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Crate or Roam? We very rarely leave Waffles home alone. But when I go grocery shopping she is home alone. I put her in her crate and she takes a nap. My question is do you crate or let your dogs roam? Id like to let her roam but Im scared to see what she will get into. How do you train them to roam and behave? She doesnt do anything wrong all day but shes with me. I would think if left home alone she may get bored and get into something. Also I really do like her in her crate at bed time next to my bed so I know where she id and that she is safe. Fill me in on what you do with your dogs.. Crate or roam? And how do you train them to roam responsibly? Thank you in advance for any advice.. :animal-pa |
I would crate her untill shes old enogh not to chew cords. I did that and still mine would destroy things out of boredom when we left so it was back to the crate. So really it is a little bit trial and error but you definitely dont want to let her have free roam while shes in the puppy chewing stage |
I am generally a fan of crating. My Moka is now 5 years old and she's so laid back and mellow that she's fine being left out. I'm sure she mostly sleeps when I am away. When allowing one more and more freedom we just started for short periods of time and gradually got longer and longer. We also blocked of several rooms so her freedom was somewhat restricted. Then we got Mylee. She refuses to be crated and has always done well being left out to roam with Moka. Moka is the ideal babysitter dog. Mylee feeds off her ques anyways, so if Moka lays down to sleep, so does Mylee. LOL. If anything ever happened to Moka, poor Mylee would be so lost. What works for one seldom works for everyone though, so you have to experiment until you find what works best for your situation. |
oscar is in a crate at night but when i go out he is gated in the kitchen... |
I kept dodger in a spare room, but now I let him roam, althoughits not Really roaming when he's passed out in the closet!!:) |
My two are confined for half of the day while I'm at work and then my husband lets them out for lunch and they have free roam for the rest of the day. If we run errands and the pups don't go with us, they have free roam. I like them having freedom, but have found that too much freedom causes them to find things to get into :p |
When I go out I crate the big dog(12yr), ex pen Abby(1 yr), and let Ziva(3yr) roam free, I don't think I really need to separate them but this way I don't have to worry about what they might get into. I crate all three at night because I am a light sleeper and I wake at the littlest movement.Abby is rebeling at the crate at 3:30 am for the past few days:( I hope she soon realizes it isn't going to get her out! |
I wouldn't trust Emy as far as I could throw her roaming free.....she chews on everything while i'm watching her, we have too many chackees that are on low lying shelves, and too many electronic cords, and when she decides to poop, she leaves a string of little poohs in a line....nah, think I'll wait till she's older...much older..she stays gated in kitchen and gated in front entryway and crated at night next to my bed. |
I think it just depends on the dog(s). Jackson has been left free since 5ish months old. He just always proved that he never was going to get into anything.... he stressed out being crated, and I'd rather not put him through it. He's very easy and just sleeps anyways. |
My girls are 6 so they have free roam, but they had to earn that priveledge. I used to gate them into the kitchen where they had their water, pee pads, toys, and kibbles. When they got to the point where all the pee and poo was on the pad and they got free roam. Start with short periods and work up, when you feel confident that she won't chew things. My house is pretty much pup proof and geared toward their comfort:laugh: Beds in every room and blankies on the sectional sofa for them. Just make sure to get down at her level and see what there is to get into and chew, and remove or secure those items. I no longer keep a box of tissues on my coffee table because Izzy would jump up there and shred them all:laugh: What a mess, but funny as heck:p |
Mandie is just over 5 months old now and while I'm at work, I keep her in an empty spare bedroom with all of her goodies and pee pads (although she hasn't peed or poo'd on them in 3 weeks now). I only keep her in there because I have an much larger dog that loves to play with her and could hurt her (without meaning to). I crated her at night for the first week that I had her but she started seeing how her "brother" wasn't crated and wanted to be with us so she started whining and waking me up every night. After 3 straight nights of getting up to the whine and taking her outside to pee and poo (with neither occuring), I realized that she just didn't want to be in the crate. So now she's free at night and she sleeps very well all night long with no issues. |
I crated my little girl the first few two months. Then she started the crying thing at night, she wanted on my bed with my hubby and my other fur baby. Now she's happy and sleeps all night. I first had her in a playpen till she figured out how to climb out of it in two weeks. Then tried baby gates, with failure as well. She climbed over those too. So since three months old she has free roam of house. Does still have accidents, potty training her indoors and outside. She's six months now. I think she's confused! But overall, she just sleeps when were gone! |
Zhoie will be 4 yrs in Jan and if I go out...she goes to her house (crate). She is very laid back and wouldn't bother a thing. All I have to do is say, "mommy has to go out and you can't go this time" and she goes to her house. For her, it's her safe place, she goes there sometimes while I'm working in my office (I work from home) and sleeps with the door open. For me, she will never be left out if we aren't home, not because she would get into anything, but for my peace of mind. I feel like if there is a fire, they will get to her in her crate with the sticker that flags them on the sunroom where her crate is. I know many dogs run and hide in the event of a fire and would not be found. But, maybe that is just me being over cautious. My daughter leaves her little Chi out all day long and she's a good girl. |
Mine have access to the kitchen and family...the rest of the house is gated off. Miss Jersey is a chewer, so she needs to be watched like a hawk! Fiance and son are here, they are only on their own for about an hour...crated. I am home by early afternoon, so they are let loose then...still gated though! I expanded their area to the foyer, just to give them some extra running room.....nope! Complete failure...Orion decided the front door entrance would make a good washroom!! So back to the Kitchen/family room! The two older ones sleep in a large crate in the family room and Jersey sleep in her smaller crate facing them...all sleep though the night with no probs. |
Maggie is a roamer, but I think she spends all her time in her bed thats on an ottoman in front of the window so she can see out. She's never chewed anything since we got her as a puppy. The only thing I had to do was get wastebaskets for the bathrooms that have lids. She would pull out q-tips to chew on. yuk. I remind my boys (big young men) not to leave stuff out that would hurt her if she ate it. She does sleep in her crate because I am afraid of her wandering around in the dark, or waking me up early. She goes in around midnight and will often stay there until 11am if she had a pee around 10pm or later. She comes up and starts to snooze around 10pm, then I put her away when i go to sleep. If I had a chewer she would be crated for her safety and the safety of my things. |
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