Need advice for dog when im at work (Keep home or bring with me)

TooManyDogs

Dog/car stealing is one thing I would worry about as well as people who are afraid he's just locked away and ignored for the day. Friend of mine had her dog in her car and the car was stolen, and while the car was recovered she never heard of the dog again, it was before microchips came to Ireland and it kills her to this day, she still looks for her.

Would there be any point putting a sign on the dash to say something like 'thank you for your concern about my dog, I bring him to work with me so I can spend my coffee and lunch breaks with him. If you want to ask me about him give me a ring on 08* ******* ' Might be no harm to mention he's a trained protection dog too so no one tries to remove him? Just a thought anyway, might prevent 'do-gooders' doing something drastic.

Galway K9

TooManyDogs wrote: »

Dog/car stealing is one thing I would worry about as well as people who are afraid he's just locked away and ignored for the day. Friend of mine had her dog in her car and the car was stolen, and while the car was recovered she never heard of the dog again, it was before microchips came to Ireland and it kills her to this day, she still looks for her.

Would there be any point putting a sign on the dash to say something like 'thank you for your concern about my dog, I bring him to work with me so I can spend my coffee and lunch breaks with him. If you want to ask me about him give me a ring on 08* ******* ' Might be no harm to mention he's a trained protection dog too so no one tries to remove him? Just a thought anyway, might prevent 'do-gooders' doing something drastic.

Fantastic idea, why didnt i think of that! Thanks....so simple yet effective.

Barry

ppink

Aldi had a wireless CCTV camera for sale last Sunday I think. Apparently you just set up one and plug the receiver into your tv. Maybe you could plug it into your computer........but then would you be like me and spend half your day watching the activities in the car:D

mystika121

Hi,

Sorry to bring up an old post but I wanted to know did you try this OP and how did it work out?

Many thanks.

Galway K9

Sure no prob. Well from the thread i got alot of very helpful and supportive comments...In the end...I waited leavign him at home, with back door open so he runs in and out of house and big back garden....Then i started bringing him in, was great fun have to admit as loved bringing him out tracking and he loved it however anytime i returned to car he looked bored silly and then after couple of days i reverted to leaving him in the back however my dad pops down around midday and brings him to the beach for long swim (jack loves water and never gets out ..) and 2 hour in total outside walking to beach and back.

Would love to hear peoples suggestions and conclusive opinions on this.

seamus

Galway K9 wrote: »

Would love to hear peoples suggestions and conclusive opinions on this.

Depends on the dog IMO. My dog would be far happier and more relaxed on her own at home. I know for a fact that if I left her even for an hour at a time in the back of the car, she would be very unhappy by the end of the day. Whereas at home even for ten hours she wouldn't be overjoyed, but I know she'd feel happier overall.

Last Christmas she travelled to the various in-laws with us, was thrown into a good-sized room with plenty of space and light and toys and stuff, and we went out to her at least once an hour. But the constant changing and moving around and uncertainty made her ridiculously unhappy. By the end of the two days she looked at us like we were strangers and she barely knew us.

We've decided that she'll spend this Christmas at home, even if she does end up spending 12 hours on her own at some point.

mystika121

Thanks for the reply.

I was thinking it would be something the dog would become used to like crate training.

mystika121

My dog is a lurcher and just loves being in the car. I just worry that people will think it is cruel to leave her even though she loves the heat in the car. She is in the car travelling around at the weekends.

She is a former rescue dog and is used to being in a crate. There is a park close to work and it would be a great way to give her extra exercise by taking her there during the day.

magentas

mystika121 wrote: »

she loves the heat in the car

Galway K9

mystika121 wrote: »

My dog is a lurcher and just loves being in the car. I just worry that people will think it is cruel to leave her even though she loves the heat in the car. She is in the car travelling around at the weekends.

She is a former rescue dog and is used to being in a crate. There is a park close to work and it would be a great way to give her extra exercise by taking her there during the day.

Too Many Dogs made what can only be described as an excellent idea and suggestion with regards to "Do gooders" and cruelty.

I loved tryign it out, in work at 9.30m, play with ball at 11 for 5 mins, then Tracking at 1 until 2 (a mental and physically exhaustive thing he loves), and again at 3, play and walk a bit. It was going well but seeing him in my back seat with the soul full eyes, just got to me and had to stop it. I dont wanna see my baby unhappy so left him at home and got people to pop into him and back door is open all day anyways.

The Sweeper

If I left my dog in the car for more than two hours I reckon he'd eat it.

I would be very conscious of the smell of an underground carpark. In my experience, covered parking tends to be fumey and stuffy. Yes the dog is inside the car, but I wouldn't be happy leaving mine in the car in such a space.

