Clodagh
Playing chess with pigeons
All sounds great.
We must be mad... That black lab that needed a home...
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Goldenstar
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He’s a very lucky dog .
If he was kennelled before you better be ready for an epic moult coming your way .
If he was kennelled before you better be ready for an epic moult coming your way .
Kat_Bath
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Kat_Bath
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Quick question for anyone still around...
We sleep with our bedroom door open and Harvey usually sleeps somewhere in the room. When Buddy arrived, we tried the same, but he was up and down, in and out, and upstairs, downstairs, and it's tricky to get him to go somewhere, as in, if he's on the landing, you can't yet send him in to sit by the bed so you can close the door - he just sits and stares at you.
We tried closing the door, to keep him in, and that helped - think he felt a bit more secure. He slept more (although I think he's a light sleeper in comparison to lazy bones Harvey!) and we were also less disturbed when sleeping. We're now all getting very hot at night though, despite windows open and radiator off (heating's not on overnight anyway). At what point do we open the door again...?
We sleep with our bedroom door open and Harvey usually sleeps somewhere in the room. When Buddy arrived, we tried the same, but he was up and down, in and out, and upstairs, downstairs, and it's tricky to get him to go somewhere, as in, if he's on the landing, you can't yet send him in to sit by the bed so you can close the door - he just sits and stares at you.
We tried closing the door, to keep him in, and that helped - think he felt a bit more secure. He slept more (although I think he's a light sleeper in comparison to lazy bones Harvey!) and we were also less disturbed when sleeping. We're now all getting very hot at night though, despite windows open and radiator off (heating's not on overnight anyway). At what point do we open the door again...?
AmyMay
Situation normal
Why not open the door, but put a baby gate up?
Kat_Bath
Well-Known Member
Ohh, yes, in principle that's a great idea - never thought of that (you can tell we don't, and never will, have kids ?)!! However, he may jump it... Mind you, if the door is open, he could just walk out, so maybe jumping out is just the same...! ?
Clodagh
Playing chess with pigeons
Ours don’t usually jump the baby gate, Tawny does if she feels it’s preventing her sleeping on the bed. He probably won’t.
You could just shut him downstairs…
You could just shut him downstairs…
Pearlsacarolsinger
Up in the clouds
I would have a crate in the bedroom, let him sleep in there and leave the bedroom door open.
Kat_Bath
Well-Known Member
That's not a bad idea Pearl... Good to hear yours don't jump gates Clodagh (indoor ones anyway ?). After me asking, the door was accidentally left open last night and he wasn't too bad... I can't believe the change in him in just a week - he's really starting to pick up how our household works. Today we had a bit of off-lead time on our walk and he was very good.