[guidedogchat] In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: In Reply To: Re: Bed
- From: "Donna Winters" <donna.winters@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "dog chat" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2014 09:24:17 -0000
you did well with his training didnt you as he was a older puppy .i hate them
getting older .hope my tilly reaches the age of your poodle .she is 5 now and
sherry will be 13 in may .donna
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From: Melanie Akpotu - Email Address: melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent On: 02/03/2014 02:04
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Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: In Reply To: Re: Bed
Donna, I agree 100% with you. They do have their uses and I did the same
with my small dog. He was 6 months old when I got him, he came from a
really rough family with loads of kids and dogs and I had no idea what his
behaviour was going to be like, even if he was house trained - he was
thankfully!! He is a very clean dog like that, always has been, only ever
had 2 accidents indoors when he was young and he is now 11 and 4 months
yesterday. Where has the time gone? I bought a cage for him to put him in
when I went out because at that time, I was up and down the school all day
taking and fetching the kids. In fact only an hour or so after I collected
him - he came from the next road - I had to go and fetch the kids from
school. He never minded it too much but after a few weeks, when I knew he
was trustworthy, not a chewer and not dirty, I just shut him in the kitchen
when I went out, I had to put a gate on as there was no door to the kitchen
in that house. He has never been any trouble and I have never regretted
taking him on.
The 2 accidents he had indoors were actually very funny!! One was early in
the morning. He had the runs in the kitchen and do you know what he did?
He had unravelled the toilet roll upstairs, trailed it all the way down the
stairs and tried to cover up his accident in the kitchen!!!! I had to
follow the trail to find it, like Hansel and Gretal with their trail of
breadcrumbs, lol!! The second and only other time was when he was shut in
the kitchen when I was out. I never left him for more than a couple of
hours. When I returned home, I found he had done a sloshy poo in my ironing
basket of clothes, which was on the floor, directly underneath a kitchen
roll holder quite high up on the wall, about my head height? He had jumped
right up and caught hold of the end and dragged the roll undone to cover up
his deposit!!!!!! At least he was conscientious about it, lol!!
Mel.
-----Original Message-----
From: Donna Winters
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 12:09 PM
To: dog chat
Subject: [guidedogchat] In Reply To: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
I think it is a good idea for a dog to be crate trained when small because
if they ever have to have bed rest or limited exersise after a operation
.then these can be used and the dog feels comfatable with it as they have
been use to one . and will not be stressed and we have piece of mind that
the dog is resting .i think they would come in handy for small dogs who need
bed rest .my retired guide dog needed 4 months of bed rest at one time and
if she was not a dog who was in her bed a lot i would have used one of
these .
.i do not put any of mine in one but i trained my small dog with one when i
first got her . .she would have a bed in it at night for the first few
months . .donna
-----Original Message-----
From: J Kimbell - Email Address: whitetiger62@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent On: 30/04/2002 23:51
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guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
Yes I know benching is recommended by GDBA if they feel its needed, but
never crating. II've seen those dog crates and know they are sometimes used
by fussy pet owners. And I have heard of PW's using them but they never
leave the puppies in for long, theymostly used them to put the puppy in to
sleep so its safe while they get on with other things.
Julia
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From: "Nadine Lattimore" <nadine.lattimore@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 12:10 PM
Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
Re crating Melanie,
True pets are often crated here and guide dog hopeful puppies for
safety and toilet training but only to a certain age. I know a few
handlers who bench lead over night, their particular dogs are roamers
and eaters.
Luckily Q rarely touches something which is not his and will get into
bed when asked.
Have heard crating CAN give animal sense of security, from den in the wild
etc.
Nadine Lattimore
On 1 Mar 2014, at 02:04, Melanie Akpotu <melaniemacneill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Why do people put their dogs in crates at night? It seems a bit cruel or
> unnecessary to me. I don't think any guide dog owners ever do that here,
> although some puppy walkers may do if the dogs are not house trained yet
> or are still good house wreckers!!! I can understand that but not why
> anyone would choose to crate a guide dog every night?
>
> Mel.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Cathy
> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 7:47 PM
> To: guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [guidedogchat] Re: Bed
>
> I have him sleep out in my living room. I have a crate or he sleeps just
> on
> the floor. I let him run loose since I had some break in my apartment.
> Before that he was always in the crate at night, but now he has free run
> at
> night. I do believe he would alert me if some one was trying to break in.
> Cathy & Pilot Dog, Tiny:
>
>
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