Temperature wise, I use cheap Ikea duvets, without covers, for my dog - fold them in four and use them to line his bed etc. They wash up well in the machine (use the single bed ones) and are good for keeping him warm. If I was sure the temp inside the car wouldn't drop below 10 degrees I'd be comfortable leaving my dog in the car in that temp, with his duvet to help him keep his feet warm and I'd also know he was out of any windchill breeze so that would be fine.

It's definitely the smell / the silence that'd bother me.

I work 40 hours a week and my dog is outdoors while I'm at work. He's indoors the entire time I'm at home. Outdoors he has access to a large garden and also access to my garage, where his daytime bed is. He's fed outdoors every morning before he's out for the day, and he has various 'items for destruction' that he uses to entertain himself while I'm out. However I find that unless it's absolutely lashing rain, he'd rather sleep on the earth under the back bedroom window than in the garage. Our garage smells of the petrol lawnmower and there's not as much to see and hear in there.

On that basis I don't think my guy would cope well with being in the car in a carpark at all.

mystika121

Hi thanks for the replies.

She spends most of her time on my bed so I think I will leave her to it. She is walked before and after work and is let out into the garden during the day.

She is so fond of the car that she hops in anytime the door is left open and then has a hearing problem when I ask her to leave.

That's an excellent suggestion about putting a note in the window and I think I will use it at the weekends. She isn't left for long but I worry that someone will think she has been abandoned.

Thanks for the suggestion about the duvets. She feels the cold as she has very little body fat due to her breed which is why she loves the heating in the car.

I am just curious about different ways that people have of keeping dogs. There are so many abandoned dogs that I am interested in the different ways that people have of making dog ownership work without compromising on welfare. I would love to be able to spend all day with her but it just isn't practical!

Apologies in advance if this is too off topic, but has anyone got any non 'traditional' ways that they keep dogs?

Steve30x

ppink wrote: »

Aldi had a wireless CCTV camera for sale last Sunday I think. Apparently you just set up one and plug the receiver into your tv. Maybe you could plug it into your computer........but then would you be like me and spend half your day watching the activities in the car:D

I have two of those wireless cameras and they arent worth the money. The picture is terrible from them and they need to be positioned correctly to get a picture. I spent two hours trying to position the camera before getting a bad and mostly black and red picture that was fuzzy.

mystika121 wrote: »

Hi thanks for the replies.

She spends most of her time on my bed so I think I will leave her to it. She is walked before and after work and is let out into the garden during the day.
She is so fond of the car that she hops in anytime the door is left open and then has a hearing problem when I ask her to leave.
That's an excellent suggestion about putting a note in the window and I think I will use it at the weekends. She isn't left for long but I worry that someone will think she has been abandoned.
Thanks for the suggestion about the duvets. She feels the cold as she has very little body fat due to her breed which is why she loves the heating in the car.
I am just curious about different ways that people have of keeping dogs. There are so many abandoned dogs that I am interested in the different ways that people have of making dog ownership work without compromising on welfare. I would love to be able to spend all day with her but it just isn't practical!
Apologies in advance if this is too off topic, but has anyone got any non 'traditional' ways that they keep dogs?

I am unemployed so I am at home with my dog most of the time , but I am starting back to education for two years in septembre so I am getting a second dog so that they can keep each other occupied inside. They will have lots of toys to play with and access to food and water during the day. I will be able to go to the dogs at dinner time to bring them for a short walk (because I will only have a half hour with the).

Zapperzy

Steve30x wrote: »

I am unemployed so I am at home with my dog most of the time , but I am starting back to education for two years in septembre so I am getting a second dog so that they can keep each other occupied inside. They will have lots of toys to play with and access to food and water during the day. I will be able to go to the dogs at dinner time to bring them for a short walk (because I will only have a half hour with the).

I thought you already had 2 or 3 dogs? Could be wrong but thought it was a collie, a cavalier and a jack russell?
Be careful getting a second dog to keep another dog happy and occupied, you could just end up with 2 bored unhappy dogs tearing the place apart. Might work but I would look into other methods such as kongs first.

Steve30x

Zapperzy wrote: »

I thought you already had 2 or 3 dogs? Could be wrong but thought it was a collie, a cavalier and a jack russell?
Be careful getting a second dog to keep another dog happy and occupied, you could just end up with 2 bored unhappy dogs tearing the place apart. Might work but I would look into other methods such as kongs first.

Dont know where you got that info , but I only have a cavalier king charles. I know the Cavalier wouldnt tear the place appart because I have left her alone a few times for up to three hours with the living room door open to the kitchen and with the TV turned on for her. She didnt chew on anything.

You can check all the pictures of my dog on facebook. Which shows I only have one dog. https://www.facebook.com/steve30x Those are all the pictures I have of her.

mystika121

Hi Steve30x, best of luck with your second dog and the change of routine for your current dog.

