help??! lol

CAGSD · 03-16-2011, 03:52 PM

OK folks please help

My 5 month old Riggs needs to be kenneled now …I wake up at 4 am to take him to exercise etc for over an hour he still managed to chew the corner of my new TV I am at work from 8-4:30 I also will start building a 8 foot wide and long ’ kennel this weekend.. for indoor since I am in a an apartment and have a spare bedroom. My plan is as follows:

Wake up 4am exercise till 7-30 but him in at 8 head to work
12 lunch time come home – play for 20 min let him out potty etc.
1 to 5 pm kennel time.
Then 6 -8 Park socializes etc.

Would this be too long for him to be in a kennel? Total of 5 hours Also thinking of putting on a vibrating collar for the excessive barking!

I need some advice and or constructive criticism

Zoeys mom · 03-16-2011, 03:59 PM

No way thats perfectly fine especially in a kennel that big for him he'll be fine!!

GSDAlphaMom · 03-16-2011, 04:47 PM

No, you're doing a great job giving him excerise time. WOW on the getting up at 4:00am...that's commitment!

**Castlemaid** · 03-16-2011, 05:07 PM

In general, a young dog can hold it an hour for each month of their age plus one. So a five month old can safely be kenneled for up to six hours, a six month old for up to seven hours, and at six to seven months, they can be crated/kenneled for the whole day, if needed.

So your plan is great! no worries there.

CAGSD · 03-16-2011, 05:25 PM

thank you guys yea i have made a 100% commitment to this dog. only other thing that worries me is the barking...can any suggest a bark collar? that not a harmful..?

03-16-2011, 03:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
CAGSD New Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 8	help??! lol OK folks please help My 5 month old Riggs needs to be kenneled now …I wake up at 4 am to take him to exercise etc for over an hour he still managed to chew the corner of my new TV I am at work from 8-4:30 I also will start building a 8 foot wide and long ’ kennel this weekend.. for indoor since I am in a an apartment and have a spare bedroom. My plan is as follows: Wake up 4am exercise till 7-30 but him in at 8 head to work 12 lunch time come home – play for 20 min let him out potty etc. 1 to 5 pm kennel time. Then 6 -8 Park socializes etc. Would this be too long for him to be in a kennel? Total of 5 hours Also thinking of putting on a vibrating collar for the excessive barking! I need some advice and or constructive criticism

03-16-2011, 05:07 PM	#4 (permalink)
Castlemaid Moderator Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Northern British Columbia Posts: 9,089	In general, a young dog can hold it an hour for each month of their age plus one. So a five month old can safely be kenneled for up to six hours, a six month old for up to seven hours, and at six to seven months, they can be crated/kenneled for the whole day, if needed. So your plan is great! no worries there. __________________ Lucia Keeta BH, OB1, TR1, AD (HOT) Rottweiler/Hairy Dog mix?? Shelter rescue Gryffon Vom Wildhaus BH, OFA Good (HOT) "Bites Through the Sleeve" Cuddlebug, b: Mar 2009

03-16-2011, 03:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zoeys mom Knighted Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Rockville, Md Posts: 2,941	No way thats perfectly fine especially in a kennel that big for him he'll be fine!!

03-16-2011, 04:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
GSDAlphaMom Knighted Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 2,230	No, you're doing a great job giving him excerise time. WOW on the getting up at 4:00am...that's commitment!

03-16-2011, 05:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
CAGSD New Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 8	thank you guys yea i have made a 100% commitment to this dog. only other thing that worries me is the barking...can any suggest a bark collar? that not a harmful..?

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