Leaving Chance alone not crated

EMarie59 · 02-04-2011, 09:05 AM

Well, I had a lot of things I needed to do yesterday and decided to try and have Chance loose in the house without being in the crate.
I have not seen anything destructive with him. He is not a chewer, has not raised his leg in the house except for the first day, and now let's me know when he does have to go out, so I thought "Heck, why not?"

I left the house and went around to the other side to peek through the window to see how he was reacting with my leaving.
He sat by the backdoor for a minute or so, then turned around whined a couple of times, then curled up on his bed by the fireplace and started gnawing on his bone.

I was gone a couple of hours and came back to nothing wrong except a dog who was EXTREMELY happy to see me which took a little while for him to finally calm down. You'd think I had been gone for days the way he was acting.

Emoore · 02-04-2011, 09:06 AM

Yay Chance!!! That's always such a proud moment.

KendraLovey · 02-04-2011, 09:07 AM

Good job Chance!!! He is such a good boy!

**JakodaCD OA** · 02-04-2011, 09:08 AM

GOOD JOB CHANCE!! and heck Iwalk down the driveway to the mailbox , return and my dogs act like I've been gone forever

) I think it's a gsd thing

EMarie59 · 02-04-2011, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JakodaCD OA

GOOD JOB CHANCE!! and heck Iwalk down the driveway to the mailbox , return and my dogs act like I've been gone forever

) I think it's a gsd thing

Yeah, they

us so!

He REALLY loves my son Matt. Geez, Matt can't even take a shower without Chance sitting outside the bathroom door whining cause he can't be with his buddy. So cute.

CassandGunnar · 02-04-2011, 09:21 AM

Hooray for Chance. Glad he's doing so well and hasn't caused any major problems for you.
I was just thinking of one of our other rescue dogs, Ruger. He was found as a stray and turned into a shelter. When we got him, we were told he had a great fear of men. I don't know about that, but all the people who worked at the shelter were women and he had been there for months.
I spent 15 minutes getting to know him and never had any problems

The night we brought him home, he headed for a large plant in the entryway and lifted his leg. Gave him a firm no and he stopped.
Never had any accidents in the house.
He never chewed or destroyed anything. When he was "mad" at one of us, he'd leave something that belonged that person in the middle of the living room floor. We crated him at first, and eventually let him have run of the house.
If he was upset with my wife, he'd leave one of her shoes in the middle of the living room. Not chewed, just laying there. If it was me, it would be the TV remote. Never did figure that one out.

Whitedog404 · 02-04-2011, 10:55 AM

Good for him and you! I've just started letting Dexter, who'll be a year on the 16th, alone in the house with Luke for short amounts of time. However, I close all of the bedroom doors and the door to the upstairs and I also close the doggy door, so he has most of the downstairs, his toys, bed, etc. The longest I've been gone is about an hour and, so far, so good. I've been lucky to have dogs that are mellow when I leave. If they're on their beds or lying on the floor, they tend to stay there as I go out the door. I don't do goodbyes with them, I simply leave. Seems to make it easy for all. When I return, then there's some barking and commotion for a short while. I'm considering a trial run at letting Dexter sleep out of his crate this weekend. Any hints on this? Thanks.

krystyne73 · 02-04-2011, 11:14 AM

Wolfiesmom · 02-04-2011, 11:28 AM

What a good boy!!!

Wilhoit · 02-04-2011, 09:13 PM

This is so good to hear--that he doesn't have separation anxiety! Just discovered you and Chance are now here in the Rescue section. Have to continue getting caught up with you both. Sounds like everything is just going amazingly well. He is such a really good, sound dog! Love to hear all your updates.

