Something Could Be Terribly Wrong

[Roxyluvsme13]

Is there no way to leave Roxy outside unchained? I have seen dogs become used to living outside, and, don't enjoy being indoors. But, dogs are adaptive creatures, they get to used to a lot of things that aren't necessarily good. But, at this point, she probably does prefer to stay outside. Is your yard fenced or anything? Or could a dog kennel be put up? One that would allow her to be chain free...her water and food could be kept in there and her dog house, as well. Does her dog house have a wind blocking device or flap or something over the door? That would help keep it a little drier and warmer if there isn't one. I realize that getting her indoors all the time isn't going to happen, and as long as you give her shelter and enough exercise and love and food and water, then, she's got it better than a lot of other dogs. That doesn't mean I'm agreeing with the situation. Just trying to come up with other ideas...So, what do you guys do with her when she does come inside for bad weather?

We dont have a fence and We cant buil d a kennel bcus we dont own the land or house...her dog house does not have a window flap, although i think i can convince my mom to get one, when she comes inside, she stays in our laundry room, with newspaper down, (its a small room) with her water bowl...then in the morning i take her out to pee, because she refuses to poop inside, and then she'll be chained if the weather is good, if not she will be taken back into the laundry room
EDIT if i dont reply asap its because im bathing tink

[finn's mom]

We dont have a fence and We cant buil d a kennel bcus we dont own the land or house...her dog house does not have a window flap, although i think i can convince my mom to get one, when she comes inside, she stays in our laundry room, with newspaper down, (its a small room) with her water bowl...then in the morning i take her out to pee, because she refuses to poop inside, and then she'll be chained if the weather is good, if not she will be taken back into the laundry room
EDIT if i dont reply asap its because im bathing tink

Ok, I gotcha. Well, the best you can do, then, is just make sure she has a good, comfortable collar and chain...and, just do your best as far as giving her the attention she needs and the exercise she needs. And, for a window flap, it doesn't have to be fancy, just a piece of flimsy plastic that you can probably find somewhere and just nail it to the top of the opening of the dog house. It just has to be something that she can push easily with her nose...even just a towel or blanket over it would be better than nothing. And, be sure to keep blankets and old towels in there with her when it's cooler. Can she always access her dog house while chained? I'm not angry at you, I hope you know that, and, when you're done bathing Tink, you should walk Roxy. Just try not to forget she's there, sometimes that can happen when you have a new puppy, especially when she's allowed indoors and the other isn't. Good luck with everything.

[Anita Cholaine]

Well, I've just seen this, and I think it's going too far....

I'm sure that Roxy is in perfect conditions, although it would be much better to let her being inside or at least chain free. I'm sure Briana loves Roxy and wants the best for her, but she should try to find a solution to this.

I think this is a really stupid discussion now, there's nothing more to say. The next time, maybe we should try to understand the person before attacking.
And Briana, you dont need to give more excuses. Everything is said. Now, you should try to do the best you can for your pets.

[lv4dogs]

Well said, including the part I didn't quote. I agree with you. The only difference in Glacier's dogs and Roxy is that Glacier does exercise her dogs a lot and they are not chained up, as far as I know. Most of them get to run off leash a lot, and, the ones that don't, (again, from what I can tell) get exercised alongside her bike. And, of course, most of them pull a sled at some point, too...Now, her situation is different than most, in that she has a lot of land and she has sled dogs.

As long as Roxy gets walked more, that would make me feel a little better about her situation.

Yes she sure does exercise her dogs more. But I think they before the fence was built a lot of them were chained, and I *think* she still has 1 or 2 or 3 that are still chained, or at least were up until a month or so ago. Unless they were old pictures she posted.


No offense to you either but the fact of the size of land & the fact they are sled dogs does not matter. The fact that they get more exercise matters but not because they are sled dogs or the size of their yard. If you can exercise a dog right then the size doesn't matter becuase the dog is already exercised.

I do agree that the least she can do is exercise her dog daily and not weekly though.

[lv4dogs]

Well, I've just seen this, and I think it's going too far....

I'm sure that Roxy is in perfect conditions, although it would be much better to let her being inside or at least chain free. I'm sure Briana loves Roxy and wants the best for her, but she should try to find a solution to this.

I think this is a really stupid discussion now, there's nothing more to say. The next time, maybe we should try to understand the person before attacking.
And Briana, you dont need to give more excuses. Everything is said. Now, you should try to do the best you can for your pets.

Well said!

[Roxyluvsme13]

thanks finnsmom, lv4dogs, and anita! We really do try to have the best for Roxy, we wouldnt move her to our new house until she had a doghouse, and then she moved with us. They really are well taken care of except for the outside thing. Roxy has an igloo doghouse, so Idk how I could nail a piece of plastic on there We put blankets in Roxys dog house and she drags them out... Because I tried before...and it didnt work so well...Roxy's collar is very comfortable, actually its not too old, because she almost broke the other one in 2...but it was really old...shes not on a chain its one of those tie out thingys...its neon orange lol. shes already broke it in 2 once, so she'll probably be getting a new one soon....I'm going to try to exercise Roxy more, but I have sooo much to do, thats why she was only getting it once a week...and It will be ALOT easier to exercise her when I dont have to watch a puppy. Especially when Tink is old enough and big enough to go on walks too...

