Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
Any idea on a breed or breed mix? Sometimes that gives clues to behavior.

What kind of things do interest her? Does she like to chew? Or get interested in things that make noise?

If she's not being destructive when she's inside "acting bored" then I wouldn't worry about it - she obviously likes being inside with you, seeing how the "living outside" experiment went.

If your yard is fenced, or she's hooked up to a run or something that will keep her secure, I don't see a problem with putting her outside for a half hour "potty break" if that's what it takes to keep her housebroken.
She's a sheltie mix, but that's all I really know. She was just a stray I found at the humane society.

She's terrified of anything that makes squeaker noises or any kind of sound, and she doesn't chew on anything. I've tried several kinds of chewing treats, in order to help clean her teeth, but she has no interest in any of them. The only time she's every chewed on anything was one time when she tore up a blanket.

I suppose you're right. I just can't help but think something is wrong when she does nothing but lie there and lick her paws. And the moment I head towards the door at all, even if I'm not going to it, she charges towards it and scratches at it as though she wants to go outside. But then she just comes right back in.

I don't put her in the fenced area of the yard, since she never leaves the property. Never had a problem with her wandering off or getting into something she shouldn't even when I let her out unsupervised.