EdwinBird
September 23rd, 2007, 02:07 PM
I thought about putting this in the training sub forum, but I don't think it's really a training issue.
Rio's got some destructive habits when he's left home alone. Until recently he was crated whenever I left (and I work 8 - 5, though I come home from lunch to let him out). However, recently he's been given the bedroom (with the door closed), though he still seems to destroy things if he's given the entire house - one step at a time, I guess.
Here' what I think it weird. Since he's been given the bedroom during the day, when I come home after work he seems to be much more riled up. He wants to do a lot of "crazy playing" then he used to. That's not really a problem for, I've just added a 45 minute walk in the morning (which has made my days feel a lot better, too!) and extended his late-evening walk to about an hour and a half. He gets a 45 minute walk around 5:30 - 6:00 as well (these times are just estimates). I didn't expect the extra space to move around to have this result. I mean, I didn't think the fact that he could walk around the small bedroom to tire him out any, but it seems strange to me that more room during the day appears to mean he needs more exercise.
Of course, the fact that lately, he wants more exercise could have nothing to do with crate time. I just wanted to see if anyone else had noticed anything like this.
Thanks!
Rio's got some destructive habits when he's left home alone. Until recently he was crated whenever I left (and I work 8 - 5, though I come home from lunch to let him out). However, recently he's been given the bedroom (with the door closed), though he still seems to destroy things if he's given the entire house - one step at a time, I guess.
Here' what I think it weird. Since he's been given the bedroom during the day, when I come home after work he seems to be much more riled up. He wants to do a lot of "crazy playing" then he used to. That's not really a problem for, I've just added a 45 minute walk in the morning (which has made my days feel a lot better, too!) and extended his late-evening walk to about an hour and a half. He gets a 45 minute walk around 5:30 - 6:00 as well (these times are just estimates). I didn't expect the extra space to move around to have this result. I mean, I didn't think the fact that he could walk around the small bedroom to tire him out any, but it seems strange to me that more room during the day appears to mean he needs more exercise.
Of course, the fact that lately, he wants more exercise could have nothing to do with crate time. I just wanted to see if anyone else had noticed anything like this.
Thanks!