I want a golden retriever or Lab. retriever. I don't want it to sleep in my house, or even be in my house. I don't want it to sleep outside so I need to know if it is ok to sleep in my garage, but be an outside dog.
2007-08-14 15:24:00 · 23 answers · asked by jhines@swbell.net 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I don't understand your meaning of this question. If you don't want the dog in the house, then, why get one? You didn't say where you live. Do you live in the south where it will be warm all year? Or, do you live in the north where winters can get real cold?
But, I'm trying to see this your way and will answer this as best as I can for you. Don't leave the dog outside all of the time. Even if you do live in a warm climate, it's not good. You will have to worry about wild animals coming into the yard, you will also have to think of neighbors if the dog turns out to be a barker. It will have fleas and other parasites more so than a dog that is kept inside. If you really don't want the dog in your house, keep him in the garage, I guess.
You have to socialize the dog, you can't just "keep it in the garage or the yard" and forget about it. That's not right.
Well, I don't know what else to say about this. So, I guess I'm done.
2007-08-14 15:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
An outside dog? You'd need a fenced area for that. Dogs aren't like cats, so you can't just let them wander around like that. Also, i know a family with a dog who is primarily in their fences yard. The poor thing is incredibly bored, and also not very good with people or other animals. The problem with a garage is that it isn't a climate controlled as the house, so your dog will at times be very hot and very cold, neither of which is good for it's health.
Honestly, a dog deserves better than that. You should not get a dog of you cannot dedicate any more of your space to it. They need a lot more love and care than that. An 'outside dog' is not a happy, healthy dog, it is a neglected pet. If you won't even allow it into your house, how can you expect to give it the attention, care, love, etc that it needs? It's a living thing, not some kind of novelty.
2007-08-14 15:29:47 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 5⤊ 0⤋
My first question to you would be, where do you live? I am in Florida, and It sure wouldn't be OK for a dog to sleep in the garage, unless it had air conditioning. They already wear a "fur" coat, so a hot garage would be unbearable. Around here, animal control would take your dog. Why do you want a dog? Why do you want a big dog? You don't want it to sleep in your house, or even be in your house. Maybe you should answer some of these questions first before getting one. What is it you are looking for? Sorry, I do not mean to sound mad, I guess I am just curious as to why you want a dog, and then stick him in the garage 24/7. Good Luck
2007-08-14 15:42:31 · answer #3 · answered by Dar 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well what do you want a dog for then. You dont want it in your home so it cant be a companion, it cant be a friend because you dont want it in your house. It will not bond to you beause you can't spend time with the dog while it's living in your back yard. I won't even get into the whole garage thing.
All I see is I don't! I see no, I will here at all. Your not ready for dog ownership, you may never be ready. I think you need to think about this for a very long time and discover why you even thought you wanted a dog in the first place.
No Golden's make horrible outside dogs! They need to be with their families.
2007-08-14 15:37:09 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Why don't you want it in the house? Dogs can actually be cleaner and not as smelly as some people, even if they clean their butts with their tongues. Dogs were domesticated to be around humans, to love and trust them.
Goldens left outside will be a grooming nightmare, and yes, you DO still have to groom them. It's too easy to forget about a dog that lives outside all the time.
I'm guessing you don't really want a dog, as Goldengal said. Do you want it to protect your stuff? To hunt? Even dogs that are strictly working dogs should spend time bonding with their owners.
If you yourself aren't ever in the house - sleeping in the garage even, I can understand having a dog that's outside, but the point of having a dog is to have a companion, not a furball in the garage to play with when you feel like it.
2007-08-14 16:25:35 · answer #5 · answered by a gal and her dog 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That is pretty selfish of you to want a dog but you don't really want to be bothered with it. Labs are very social and keeping one in a garage would not be fair to it. Leave the dogs for the people who really want to bring one in as a part of their family.
2007-08-14 15:34:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-15 09:10:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it's ok to leave a dog in the garage. Make sure he has a bed and something to keep warm with in the winter. Don't kill him with car exhaust. If he's a dog that has a heavy coat you don't want to kill him with heat. Common sense should tell you if it's wrong or right. DOGS are just like Babies you have to take care of them. Also you might want to think your choice of dog over. Some dogs need more social attention then others. Do some research and see which one fits your family style.
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2007-08-14 15:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by oreo8 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Why would you get a dog just to have it live outside. Especially labs, they are very social animals, and need tons of attention. No its not okay for a dog to stay in the garage, there are all sorts of things it can get into, destroy, or hurt itself with. Don't get a pet if you're just going to stick it outside.
2007-08-14 15:29:11 · answer #9 · answered by Stephanie W 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I think if you studied the origins of the dog and pack behavior you would realize that in the wild, in the pack, the worst thing that happens to a dog ( or wolf ) is isolation. They are a group animal who do things in groups. The alpha dog eats first . There is a hierarchy. I didnt know this when I got my first dog. Its simply very cruel to do what a lot of people do and put them in a back yard alone. I would encourage you to read about the pack behavior and not get a dog.
2007-08-14 15:33:26 · answer #10 · answered by barthebear 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