[finn's mom]

Well, I've just seen this, and I think it's going too far....

I'm sure that Roxy is in perfect conditions, although it would be much better to let her being inside or at least chain free. I'm sure Briana loves Roxy and wants the best for her, but she should try to find a solution to this.

I think this is a really stupid discussion now, there's nothing more to say. The next time, maybe we should try to understand the person before attacking.
And Briana, you dont need to give more excuses. Everything is said. Now, you should try to do the best you can for your pets.

Hey, I see where you're going with this, and, I admire you for sticking up for Briana. I really do. However, the discussion has actually taken a turn for the better, and, people are letting her know that they aren't blaming her. There are a handful of topics that get people going in here, and, you are right, it should be handled differently than just outright attacking, but, it rarely is, especially not at first. I wish that would change, too, but, all I can do is voice my opinion and maybe try to ask some questions that haven't been asked and help the person being chastised to possibly see some other alternatives. That's why I was asking her about the possibility of leaving her outside but not chained. I've now found out that that isn't possible because they don't own their property. There's usually something more to say, but, there's also usually a better way to say it.

But, I will say this, and, Briana knows it to...Roxy's situation is by no means perfect. A dog liking to be outside is one thing, but, being chained for the majority of the time isn't. Her situation is probably going to improve because of the silly discussion had here in this thread, and, that, in my opinion, makes it not so silly.

Again, I'm not saying you're wrong on all points, I'm just expressing my two cents. I totally agree that there is way too much attacking in cases like this. But, she's listening to the people that are trying to nicely tell her some of the things that she can actually do to help out the situation.

I'll shut up now, I just felt the need to say something when I read your post.

[luvofallhorses]

thanks finnsmom, lv4dogs, and anita! We really do try to have the best for Roxy, we wouldnt move her to our new house until she had a doghouse, and then she moved with us. They really are well taken care of except for the outside thing. Roxy has an igloo doghouse, so Idk how I could nail a piece of plastic on there We put blankets in Roxys dog house and she drags them out... Because I tried before...and it didnt work so well...Roxy's collar is very comfortable, actually its not too old, because she almost broke the other one in 2...but it was really old...shes not on a chain its one of those tie out thingys...its neon orange lol. shes already broke it in 2 once, so she'll probably be getting a new one soon....I'm going to try to exercise Roxy more, but I have sooo much to do, thats why she was only getting it once a week...and It will be ALOT easier to exercise her when I dont have to watch a puppy. Especially when Tink is old enough and big enough to go on walks too...

OK, I am really sorry I misunderstood you. I thought you meant one of those like REALLY short chains. I hope you're not mad at me, I am not mad at you, just this whole situation rubs me the wrong way. I just wish you luck with her and Tinkerbelle. I will shut up now.

[lv4dogs]

They sell them at petco:
http://www.petco.com/shop/product.as...2cstart90.html

[Roxyluvsme13]

OK, I am really sorry I misunderstood you. I thought you meant one of those like REALLY short chains. I hope you're not mad at me, I am not mad at you, just this whole situation rubs me the wrong way. I just wish you luck with her and Tinkerbelle. I will shut up now.

I'm not mad I WOULD NEVER PUT ROXY ON A SHORT CHAIN! THOSE ARE SO MEAN!!! She's on a quite long tie out thingy...it gives her plenty of room to run

[Roxyluvsme13]

They sell them at petco:
http://www.petco.com/shop/product.as...2cstart90.html

We got hers at Petsmart the last time, this one may last a while, when it starts to look dull she will get another one

[Roxyluvsme13]

Hey, I see where you're going with this, and, I admire you for sticking up for Briana. I really do. However, the discussion has actually taken a turn for the better, and, people are letting her know that they aren't blaming her. There are a handful of topics that get people going in here, and, you are right, it should be handled differently than just outright attacking, but, it rarely is, especially not at first. I wish that would change, too, but, all I can do is voice my opinion and maybe try to ask some questions that haven't been asked and help the person being chastised to possibly see some other alternatives. That's why I was asking her about the possibility of leaving her outside but not chained. I've now found out that that isn't possible because they don't own their property. There's usually something more to say, but, there's also usually a better way to say it.

But, I will say this, and, Briana knows it to...Roxy's situation is by no means perfect. A dog liking to be outside is one thing, but, being chained for the majority of the time isn't. Her situation is probably going to improve because of the silly discussion had here in this thread, and, that, in my opinion, makes it not so silly.

Again, I'm not saying you're wrong on all points, I'm just expressing my two cents. I totally agree that there is way too much attacking in cases like this. But, she's listening to the people that are trying to nicely tell her some of the things that she can actually do to help out the situation.

I'll shut up now, I just felt the need to say something when I read your post.

I'll try to do something to help Roxy more...I'll walk her more often and get a flap on her dog house

[lv4dogs]

We got hers at Petsmart the last time, this one may last a while, when it starts to look dull she will get another one

I was talking about the flap, not the house. And they may have them at petsmart too, especially if thats where you got her house to begin with.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I was talking about the flap, not the house. And they may have them at petsmart too, especially if thats where you got her house to begin with.

Oh my bad lol Actually...her doghouse was gotten from Kmart

[CagneyDog]

Honestly, I think Roxy may be better off in another home.

SO if you dont have a fence is tink getting walked all the time to go ot the bathroom?