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ButterflyKisses · 08-27-2008, 09:47 AM

I do have special areas for my dogs. I have seen breeders who say that they have several different breeds - a number of each breed - and they are all in the house. I hope not - if they are - then how are the male dogs being kept from the females - unless they are being kept in crates in the house. My dogs have temperature controlled indoor areas where they have their food, water, and bedding, then they have large yard areas where they can run and play.

New babies have to be kept at certain temperatures so I have a special whelping room for my moms when they are due with the babies. My mom dogs are all "house broke". I am a "stay at home" doggy mom - I go out and play with the dogs and let the mom's out of the whelping room where my they are with their new babies several times a day - they are not let out in a "run", they just run around and play in the yard - I have 25 acres but they play between the house and the whelping room - then they come back to the whelping room and bark at the door to come back in. Any of my dogs that get out in the yard and just run around and play, staying in the area where they know as their home and they want to get back into their area after they have played for a while - just like a house pet will run around and play outside then want to get back in the house. They just have a different house. I have not seen any puppies that have been raised "in the home" any friendlier or who love being with people any more then my puppies do. I spend a lot of time with my puppies - there is no guarantee that a puppy raised in the house will have more time spent with it just because it is raised in the house. My sister bought a puppy that was "home raised" and it was the worst puppy she ever had - the puppies really didn't have much attention even though they were "home raised". My puppies have a "kindergarten kennel" they go into when they are 6 weeks old so that they learn how to go potty outside using the doggy door. This helps with the house breaking. Again, we spend a lot of time playing the the puppies and bringing them in the house - playing with them out in the yard - trying to get them used to all kinds of environments before they go to their new homes. I did a lot of checking around before I started raising my first dogs as I wanted to make sure I could do the best possible for my dogs while raising puppies.

08-27-2008, 09:47 AM	#25
ButterflyKisses Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bolivar, Missouri Posts: 66	kennel I do have special areas for my dogs. I have seen breeders who say that they have several different breeds - a number of each breed - and they are all in the house. I hope not - if they are - then how are the male dogs being kept from the females - unless they are being kept in crates in the house. My dogs have temperature controlled indoor areas where they have their food, water, and bedding, then they have large yard areas where they can run and play. New babies have to be kept at certain temperatures so I have a special whelping room for my moms when they are due with the babies. My mom dogs are all "house broke". I am a "stay at home" doggy mom - I go out and play with the dogs and let the mom's out of the whelping room where my they are with their new babies several times a day - they are not let out in a "run", they just run around and play in the yard - I have 25 acres but they play between the house and the whelping room - then they come back to the whelping room and bark at the door to come back in. Any of my dogs that get out in the yard and just run around and play, staying in the area where they know as their home and they want to get back into their area after they have played for a while - just like a house pet will run around and play outside then want to get back in the house. They just have a different house. I have not seen any puppies that have been raised "in the home" any friendlier or who love being with people any more then my puppies do. I spend a lot of time with my puppies - there is no guarantee that a puppy raised in the house will have more time spent with it just because it is raised in the house. My sister bought a puppy that was "home raised" and it was the worst puppy she ever had - the puppies really didn't have much attention even though they were "home raised". My puppies have a "kindergarten kennel" they go into when they are 6 weeks old so that they learn how to go potty outside using the doggy door. This helps with the house breaking. Again, we spend a lot of time playing the the puppies and bringing them in the house - playing with them out in the yard - trying to get them used to all kinds of environments before they go to their new homes. I did a lot of checking around before I started raising my first dogs as I wanted to make sure I could do the best possible for my dogs while raising puppies.