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Location: Long Eaton
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13-06-2006, 04:59 PM
i think if you have a secure kennel/run for the dogs at night then yes they get used to it but i wouldn't do it to a pup.
you have to consider the weather, the dogs coat, the area and how secure it would be to provent ppl from pinching your dog.
also if your talking akitas some idiot might consider pinching your little 1 for dog fighting etc.
as for age to train them into an out door dog i haven't got a clue as mine are kept in doors.
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Location: Preston, Lancashire
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13-06-2006, 05:02 PM
The female produced a wonderful litter 10 weeks ago - who were born, weaned and raised outside. (Yes, the litter was planned)
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Location: Long Eaton
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13-06-2006, 05:06 PM
i think to be honest if the kennel etc is secure then its a way of life for alot of dogs.
providing the dogs get the shelter etc they need from the elements then alot of working dogs live in barns etc.
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Location: God's Own County
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13-06-2006, 05:06 PM
Companion breeds like Cavaliers are "people"dogs & TBH don't do well living outdoors at all, other breeds like labradors/GSDs etc can be quite happy living outdoors part/all of the time
You would really have to start as you mean to go on & that would mean from day one. It can also put back the time your puppy is fully house trained
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13-06-2006, 05:29 PM
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Location: Co. Durham, UK
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13-06-2006, 06:45 PM
But I think at this time of year and with a dog such as an Akita, you shouldn't have a problem really. But I do think you'd have to start from day one.
I really don't have a problem with keeping dogs outside, as long as they're well cared for and have proper stimulation etc.
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Location: Bolton
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13-06-2006, 07:01 PM
If your dog has a fairly heavy coat it is actually more beneficial for them to be outside as central heating sometimes makes them shed all the year round.
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Location: Greater Manchester
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14-06-2006, 01:29 AM
Originally Posted by tawneywolf
Hi and welcome to DogwebMy 2 are Utonagans and they do sleep and live outside.
They are very happy and well socialised, in winter they have a mountain of shavings and also a heater, and often I find them outside on really cold days. But then again as everybody says they are of the northern/arctic type.
I did however used to have dobies, and they lived outside too and never seemed to be bothered at all. They were able to come in and out of the house in the day whenever they wanted, but used to come and say hello and go back out again.
My old dog Tawney who was a ute only every really came in once in a blue moon and was not really happy inside and always took herself back out in the morning if I had brought her in because I thought the weather was really bad.
I have a small house and think that keeping 2 or 3 dogs milling around inside where they don't have room to playfight and be dogs is not fair, particularly if I have to go out for a while, I know people crate them and everything but surely it is better for them to be outside where they can play and have access to shelter when they want it than to be shut in a crate or a room????
I know lots of people do not agree with this at all by the way!!!!!
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Location: Lincolnshire
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14-06-2006, 06:24 AM
The way others feel about their relationship with their dogs should not affect the way you wish your dog to fit in with your life. Dogs do need company and when young frequent training but if that is provided then the dog should be a happy and healthy animal being slept outside, in fact well coated dogs may well be better off than those kept 24 hours in a heated home.
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