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Karadeniz

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10. Well...if you got a tall dog gate, one you could secure...you could put doggie in a laundry room/

Sun Dec 1, 2019, 10:02 PM

Dec 2019

Bathroom/kitchen since those have floors you can clean. Beagles are pretty clever. He could chew the gate. You could design a frame with hinges and a wire mesh interior. You could hire a carpenter!

Here's a trick we use. Take a chain leash. Put the nylon handle behind a refrigerator or stove leg and thread the clip end through the nylon handle end. Pull to tighten. Now you have a stable tie-down. Use a chain leash to keep doggie from gnawing through a leather, rope or nylon leash. You can put a blanket down for him.

If you or wife can come home for lunch, you can let him out and he wouldn't have to spend an 8-hour stretch in the cage.

Find toys that will occupy his interest...kong with peanut butter inside (a chore to clean)...feeders they have to work at.

Or...take him to work!!!!!❤

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Dog - crate - sorry it's in GD but I need some advise [View all] underpants Dec 2019 OP

Do you have a garage? montanacowboy Dec 2019 #1

Too cold underpants Dec 2019 #13

Nearly Impossible to freeze s healthy dog to death. Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #38

It's a tough problem. LuckyCharms Dec 2019 #2

I'm not quite sure what the question is... but MissB Dec 2019 #3

I train dogs on the side Drahthaardogs Dec 2019 #4

That's 16 hrs outside the crate. give them love for that time. Kurt V. Dec 2019 #5

Realistically, less than 8 hours - Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #53

My dogs have run of the house - when I'm out they sleep womanofthehills Dec 2019 #6

You should commit to Doggie Daycare twice a week. LakeArenal Dec 2019 #7

Why did you get a dog? procon Dec 2019 #8

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S underpants Dec 2019 #21

That sums up the whole problem...yeah? nt procon Dec 2019 #25

Off underpants Dec 2019 #29

LOL CatWoman Dec 2019 #44

It's called crate training. Geesh. nt UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #17

Does the dog have some kind of behavioral issue that mandates he be crated? Arazi Dec 2019 #9

He's been pretty good underpants Dec 2019 #22

I have never had a crate for a dog. I have 4 cats now, but I had dogs in the past. I've tblue37 Dec 2019 #30

Well...if you got a tall dog gate, one you could secure...you could put doggie in a laundry room/ Karadeniz Dec 2019 #10

I've had dogs and worked full time for decades. roody Dec 2019 #11

Get a pet sitter to come noonish. leftyladyfrommo Dec 2019 #12

Yeah I wanted to keep the post short. underpants Dec 2019 #14

I was gone 12 hours a day so I made her a little 'apartment' in my kitchen. I had her crate, UniteFightBack Dec 2019 #16

Why does the dog need to be in a crate? jcgoldie Dec 2019 #18

It's a standard thing underpants Dec 2019 #24

I dont need to answer anything jcgoldie Dec 2019 #28

😯 underpants Dec 2019 #31

It's for the dog's safety, too. Jane Austin Dec 2019 #60

whatever jcgoldie Dec 2019 #63

You don't even know me. Jane Austin Dec 2019 #65

Sorry I was using the generic "you" jcgoldie Dec 2019 #68

Try something like this... sop Dec 2019 #19

I have had dogs all my life. Tipperary Dec 2019 #23

I just got a German Shepard puppy ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #26

Why must he be crated while you are gone? Dog-proof an area and put doggy wee wee pads down. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #27

We've always crate trained our puppies. docgee Dec 2019 #32

Puppies though should not be more than 3-4 hours in the crate because their bladders emmaverybo Dec 2019 #37

I agree ismnotwasm Dec 2019 #50

Oh, nice guardians. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #56

Good stuff about crating here and aspca also a good doggie care resource. emmaverybo Dec 2019 #33

Why did you get a dog? WhiskeyGrinder Dec 2019 #34

I never crated my dogs. drray23 Dec 2019 #35

We've never had crates. Liberal In Texas Dec 2019 #36

Try setting up an area with easy clean flooring, use BABY GATES appalachiablue Dec 2019 #39

All my dogs have always LOVED their crates. Coventina Dec 2019 #40

jinx. mopinko Dec 2019 #43

LOL! GMTA! Coventina Dec 2019 #45

Mine, too. Jane Austin Dec 2019 #61

my advice is prolly dont ask about animals on du, but you are doing fine. mopinko Dec 2019 #41

I agree with you! LeftInTX Dec 2019 #46

Our chihuahua was never fully potty trained LeftInTX Dec 2019 #42

So much depends on the individual dog. defacto7 Dec 2019 #47

With an older dog, like yours is, you can ALSO pnwmom Dec 2019 #48

Uniquely american thing. drray23 Dec 2019 #49

Doggy Day Camp TruckFump Dec 2019 #51

We never crated the dog we had. LisaL Dec 2019 #52

Find a way for the crate to be the exception, rather than the norm. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #54

You may not need to crate the dog at all. Liberty Belle Dec 2019 #55

Get a copy of The Loved Dog by Tamar Geller. madaboutharry Dec 2019 #57

I honestly don't get this crate thing. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2019 #58

We crated our puppy until about 18 months ribrepin Dec 2019 #59

Not all dogs are the same. StarryNite Dec 2019 #62

Excellent question & sorry you are getting so much flack. Hekate Dec 2019 #64

We adopted our little terrier between blizzards, and she never went outside Croney Dec 2019 #66

People have a tendency to project human values onto animals. madaboutharry Dec 2019 #67