JustAThought

Y; I know a few people who have dogs that absolutely HAtE each other/ are jealous etc and their owners lifes have become a total mess trying to sort it out. Thou my dog goes to a dog day care ( I know) where she gets to play with other dogs and remember that she's a dog not a human & she has a ball!

There is a bit of a lack of dog day care for big dogs; I've seen a few threads for grooming places where you can leave small pets; can anyone help with suggestions for big high energy ( nice not REstricted breed) dogs? I need a plan B for mine and I had an extremely bad experience with the staff at Tyrrelstown so would never leave her there again.

Dublin suggestions?

JustAThought

Oops: I phrased that badly. I MEANT! My dog is big but nice. And for places that don't allow restricted breeds, mine isn't! No offense intended!

mystika121

Hi, DSPCA are doing Doggie Day care now. I'm sure they have plenty of experience with large dogs!

JustAThought

Hi! Thanks for that. Y; I read that they have kennels and all the money raised goes to support their work; I think it's a great service. Unfortunately I'm over The opposite side of the city by the sea so it's about. A 4 hr round trip in traffic not a runner unfortunately.

tk123

JustAThought wrote: »

Hi! Thanks for that. Y; I read that they have kennels and all the money raised goes to support their work; I think it's a great service. Unfortunately I'm over The opposite side of the city by the sea so it's about. A 4 hr round trip in traffic not a runner unfortunately.

My guy goes to Dog Training Ireland - he's there now lol :pac: They take big and small dogs and it's close to the m50 - say 5-10 mins from the Finglas ramps.;)

JustAThought

This is a no advertising site.
You work there and are constantly advertising here.

loconnor1001

Leaving the dog in the car from 9-5 is absolute insanity! I know you have good intentions of "popping" down every 2 hours, but that just isn't the right thing to do. I think leaving the dog at home as mean as it seems is the better option in this case!

Cherry Blossom

Let me get this straight? Your looking for a place that only does daycare for big dogs that aren't restricted breeds, why? If there was such a place I'd imagine they'd go out of business pretty quickly :pac:. Your aware of how important it is for your dog to socialise with all sizes, shapes, colours and 'speeds' of dog aren't you? My dog weighs about 7kg, her best friends are a lab, a bichon, a siberian huskey, a pomeranian, a rottweiller, a setter, a yorkie, a few cross breeds and a few german shephards. She has a particular preferance for other white dogs so I try to make sure she gets plenty of time with darker coloured dogs with no other white dogs there or she'd become a terrible anti-social colourist :rolleyes:

JustAThought

No; I said that my dog was a big one, and wasn't a restricted breed as a lot of places refuse them.

I like to see your dogs not a colourist ! or a fluffyist!

tk123

JustAThought wrote: »

This is a no advertising site.
You work there and are constantly advertising here.

Is that aimed at me? I don't work there - I wish I did lol :pac: :pac:

Cherry Blossom

JustAThought wrote: »

No; I said that my dog was a big one, and wasn't a restricted breed as a lot of places refuse them.

I like to see your dogs not a colourist ! or a fluffyist!

I see, I think I got a bit confused there, in fairness I'm afraid my dog might be both a colourist and a fluffyist though despite my best efforts, give her a fluffy white GSD any day :rolleyes:. Its a fine line between personal preference as to who your friends are and deliberately leaving poor dogs out to sit in the corner on their own just because they don't have enough hair

:D

Galway K9

off topic now.

ISDW

JustAThought wrote: »

Y; I know a few people who have dogs that absolutely HAtE each other/ are jealous etc and their owners lifes have become a total mess trying to sort it out. Thou my dog goes to a dog day care ( I know) where she gets to play with other dogs and remember that she's a dog not a human & she has a ball!

There is a bit of a lack of dog day care for big dogs; I've seen a few threads for grooming places where you can leave small pets; can anyone help with suggestions for big high energy ( nice not REstricted breed) dogs? I need a plan B for mine and I had an extremely bad experience with the staff at Tyrrelstown so would never leave her there again.

Dublin suggestions?

JustAThought wrote: »

Hi! Thanks for that. Y; I read that they have kennels and all the money raised goes to support their work; I think it's a great service. Unfortunately I'm over The opposite side of the city by the sea so it's about. A 4 hr round trip in traffic not a runner unfortunately.

JustAThought wrote: »

This is a no advertising site.
You work there and are constantly advertising here.

I'm obviously showing my age here, but why do you keep putting the letter Y in your posts? What does it mean?

In your first post you say your dog goes to a doggie day care already and has a great time, why are you looking to change it? Whats the name of it please, so that others may want to use it.

Don't know why you're making accusations that people are advertising places, tk123 is obviously very happy with the facility they use and recommend it when it comes up on here. Its kind of the point of fora like this, people give their own experiences and recommendations to help others.