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May 2016
11:06pm, 31 May 2016
3,175 posts
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Helegant
Actually, I think Jet's crate also has fixing points in it for a harness.
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Jun 2016
7:54am, 1 Jun 2016
8,862 posts
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D2
A Barbour for a dog or a Barbour to walk the dog in? 
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Jun 2016
7:59am, 1 Jun 2016
12,850 posts
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jennywren
I'm sure you could get matching ones in that shop you were telling us about yesterday
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Jun 2016
8:03am, 1 Jun 2016
8,863 posts
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D2
I'm a bit more matching baler twine lead and holding up my trousers....
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Jun 2016
8:15am, 1 Jun 2016
14,385 posts
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LazyDaisy
Now everybody, don't forget the Euro football replica kits for the dogs
I think Flossie would leave home if I tried to put something like that on her
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Jun 2016
8:31am, 1 Jun 2016
3,176 posts
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Helegant
Jet is four years old today, and is course the best dog in all the world ;-). Where did the time go?
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Jun 2016
8:48am, 1 Jun 2016
9,283 posts
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Sharkie
Four years! Happy Birthday Jet (er, well, happy almost four years Helegant I suppose is more appropriate)
This means Flossie and Jess will both be four in a month or two.
Hmmmmm - been thinking about Doggymac's crate, D2. One thing we've noticed about Jess is that she doesn't have separation anxiety - and even trots (well, RUNS) into Dogwarts (the kennels) when she visits. She doesn't bark while we're out or destroy anything. So we feel we got something right there.
I know your trainer says a separate room - and I'm not sure of the layout of the farmhouse or where you spend most time when you are indoors... but my feeling is the crate should not be in too isolated a position.
He will sleep in it - so there's a separation straight away (good) - it's not like you are hauling the crate up to your bedroom every night. But you do want a companion rather than a guard dog - and GSDs are SUCH people dogs (as you know) is there a compromise positioning for the crate?
We had ours in the big kitchen were we spend a lot - but obviously not all - of our time. We work in the studio which is upstairs but when Jess was little we'd make she wasn't alone in the kitchen for toooo long. So - for instance - I'd sit at the table doing something mid afternoon. Does this make sense?
She was confined to the kitchen in general for several weeks - as well as trips outdoors of course - and then had the run of the long downstairs hall but we kept the sitting room door closed.
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Jun 2016
10:39am, 1 Jun 2016
3,178 posts
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Helegant
To be fair, one reason for isolating Jet's crate was because I felt that he needed a safe place away from visitors if he (or I) chose to use it. He spends most of his time with people, but he has the choice. For instance he's now lying quietly in his daybed behind my chair in the study resting after his morning walk.
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Jun 2016
11:04am, 1 Jun 2016
14,572 posts
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GimmeMedals
Jess has her bed in the utility room, which is out of sight of any room but the kitchen. She takes herself off to her bed on odd occasions during the day. It is cooler there on warm days than the living room. We don't use a crate with her now but used to and she seemed to like it.
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Jun 2016
12:13pm, 1 Jun 2016
14,391 posts
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LazyDaisy
Flossie has made me smile today. On our (very wet) walk she delved into a bit of undergrowth about half way round, and came out with the knotted bit of a rawhide chew! She was highly delighted with this and trotted off with a very perky gait. Even when we met other dogs, she didn't drop it but was clearly keen to get home as quickly as possible with it. We even walked past the field pond without the usual splashing dip!
Then when we got home, she made it clear that she expected me to chase her round the sofa (I obliged) and then I expected her to settle down on her 'den bed; under the kitchen table - which is where she takes all her treasures - and eat it. Instead, she had a good long nap and has only now, several hours later, decided to chew it. There's still a bit of it left on her blanket. I think the excitement of 'hunting' was greater than the pleasure of eating it.
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