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I so want a dog 
I might end up having 14 days off work at a time every 3 weeks. I think I’m going to be so bored and I’d love a dog to spend time with and be more active. I just don’t know what I’d do when I am working
I might end up having 14 days off work at a time every 3 weeks. I think I’m going to be so bored and I’d love a dog to spend time with and be more active. I just don’t know what I’d do when I am working It's a big committment, might sound daft but it's almost like having a child, needs fed, watered, exercised & given attention.I so want a dog
It's not only work that needs thinking about but also if you go out for the day, all day somewhere or holidays too.
We have had rescue Greyhounds over the years which are fairly low maintenance & easy going dogs, they like to sleep
but still need you to be there, as dogs can suffer from separation anxiety.Being on their own a lot might mean they chew up the house, do the toilet etc.
If you can find a work-a-round which suits then go for it as pets are very rewarding & great for our mental health too.
Good luck
Yeah I have had dogs previously but just cats at the moment. I’d love to go camping with a dog. I think I could get a dog Walker 4/6 days and then take the dog to work with my the other 2It's a big committment, might sound daft but it's almost like having a child, needs fed, watered, exercised & given attention.
It's not only work that needs thinking about but also if you go out for the day, all day somewhere or holidays too.
We have had rescue Greyhounds over the years which are fairly low maintenance & easy going dogs, they like to sleep
Being on their own a lot might mean they chew up the house, do the toilet etc.
If you can find a work-a-round which suits then go for it as pets are very rewarding & great for our mental health too.
Good luck
Aw I love this one too! He seems like such a nice guy
Anyone here got any advice for potty training?? I got a French Bulldog a month ago… she’s one year old and was living with other dogs until she had her first season and the other female dog kept attacking her, so we have taken her in. She was trained but I think she really just copied the other dogs and peed and pooped when they did. So she hasn’t learnt to let us know when she needs to go so she has pooped in the house a few times. We got her a crate to sleep in and she’s now started waking us up in the middle of the night, anywhere between 3am and 5am howling coz she needs to go.
She very rarely does the toilet on a walk and she won’t go before bed. For instance, I’ve been taking her out to the garden every 20 minutes for the past few hours and she just won’t go even though I know she hasn’t been for hours. And I know for a fact I will put her to bed and she will wake me up in an hour or so and will need to go then.
I’ve googled, I’ve watched tiktoks but nothing seems to be working. Any advice?
She very rarely does the toilet on a walk and she won’t go before bed. For instance, I’ve been taking her out to the garden every 20 minutes for the past few hours and she just won’t go even though I know she hasn’t been for hours. And I know for a fact I will put her to bed and she will wake me up in an hour or so and will need to go then.
I’ve googled, I’ve watched tiktoks but nothing seems to be working. Any advice?
Can you make her dinner time any later? Try and figure out how long she takes to go after her morning meal and plan that way. It can be smaller meals and then a supper at 9pm then up early to let her out. What’s your garden like, does it have grass? Some dogs won’t go in yards/small spaces. You could try getting a patch of turf and cover it in pee. You might need to look nuts on a walk and collect some or get other dogs to wee on it. Whenever I’ve toilet trained my dogs in the past I’ve calmly put them out after accidents using something like “wee wee” and made a big fuss when they went. I also throw those tiny treats on the ground to encourage sniffing which makes them want to go. I’d definitely try Dogs Trust for some advice: https://www.dogstrust.org.uk/how-we-help/behaviour-support-line
I didn’t think of giving her dinner later… I’ll try that thanks! Our garden, has grass, decking and slabs and it’s big… she does use it in the day time it just seems to be night time when I’m having issues. Thanks for the reply and I’ll definitely check out that link
We had that problem with our puppy when we first got him. He did eventually just grow out of it.I didn’t think of giving her dinner later… I’ll try that thanks! Our garden, has grass, decking and slabs and it’s big… she does use it in the day time it just seems to be night time when I’m having issues. Thanks for the reply and I’ll definitely check out that link
That’s good, sounds like a lovely gardenI didn’t think of giving her dinner later… I’ll try that thanks! Our garden, has grass, decking and slabs and it’s big… she does use it in the day time it just seems to be night time when I’m having issues. Thanks for the reply and I’ll definitely check out that link
when my dog had 
recently feeding later really helped for that so fingers crossed. Always worth calling DT for some general advice, too. They helped me with some things that seemed so obvious in hindsight. Good luck!When you walk her and she goes is she always on a lead? If she is maybe put her on a lead when she goes out in the garden to see if she’ll go then? My grandparents dog won’t go to the toilet in their garden. He only even goes when on walks but will also for example go in our garden.
Yeah she’s on lead when she goes when we are on a walk, I tried her with lead on in the garden but it didn’t work
she’s very stubborn!!My grandparents have to walk their dog down the road a bit before bed so he goes the toilet since he won’t go in their gardenYeah she’s on lead when she goes when we are on a walk, I tried her with lead on in the garden but it didn’t work
I’d find it annoying