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03-01-2009, 07:03 PM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: houston
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| Do you let your pup have run of the house 24/7 ???? I was wondering if anyone lets their furbabies have full run of the house all of the time. I always hear everyone talking about crates and gates and stuff but didnt know if I was the only one that let mine have free run 24/7. Although we are here most of the time and we are able to let him out frequently. |
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03-01-2009, 07:04 PM | #2 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
Posts: 11,257
| not 24/7 but all waking hours she does |
03-01-2009, 07:13 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :)
Posts: 5,219
| Ours have free run of the house all day...the only time they go in their kennels is at bedtime or if we have to leave. We have left the adults out while we were gone but now with the puppies it's best if everyone is kenneled when we leave. |
03-01-2009, 07:16 PM | #4 |
♥♥beats @ my feet! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: PA
Posts: 4,814
| I don't use crates but I do use gates. Mine are 3 and 5 and no they don't have full range. Mine are only allowed upstairs when I go up and then they have to stay on my bed. The living room is gated off and they stay out unless someone is in there. When I am not home, they are restricted to the kitchen and laundry room. Mayzie is just too curious for her own good.
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03-01-2009, 07:17 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hamilton, NJ USA
Posts: 125
| Precious has free run all day every day!!! She is a very very good girl. MOMMY TO PRECIOUS |
03-01-2009, 08:18 PM | #6 |
Wee Winston Wiggles Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kewanee, Illinois
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| Winston has free run of the house while we are here with him...but while we are away, he is gated in the kitchen...this is for his own safety, not the houses.
__________________ As Ever, Kathy Intruducing Bentley Winston and Spencer: RIP My Sweet Angels |
03-01-2009, 08:25 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Hodges SC, USA
Posts: 38
| We let our first two yorkies run the house and sleep with us, however as I get older my sleep is lighter and everytime Gracie moved, I woke up!! So we have two little puppies and we are having a rough time with poddy training: so they are crated when we leave the house, at night for sleep and then kept in the living room with gates when we are home. We stay in the living room so we can grab them and put them on the training papers!! Sandy |
03-01-2009, 08:28 PM | #8 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | Tucker used to be crated when we were working on house breaking, but now he is 100% house broken and he doesn't chew or anything, so he gets full run of the house! When we're not home he will usually just go to sleep on my bed, but he can wander as he pleases.
__________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All |
03-01-2009, 08:29 PM | #9 |
♥Sapphire♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: PA, USA
Posts: 4,069
| Sapphire is gated in the kitchen all the time. She stays there unless I'm holding her, or we let her out to train/play in the living room. Of course, she takes that opportunity to fly through the whole house! Running and running and staying just out of reach. We have to chase her and hope to catch her before she pees on the carpet...
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03-01-2009, 08:31 PM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: here :)
Posts: 1,182
| Sydney and Chloe have free run of most of the house while we are home ( no bedrooms /upstairs unless we are with them) but when we leave I put them in their crates/play-yard so I don't have to worry about their safety while I'm gone. They also go into their crate/playyard at night.
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03-01-2009, 08:32 PM | #11 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 972
| We are still potty training so Fancy does not have free run of the house yet. I hope that one day she is well behaved enough to let her run around when we are not at home but right now when we leave she is gated in the laundry room. I don't use a crate although I am considering buying one when start potty training outside. (still waiting for warmer/nicer weather) Right now we are using potty pads. Maybe one day we can do away with the gate!
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03-01-2009, 08:33 PM | #12 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Missouri
Posts: 903
| Bailey has full run of the house - upstairs and down stairs - and she sleeps with us at night. However, while I'm at work, Bailey is in an ex-pen. I would feel real bad if she got into something harfmul and I wasn't here. She has never chewed on anything - but I don't want to take any chances.
__________________ This is Bailey's world and we just live in it! |
03-01-2009, 08:37 PM | #13 |
BANNED! | yes my bingo has full run of the house but ever since he was a baby he had a bad habit to run out so before we leave now we put a gate in our hallway area and keep the bedroom doors open for him he also got his own room area i started this today he seemed to be good with it its very difficult to chase him but i trust him and he dont pee on furniture and he dosnt bite furniture either so he is pretty good |
03-01-2009, 08:46 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Manhattan Beach, CA
Posts: 1,635
| Not until she was almost 2 years old. She was in a playpen until she was 1 and then in the kitchen until she was 2. Now she is a free dog!
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03-01-2009, 08:54 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Illinois
Posts: 2,268
| Abby is crated at night and when we leave the house. We have a couple of gates up where we don't want her to go otherwise she can roam the house which is by the way very small. We keep her in our sight at all times as she is only 6 months old and we are still working on potty training. |
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