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Its hard I know sometimes but like someone said they do need fresh air and some running and playing time outside. Kayla runs in and out all the time, Lexi sleeps all day and so does Tina. I am glad Dudley has never learned to use the doggie door because he is just toooooo little to go out without supervision. I let him out just alittle while to play and that seems to make him happy. Also he likes to look out the front door and watch the squirrels. |
I agree with others. Although these dogs are our babies, they are DOGS. It is their nature to go outside, walk in the grass, run and play and sniff and chase things. Of course a life threatening situation would be the exception and I also have to watch closely so that Brooklyn doesn't eat something she shouldn't. Also, and many may disagree, I feel that dogs must be given the opportunity at times to run and frolick full speed. There is no way that walking on a leash all the time, or being in a pen gives them the opportunity to run run run. That being said, I know many people don't have yards to allow this. I have a very large 6ft privacy fenced in yard. I do take Brooklyn walking on the leash because she absolutely loves it but I also take her out into the yard and let her run full speed to her hearts content. I don't leave her outside by herself of course, I don't want her to get carried away by some horrible flying predator. So my vote is- YES :thumbup:, dogs should be allowed outside regularly, unless there is a life threatening situation whether medical or environmental. It's their nature, it's what they do. |
Oh, I could never imagine keeping my guys inside! Granted, when they are outside, they are always on leash and supervised, but going outside is the best part of their day. Alex has severe allergies (I've posted a lot about this in the Health forum). He is currently on allergy shots to desensitize him and also started taking Atopica to help control his allergies while we wait for the shots to kick in. It's work, but so worth it, especially now that the Atopica is working and he's allergy free!! I will admit that soon after I got him, his allergies were so bad, I did feel bad taking him out. Grass is one of his triggers and he would itch LIKE CRAZY after being outside. One thing that really helped was doing aggressive skin management. After each walk, I would rinse him off with water, and that definitely helped (although it didn't solve the issue completely). We've only been doing Atopica for a week now, and from what we've experienced thus far, I would highly recommend it, even if it's just a short-term option to get through a bad season. |
I personally would never keep Levi inside 24/7. I live in an apartment (no real yard) and my parents live on a ton of unfenced farmland, so Levi can't really be unleashed a lot of the time, but he goes outside several times daily. We visit friends with fenced yards, we go on walks, we spend a lot of time at the dog park. Basically, I try as hard as I can to ensure that he can spend as much time enjoying the outdoors as possible. I can't imagine spending my entire life cooped up indoors, and I'd hate to do that to my dog. He's definitely happier outside (especially running around without a leash in a fenced-in area) than he is inside. Unless there is a legitimate medical reason (and I'd investigate allergies, I feel like they could usually be managed enough to let the dog enjoy the outdoors) then I feel that it is unfair to keep a dog indoors all the time. |
Okay well my best friend has a chiweenie (she used to be mine but i inherited kids and they scared her) and If she goes outside she gets really really scared and she cries even just tied up in the front yard we have to go out and hold her in our laps in the grass to try and help ease her fears it has yet to work. she is kept inside unless she going to the car or she is having a "therapy session" But gatsby I would never ever try to keep inside we have a red tailed hawk who eats the bunnies in my back yard and if i see her I just calmly go into the yard and pick gatsby up and put hi on the deck wear i have bird-away mirrors to scare the hawk away from the deck when the hawk is gone i just let Gatsby back out into the yard |
Yes, Tatiana gets to go outside everyday under close supervision. I garden everyday, so I bring her out with me. She is in pet carrier called the pet-a-roo. It's a front pack. I carry her around on my front like a kangaroo pouch. She likes to stick her head out. There are two reasons I do this. Firstly, there are plants in my garden that are poisonous to animals (I installed these plants BEFORE I had Tatiana). Secondly, my front yard is an open yard (no wall or fence), and many of my neighbors walk by with their huge dogs. I'm uncertain how well-socialized they are with other dogs, and I do not want to risk Tatiana's safety. She's tiny. It only takes ONE bite from a huge animal to seriously hurt her. On the weekends, I do take Tatiana's on outings. She's on a leash. |
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I realize not everyone may have the advantage of having a yard, or a fence (I do not have a fence- live on 3 acres unfenced) but I take Jackson up the street to a fenced in dog park a few days a week and my dads big fenced in yard also. There is nothing like seeing a dog just FREE and having fun and I think it's something every dog should experience as much as possible. Yeah, leashed walks are GREAT but it's not the same. I even have found some fenced in tennis courts and fenced in foot ball fields, etc, that work just as well. |
Thanks for everyones responses. I was just curious if anybody keeps there dog inside. We do live on a farm, hence the turkey poop from all the roaming turkeys and such. Hubby and I have been trying to come up with a way to keep her closer to us without having to be on a leash in our backyard. We can't really fence it because of our outside dog, we had underground fence installed for him and it is working great. So we don't want to mess with his boundaries. Might try the expen. |
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Ours go out each morning for thirty minutes, then again in the late afternoon and evening (about 30 mins each) and about 10-15 minutes before bedtime. Our little Jack has some skin allergies, but our vet recommended keeping a damp towel by the door and giving them a good rub down once they came in. If his it appears that his skin allergies start to flare up, I give him more frequent bathes with his allergy shampoo and then we use baby benadryl (we have to cut them for his size). |
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