Guest Rocket Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I decided to try leaving Rocket alone for the first time - uncrated. Well, he was perfect. In fact, I got home and wasn't able to find him. It seems he went upstairs and slept somewhere. No messes. I think I will continue to crate when I work for 5 hours 3 days per week, but slowly start to include "free" time when I am going out for 1-2 hours. We came home - he went right outside and peed and pooed. Good Boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greysmom Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Quote Chris - Mom to: Felicity (DeLand), and Andi (Braska Pandora) siggy by Chris Harper, on Flickr Angels: Libby (Everlast), Dorie (Dog Gone Holly), Dude (TNJ VooDoo), Copper (Kid's Copper), Cash (GSI Payncash), Toni (LPH Cry Baby), Whiskey (KT's Phys Ed), Atom, Lilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beledi Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Nice Quote "Then God sent the Greyhound to live among man and remember. And when the day comes God will call the Greyhound to give Testament, and God will pass judgment on man." Persian Proverb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marie Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 What a relief when you come home huh? I remember leaving Chase uncrated for the first time. He had severe separation anxiety and would manage to ''destroy'' the crate. I was so relieved when I came home after ''uncrating'' and he was fast asleep. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Roc Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 hooray, good boy! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Waterdog66 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rhea Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 I left Dane home alone for an hour yesterday and there was no destruction or accidents waiting for me! And while he was happy to see me, part of me even wonders if he noticed I was gone because he was so hyper-focused on the kong I'd set up for him hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamaha_gurl Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Sounds like a great day! Quote Greyhound Collars : www.collartown.ca Maggie (the human servant), with Miss Bella, racing name "A Star Blackieto" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sobesmom Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Congrats! I'm not "anti-crate" - but I do think that each dog should be crated as needed - and the less crate needed - the better. Good first step! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWallerson Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yay! I remember the first time I left Walter home un-crated. It was such a relief to me, and I think to him as well. Now I muzzle him because apparently he enjoys tasting things while I'm gone Quote Walter (Windy Walker) and Ernie (PG Ernest) @WalterWallerson and IG: WalterandErnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antisense Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Good boy, Rocket! Quote Jammin Jock ✿ Greyt Blog ✿ Pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TINMANPDX Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 We have been very lucky with our two in terms of being able to leave them home alone uncrated. We have never had a single problem ever (knock on wood). I wonder if age of the dog has anything to do with it? We adopted Elliott at 6 yrs old and Lea at 7 yrs old. Neither of them have a particularly high prey drive. We also keep them on a pretty stable schedule of walks and turnouts, and give them a lot of attention when we are at home. My husband and I both work from home at this time, but it hasn't always been the case. We often leave them from 4 to 5 hours alone. Quote Theresa (Tess) Mom to Elliott (Sol Flasher) and Lea (PTL Lea) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
45MPHK9 Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Holly came to us right off the track at age two, and she has never seen the inside of a crate in our house. She was fine the minute she got here, so I'm not sure it's age related. Quote Tricia with Kyle, our senior mutt dog Always missing Murray Maldives, Bee Wiseman, River, Hopper, Kaia, and Holly Oaks Holly“You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.“ -Bob Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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