camille

Thanks again for your replies, I went to the vet today and had a discussion with them, and we feel that we'll go for the laundry option and doggy door. The outside area will be confined (thanks for the bunnings suggestion) so that he can head out if he chooses to for a wee. It is down the side of the house and away from prying eyes. We're feeling much better about this option. This morning I tried him in the laundry, with his crate and chew toys, and quietly stayed in my room to see the result. He was whining for about 10 or so minutes, then silence. I left him in there for about half an hour and when I went to get him he was fast asleep and seemed okay about it all. He's going really well with the toilet training side of things, and is pretty much going on command. My husband thinks I'm worrying about it all a little too much! Thanks again for all your suggestions...

The area we're proposing is at the back of the house, so not visible at all from the street. But I certainly appreciate your point, there are plenty of lowlifes out there who do such things...

Yes, I'm thinking we need the doggy door, he loves being inside! To tell you the truth it's the only one time we've tried him in his proposed area... I'll post a photo tomorrow, he's such a lovely boy. I just hope I don't let him down...

Hi, yes we did, I told my husband to leave him as I know that the idea is to wait until he's quiet, but he was so loud! We live on waterfront, and the noise travels so much. It was the noise that bothered us most to tell you the truth... The doggy door is an option, however the adjacent neighbours have a cattle dog and a friend told me that the cattle dog might bark knowing that our pup is there and it might stress him, which is why we've gone for our current setup plan. The doggy door could be put on our laundry door, so he could be confined to that space, and the noise wouldn't travel as much - the only real issue being the other dog!

Hi All, I know it's been asked over and over, but I'm still confused and concerned... I have just bought a 10 week old whippet. We had planned on confining him outside when we head to work, in an area that will be undercover, and have partial sun/partial shade. We placed him out there today and walked inside, gave him a super tasty treat, and he screamed so loudly straight away that I'm now rethinking my plans. He follows us everywhere, is in a crate at night in our room and after an initial whine is doing just fine overnight. We don't use the crate during the day for confinement and I'd prefer to keep it that way. So, do I just need to be tough and let him whine away? I hate the thought if upsetting all our neighbours and that has me really stressed. Or would I be best to try to set something up so he can have a small area inside as well? Would that possibly keep him a little happier and less likely to get so upset? I would like to let him still get outside as he is doing really well with his toilet training and don't particularly like the idea of having him only inside and needing to then set up an inside toilet. Should I be moving him to another area overnight as well, to get him used to being alone? We've only had him for 3 days. Please help.....