keep their dogs outside and it's an inconvience to not be able to sleep soundly at night. They use these dogs as burglar alarms or they sell drugs and want some type of alert system, so they have dogs tied up in various spot over their yards. Even with a large kennel your dog is not getting what it needs in life. Why have a dog if you aren't going to care for them properly? Why not let them out during the day and crate them at night?
if you live in the country and have more than an acre and your dog is loose, this question is not geared towards you! This ? is geared towards the dogs that have no where to go!!!

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I have 5 dogs and live in the country. All of them are inside dogs. Dogs want to be part of the "pack", meaning the family the dog is with. If they are seperated from that, they are not happy. A dog wants to be where you are not tied to a tree outside all the time. I have worked with abandoned and abused animals all my life (about30 years). I will NEVER understand WHY people treat God's creatures so badly. Life is life no matter what form it comes in. We were put here to TAKE CARE of that life not destroy it. Some people go around talking about how religious they are or how spiritual they are yet they abuse thier animals. The most religious or spiritual thing you can do is take care of the life that God has given us. Not just our lives but all lives that he put in our care.

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If you were locked outside would you sleep in the dog kennel?

best outside dog kennel image

Q. I got locked outside before but I had my nintendo ds lite and I slept with my dog Peppermint (Siberian Huskey) so he has like a giant kennel and actually and I just played my Ds in tehre and I'm thinking of getting a mini plasma tv in there! hehhe maybe

But would you sleep in a dog kennel?
Also my I used my finger nails to oped it! (amazingly) but sleeping in the kennel isn't that bad

Answer
good idea. I think ill build my dogs a big dog house now. With room for the 3 of us!

Do they make misters that you can put around your dogs kennel outside?

GLAMOROUS

I was wondering if they made a mister (like a soaker hose) that you can put around your dogs kennel. I know the summer is coming and I want my dog to be as comfortable as possible while I'm @ work. And I was wondering if a mister would help him be cool?. I have no room in my garage to put him there and I already have one dog in the house and don't think I can trust them both to be in the house together while I'm not there.

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Sure you can. Just go to Home Depot or Lowes and get the ones ment for the garden and rig it up for the dog! Also get a timer this way you can set it so your dog won't get soaked. It's very inexpensive and a great way to keep your dog cool durring the hot summer day! Just measure out what you will need and then get the right number of mister heads and hose and go to work!

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