Are your dogs allowed indoors?

[shais_mom]

Keegan is inside only and doesn't even like to be outside without someone with her.

[xVelvet_FuzzButtx]

I have 4, and all sleep indoors.

The Shih tzu is always indoors unless he's going for a walk or in the back playing/peeing. The other three spend alot of time in our large yard and hate to be indoors the entire day(rainy days). they also learned to whine when put outside to pee.

[IRescue452]

Mine are indoors, though I wouldn't dismiss the idea of an outside dog if it were a working dog and it had access to an area out of the elements. I don't know how you do it with all those young puppies, especially with most of them being large lab mixes. If I were going to adopt a dozen dogs, I'd probably choose older dogs who have less of a chance and don't need as much attention. 12 adults is easier than 12 puppies. I take it they aren't really housetrained then? So they really aren't very adoptable if you for some reason need to rehouse them. I hope for your sake they never get in a fight when left together in this barn, or are these kennels closed at night? Are the pugs able to hold their own with these big dogs around?

[cloverfdx]

Mine sleep in the back sun room (well Harri sleeps with me ). But at this time of year they are out in their dog run during the day, in Winter they spend most of their time up inside.

[Hellow]

I have heard that no dogs should be outside during some of the summers or winters we have here, so Reggie stays inside with us 24/7.

[lute]

My three are indoors only. They go out to potty and run around, but they are indoors. I couldn't keep my dogs outside. Too much of a chance for something to happen to them.

I don't see how you handle 12 dogs like that. I'm sure you have a system worked out, but when they aren't in the barn and out in their doghouses are they on chains?? Chains are no life fora dog!

[cyber-sibes]

Mine are indoor/outdoor. They can spend their days inside with me in my workspace unless they want to stay outside - which they often do. As Star gets older, she spends more time indoors overall. I often let them stay indoors to sleep, too, but they seem to prefer to go out in any weather except rain. I think they get too warm inside. They like to sleep outdoors on the lawn furniture, and both have cozy igloos inside the garage they can get to thru a dog door.