If you have a lot of people around, rather than risking loosing your baby out the front door, put him in a back room or in a crate. The inside of my home is fenced and crossed fenced, with baby gates across openings/doors that allow access to the front door. My dogs do not go all over the entire house.....they are kept in the back part of the house in the sun room, dinette area, and the kitchen. Mine would have to go thru 3 gates to get out the front door.
As far as "guest" that are not attentive enough to ensure the safety of your precious little dog, I would have a REAL attitude problem. If you come to my home, you need to pay attention to MY HOUSE RULES....major rule is do NOT allow my dogs past 3 gates and out the front door....it will be a MAJOR expensive misadventure for you if you do!
If I had a bunch of people that I had no control over and that I could not trust explicitly with the safety of my dogs, I would secure my dog in a back room, out of harms way. People KNOW how crazy I am about these little dogs so I do not have these issues....but I also do not have a lot of visitors that do not understand the importance of keeping my "gates" closed on the way to the front door.....out of control kids or people that do not understand or appreciate what is important to me in my home, do not come here. |