| That is an excellent idea! And we're moving in 6 months. He's going to Korea for a year, and I'm going to stay with a good friend. Army life sucks.
I've never been big on allowing dogs to potty in the house, but when Tornado (2yo) was a puppy, it was the only option we had. Of course, when Hurricane (5mo) spent the last 2 and a half months pottying wherever he felt like it and I was the one always cleaning it up, I finally got tired of it and decided to do my best to simulate crate training. Hubby thinks it's inhumane. I've told him that every breeder I've talked to reccomends it, he replies with, "Breeders don't care about the dogs, they just care that they obey." You can tell by that statement he's just not ready to listen to anything on the subject. However, it's me who is going to have to care for this dog by myself for a year, so I have totally taken over his training. Amazingly, when he has most of the day to run around now, he spends a good 7 to 8 hours sleeping in the bathroom with the door open. I only wish I could get him to sleep on a blanket or something! When is it OK for a dog to sleep in the bed?  |