lkclark
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Our doggie daycare had to close for the day unexpectedly yesterday morning owing to a personal emergency on their part, so I suddenly found myself late for the train with a 4 month-old puppy staring at me expectantly, without a clue of what to do!
For several frantic minutes I deliberated my options. Leaving him cramped-up in a crate or playpen all day long didn't sit too well with me, so I finally said 'what the heck' and opened the backdoor and left him with free-reign of the house and yard. As a kid, our dogs always had freedom while we were gone, and it has only been as an adult that I've gotten into the crating/training/diet-obsessed doggy cult that most subscribe to nowadays. Haha. So I figured I'd just take a chance!
He was alone for 9 hours (normally goes to daycare for 5, sleeps for 4) and I came home to find that he had brought a bunch of plants into the house. Lol! No accidents, no chewing, but he apparently did have a mind to do some gardening! :tongue:
Does anyone else give their dogs free-reign of the house and yard while they're away? What parameters do you set? Any tips?
For several frantic minutes I deliberated my options. Leaving him cramped-up in a crate or playpen all day long didn't sit too well with me, so I finally said 'what the heck' and opened the backdoor and left him with free-reign of the house and yard. As a kid, our dogs always had freedom while we were gone, and it has only been as an adult that I've gotten into the crating/training/diet-obsessed doggy cult that most subscribe to nowadays. Haha. So I figured I'd just take a chance!
He was alone for 9 hours (normally goes to daycare for 5, sleeps for 4) and I came home to find that he had brought a bunch of plants into the house. Lol! No accidents, no chewing, but he apparently did have a mind to do some gardening! :tongue:
Does anyone else give their dogs free-reign of the house and yard while they're away? What parameters do you set? Any tips?