craftikylie

Whoa hold up people.... These dogs are spoilt rotten, but I can't have a dog inside that will destroy everything. He is still young and very destructive, and having just bought a house, my partner and I can't afford to replace everything that HE WILL destroy if left inside all night. We have put beds and blankets inside the kennel and they are in pieces all over the backyard in the morning. These dogs are inside from the time I get home from work until we go to bed and forgive me for making them sleep outside, but I think we all need to remember that they are dogs, not children. And what is the point of having dogs who are also a fantastic form of security as well as companionship, if they aren't outside at night "protecting their territory".

The dogs can see the back door from the kennel. I'd try putting a coat on him but he'd shred it. He's very into destroying things at the moment.

I have an 8 month old Boxer and we've had him for 2 months, we also have an 18 month old Staffy. Lately, the boxer has taken to scratching and crying at the back door in the middle of the night. I just find it strange since we've had him for 2 months now. Is he cold? We are in the middle of winter here... We've moved the kennel so it is in more of a protected area of the yard and I'm all out of ideas. I just go out and rouse on him and tell him to go to bed and he seems ok after that. I could understand if we had just got him and he feels uneasy, but like I said, we've had him for 2 months and this has only started a week ago. Any ideas or advice would be greatly appreciated.