02-04-2011, 09:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
EMarie59 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SE West Virginia Posts: 349	Leaving Chance alone not crated Well, I had a lot of things I needed to do yesterday and decided to try and have Chance loose in the house without being in the crate. I have not seen anything destructive with him. He is not a chewer, has not raised his leg in the house except for the first day, and now let's me know when he does have to go out, so I thought "Heck, why not?" I left the house and went around to the other side to peek through the window to see how he was reacting with my leaving. He sat by the backdoor for a minute or so, then turned around whined a couple of times, then curled up on his bed by the fireplace and started gnawing on his bone. I was gone a couple of hours and came back to nothing wrong except a dog who was EXTREMELY happy to see me which took a little while for him to finally calm down. You'd think I had been gone for days the way he was acting. __________________ Chance, GSD mix. Had a Corgi head transplant when younger. 2-3 yrs old. Adopted from shelter 01-25-2011 In our memories and hearts always Duchess 1989-2005 Labrador Ret.

02-04-2011, 09:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
Emoore Crowned Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: North DFW, TX Posts: 9,215	Yay Chance!!! That's always such a proud moment. __________________ Rocky vom Backyard- 10 years young Kopper vom Felssclucht Bach - 17 months At the Bridge: Cash van der Animal Shelter 2006-2010

02-04-2011, 09:08 AM	#4 (permalink)
JakodaCD OA Moderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Old Lyme, CT USA Posts: 14,237	GOOD JOB CHANCE!! and heck Iwalk down the driveway to the mailbox , return and my dogs act like I've been gone forever) I think it's a gsd thing __________________ Diane Danger Danger vom Kleinen Hain aka Masi "Angel" Jakoda's Bewitchen Sami CD OA OAJ OAC NGC OJC RS-O GS-N JS-O TT HIC CGC "Angel" Steinwald's Four x Four CGC HIC TT Harmonyhill's Hy Jynx NA NAJ NAC NJC RS-N JS-N HIC Jakoda's Jagged Edge

02-04-2011, 11:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
Wolfiesmom Crowned Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3,810	What a good boy!!! __________________ Mom to Chases Wolfgang Heinrich Von Ryan aka Wolfie born 12/20/09 Waiting for us at the bridge is Chases Chieftain aka Chiefy Left this earth and left a hole in our hearts July 2000

02-04-2011, 09:07 AM	#3 (permalink)
KendraLovey Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Long Beach, Mississippi Posts: 406	Good job Chance!!! He is such a good boy!

02-04-2011, 09:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
CassandGunnar Crowned Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,578	Hooray for Chance. Glad he's doing so well and hasn't caused any major problems for you. I was just thinking of one of our other rescue dogs, Ruger. He was found as a stray and turned into a shelter. When we got him, we were told he had a great fear of men. I don't know about that, but all the people who worked at the shelter were women and he had been there for months. I spent 15 minutes getting to know him and never had any problems The night we brought him home, he headed for a large plant in the entryway and lifted his leg. Gave him a firm no and he stopped. Never had any accidents in the house. He never chewed or destroyed anything. When he was "mad" at one of us, he'd leave something that belonged that person in the middle of the living room floor. We crated him at first, and eventually let him have run of the house. If he was upset with my wife, he'd leave one of her shoes in the middle of the living room. Not chewed, just laying there. If it was me, it would be the TV remote. Never did figure that one out.

02-04-2011, 10:55 AM	#7 (permalink)
Whitedog404 Master Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southeast Posts: 510	Good for him and you! I've just started letting Dexter, who'll be a year on the 16th, alone in the house with Luke for short amounts of time. However, I close all of the bedroom doors and the door to the upstairs and I also close the doggy door, so he has most of the downstairs, his toys, bed, etc. The longest I've been gone is about an hour and, so far, so good. I've been lucky to have dogs that are mellow when I leave. If they're on their beds or lying on the floor, they tend to stay there as I go out the door. I don't do goodbyes with them, I simply leave. Seems to make it easy for all. When I return, then there's some barking and commotion for a short while. I'm considering a trial run at letting Dexter sleep out of his crate this weekend. Any hints on this? Thanks.

02-04-2011, 11:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
krystyne73 Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmond/Guthrie, Oklahoma Posts: 1,339

02-04-2011, 09:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
Wilhoit Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 174	This is so good to hear--that he doesn't have separation anxiety! Just discovered you and Chance are now here in the Rescue section. Have to continue getting caught up with you both. Sounds like everything is just going amazingly well. He is such a really good, sound dog! Love to hear all your updates.

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