dogs in or out

[bird 9,926]

lurchers are way to big to be indoors

 

 

Thank god someone who Really knows their shit has spoken and lifted the scales from my hollow eyes! Now I'll know never again to keep Four Dogs, including a lurcher And This F*cker indoors for seven years again.

 

 

 

 

No. I'll just chuck all my Dogs out in the yard. Sling water in their faces and electricute them by day as I wait for the local Chav Scum and Junkies to come for them by night. Then I can come on here and blame " Travellers " for all my woes

 

Brilliant! I wish I'd thought of that!

 

FFS.

 

 

That dog is a big un what breed is it D.S

 

BIRD

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

That dog is a big un what breed is it D.S

 

 

English Mastiff x Rottie, mate.

[Dave_2o08 0]

nice dogs hope you enjoy hunting with them

[spookster 0]

my dogs got the same problem never shuts up.. but i wouldnt take it in the house pure spoils the dog man

 

 

Excuse my ignorance but how does is spoil the dogs whether they sleep on a sofa or sleep in a shed? My dogs are house dogs not used for hunting, but given the chance they would take a deer no problem!! That is what they were breed to do, why does their living condition affect their working ability?

[terrierguy 1]

my dogs got the same problem never shuts up.. but i wouldnt take it in the house pure spoils the dog man

 

 

Excuse my ignorance but how does is spoil the dogs whether they sleep on a sofa or sleep in a shed? My dogs are house dogs not used for hunting, but given the chance they would take a deer no problem!! That is what they were breed to do, why does their living condition affect their working ability?

 

I would like to hear peoples opinions on this, my terriers are rabbiting/ratting dogs and stay outside in a kennel but due to limited space I am thinking about getting rid of the kennel and allowing them free roam in the garden and letting them sleep in the kitchen. Does anybody think that by allowing my dogs in the house that it will make them 'soft' and maybe lose some of their working ability?

 

Cheers

[Rabbithunter 456]

Does anybody think that by allowing my dogs in the house that it will make them 'soft' and maybe lose some of their working ability?

 

Cheers

 

 

doubt it

[Lennard 10]

Mine are indoors. I like to have them close and look at them and they like to look at me it seems. And they don't really do anything indoors other then lay on the furniture and gnaw their bones. They rarely bark. I am away for at least 8 hours a day and they don't make a fuss of it but they have quite some exercise in the evening.

 

[spookster 0]

Mine are indoors. I like to have them close and look at them and they like to look at me it seems. And they don't really do anything indoors other then lay on the furniture and gnaw their bones. They rarely bark. I am away for at least 8 hours a day and they don't make a fuss of it but they have quite some exercise in the evening.

 

 

 

I find mine are the same as yours just sleep inside, don't bark chew or doing any damage. They get loads of exercise too!

[reddog70 236]

just a thought could it be easier to move a dog on when its kept outside possibly the bond might not be so strong as when your not sharing your living space with them and they become part of the family? one good advantage for outside is you could keep more dogs.. pros and cons to both what do yous think..cheers

[Scallywag 78]

I like dogs, I like their company and I like their looks, so I'm more than happy to have them indoors with me, wouldn't have it any other way. In my family, working dogs have been kept outside, but these were working collies who were out with their master all day every day and then kennelled at night. If you're out at work all day and then just taking the dogs out for hunting or exercise nights and weekends, it cuts down on the time you have with them and surely the bond between you is diminished? This might be an advantage if you want to get rid of the dog, but surely you want that bond for working? The better the bond the better the hunting, I would think.

As for shocking or soaking a young pup that's bored to death on it's own in a kennel, come off it.

[skycat 6,173]

I like dogs, I like their company and I like their looks, so I'm more than happy to have them indoors with me, wouldn't have it any other way. In my family, working dogs have been kept outside, but these were working collies who were out with their master all day every day and then kennelled at night. If you're out at work all day and then just taking the dogs out for hunting or exercise nights and weekends, it cuts down on the time you have with them and surely the bond between you is diminished? This might be an advantage if you want to get rid of the dog, but surely you want that bond for working? The better the bond the better the hunting, I would think.

As for shocking or soaking a young pup that's bored to death on it's own in a kennel, come off it.

 

 

 

Very good reply there! Collie greys get bored easily: way too intelligent to spend all their lives in a kennel. You say you've only had the dog 3 weeks: what sort of life did it have before you got it? If it always lived inside then your'e bound to have a job to get it to settle outside.

 

It can take a dog at least 3 months to settle into a new home, and how it settles will be largely down to you, the amount of exercise, training, playing and working you do with it. If you just expect to stick it a kennel in a strange place, what on earth do you expect!! Young dogs especially need a lot of time and attention if they are not to go daft or fretful in a kennel. You can't expect it just to sit there for yours until you decide to do something with it. It would be the same as leaving a 5 year old kid in a room and expect it to be quiet and good all day.

 

If you haven't got the time to put into the dog you'd be better off finding it a home where someone is able to give it that time and attention.

[littlefish 586]

I keep my dogs indoors unless i am available to supervise them in the garden - i would not like them to be stolen or tortured by local kids. I live in a built up area, as i'm sure many others on here do, and feel it is my responsibility not to cause noise nuisance to the neighbours, thus the use of electronic collars at night, early in the morning etc.

[Bailey 16]

Mine are working dogs and are kept outside and they dont make a sound. No way would I keep 3 terriers and a Lurcher in the house.

[Guest pip]

Mine are working dogs and are kept outside and they dont make a sound. No way would I keep 3 terriers and a Lurcher in the house.

[gtomo 4]

Mine are working dogs and are kept outside and they dont make a sound. No way would I keep 3 terriers and a Lurcher in the house.