Which of you start allowing a dog free roam after a period of time?
We attempted to leave Bridgette out of the crate two years ago and she did great for about two weeks. Then she started chewing everything. We didn't leave things out for her to get to, she just went out of her way to find anything she could get her teeth on. We also thought it might be linked to thunder storm anxiety as this was right around monsoon season here.
So she's come a LONG way in two years and I was thinking it was time to start leaving her uncrated for short periods of time.
I don't think I feel safe leaving her out of the crate on the two days we both work full day shifts. But when we run errands and such (when she's not with us) I think I'm going to start leaving her out. She doesn't chew anything now and I can't see her getting into anything.
We went to dinner tonight and were gone about an hour and a half and we left her out. It appears she slept on the sofa the whole time
So I guess I am just looking for opinions? I really feel more comfortable with dogs being crated for their safety, but for short periods I really don't see her even being interested in chewing anything...
We attempted to leave Bridgette out of the crate two years ago and she did great for about two weeks. Then she started chewing everything. We didn't leave things out for her to get to, she just went out of her way to find anything she could get her teeth on. We also thought it might be linked to thunder storm anxiety as this was right around monsoon season here.
So she's come a LONG way in two years and I was thinking it was time to start leaving her uncrated for short periods of time.
I don't think I feel safe leaving her out of the crate on the two days we both work full day shifts. But when we run errands and such (when she's not with us) I think I'm going to start leaving her out. She doesn't chew anything now and I can't see her getting into anything.
We went to dinner tonight and were gone about an hour and a half and we left her out. It appears she slept on the sofa the whole time
So I guess I am just looking for opinions? I really feel more comfortable with dogs being crated for their safety, but for short periods I really don't see her even being interested in chewing anything...