Dogs

[ScoobyDoo{KEA}]

hey chaps.my gf really wants a puppy,we have seen a lovely little jack russell cross.now the thing is we are both out of the house between 9 and 3 never owned a dog before,just wondered is this cruel leaving the dog so long without anyone in??any tips etc would be good cheers guys.

 

[gmloki]

Jack Russels are fiesty little buggers. They might chew a lot when your out

 

[Tom]

My neighbour leaves her dog in, it seems perfectly happy with this arrangment.

I'd love a dog but I have completely irregular hours so its not possible.

 

[Litmus]

I dont think its good to get a pupply and leave it at home all day long, they get pretty lonely i think, it can cause quite some damage when left alone. It would maybe ok if you got an older dog.

 

[throdgrain]

I dont think its good to get a pupply and leave it at home all day long, they get pretty lonely i think, it can cause quite some damage when left alone. It would maybe ok if you got an older dog.

Agreed. Particularly not a Jack Russell, they are noisy barking little fuckwits who need lots of company!

 

[ScoobyDoo{KEA}]

Agreed. Particularly not a Jack Russell, they are noisy barking little fuckwits who need lots of company!

so you know my gf then throdds


was going to keep the puppy in the kitchen,nothing there it can really destroy anyway im still undecided tbh as well

 

[dysfunction]

Puppys can sometimes need to be fed every 3 to 4 hours at first.

Leaving it alone for 6 hrs is kind of pushing the upper limit of leaving it all alone. It will get bored, hungry and very destructive. Its not good for them. They are like little babies and need a lot of attention.

Ideally I shouldn't leave a puppy alone for longer than 3 hours at a time...

A puppy needs to learn good behaviour, socialise with people and other dogs, be house trained etc.

 

[Guest]

as long as its got something to amuse its self with it will be ok in the kitchen.


9-3 is ok as long as you take it out before you leave for work and as soon as you get back from work.

plenty of exercise is the key, tires them out.

 

[Trem]

Particularly not a Jack Russell, they are noisy barking little fuckwits who need lots of company!

I disagree!!

I have always had Jackies and they never bark when left alone(well mine haven't), they just eat your carpet when they are young, oh and new coats, trainers, slippers.........

Jack Russells are great dogs, loads of character, would be better if you could get 2 though Scoobs.

 

[Dreamor]

Your best of finding a good "Dogs Trust" and walking round, even if your not going to get one from there, and seeing how each type of dog is. Big / small etc etc.

hope you get a dog soon mate, there a bloody good laugh. I personally have a Staffordshire Bull Terrier, not for everyone, but def. mans best friend

 

[ScoobyDoo{KEA}]

im actually getting it from the dog rescue/rspca some bastard had left a bag full of them by the road and the rspca took them in. the plight of the pups have been in the local paper and my gf saw it and wanted one.we wanted a dog anyway but it tugged the old heartstrings tbh.i think they are a couple of months old and have been chippen and wormed and had tablets etc.the rspca want 90quid wich im happy with they are jack russell cross with border collie.

 

[Malecheon]

Am I the only one who finds "Dogs" by "ScoobyDoo" a bit funny ?

On-topic, a puppy will require a lot of attention to help control it's behaviour, but if you can potentially work it so that at least at the beginning one or both of you are around as much as possible, and then make sure you give lots of attention when you are there, it could work out ok.

Best of luck anyway.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Get cat(s).

 

[Trem]

they are jack russell cross with border collie.

Jesus christ I bet that involved more stooping down than when I sexx0r Samm.

 

[dysfunction]

Get cat(s).

Yes it gives the puppy something to play with and eat when it gets hungry after being left alone for so long

 

[ScoobyDoo{KEA}]

Jesus christ I bet that involved more stooping down than when I sexx0r Samm.

never thought you would stoop so low trem m8

 

[tris-]

why not ask the people at the shelter and see what they think, they will be more informed than any of us i reckon

 

[ford prefect]

I used to have a dog, he was fine for six or so hours as long as the radio was left on for him.

 

[ScoobyDoo{KEA}]

going to have a gander at some pups tommorrow,all being well will have a little j/russel tomoz.

 

[bob269]

I disagree!!

I have always had Jackies and they never bark when left alone(well mine haven't)

If a tree falls in the forest and there is nobody around
does it make a sound?

 

[Trebz]

Have the RSPCA said anything to you about it? I thought they did checks before letting you take the pets home, to make sure they were going to a good home this time.

The dog would probably fair a bit better if you could pop home at lunch to walk it.

 

[old.Tohtori]

Getting a dog(especially a puppy) should be timetabled to a vacation(week is enough) or in a "critical" situation, a long weekend.

This is time to let the puppy learn it's new home with some "parental" care/supervision, but mainly to train it.

You leave the dog alone, come back 30minutes after. This can be waited basically outside the home(or in the next room) to make sure the pup doesn't make too much noise, but also to show you're coming back.

Then an hour, two hours, three, etc.

Gradually(a weeks time is great in this), the pup learns that you might be gone, but you'll be coming back. Changing the time you come back is also a great way to train the pup not to rely on any given timetable. Helsp with the destruction thing as they "fear" you walking in on them.

A study shows that dogs don't have a concept of time, per say, but they do need to be trained to it still. Which is kinda weird, but how it works also.

 

[Damini]

I think it's quite tough, leaving a puppy alone like that as soon as you get it. It would be different if you could take a week off work to get it used to the home and being alone over night, before leaving it on its own all day. Trust me, you'll feel like a terrible person even shutting in the kitchen over night when it's whimpering and doing puppy eyes, let alone walking out the door to work. Dogs are champion emotional manipulators. Maybe get an older dog, or see if you can wangle some time off.

Edit: I forgot what I was doing, wandered off, and when I remembered and clicked post, Toto already said it

 

[old.Tohtori]

Edit: I forgot what I was doing, wandered off, and when I remembered and clicked post, Toto already said it

Repetition is the MILF of all teaching

 

[Bodhi]

I'd love a dog, however I live on my own in a flat and am out for 9 hours a day so it would probably be cruel. However when this changes or I get meself a bird to come in and check on him, I think I'll get meself a "best friend". I'd seriously consider a Staffie, as me mate's got one and it's the friendliest dog I've seen, not bad for a so called killer dog. However number one choice would be one of these

1...2....3......Awwwwwwwww.