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<blockquote data-quote="gg4rebels" data-source="post: 583779" data-attributes="member: 8426"><p>The suggestion of getting a crate trained dog is a good one.</p><p></p><p>My husband and I both work. We have two labs that are house dogs. They are both crate trained. One lab we raised from a puppy. We were successful in house training him even though we worked. He is 1 yr. 3 mos. now. The younger lab is just 10.5 months old. We have had her for 3 weeks. She had been in an outside kennel all her life but house trained quickly. She just seemed to know that she was supposed to go outside.They each have a very large wire crate in our study. They stay in there from when we go to work until we come home around 5. They feel safe and secure there. Sometimes on the weekend they will go to the crates and sleep because they are tired from playing in the lake and chasing cows and/or cats all day. When we are home, if we are not outside, they run around the house. We have them trained now that when it is time for work we get treats out and they run to the kennels. They also sleep there at night. Same thing - we start turning out the lights and say kennel up and they do. After they are older we will probably start letting them sleep on a dog bed in our room but for now since they still like to chew they get their own bedroom. They don't mind.</p><p></p><p>I have had small dogs (Yorkies) and large dogs (Goldens and Labs). My personal experience has been that the large dogs have been easier to train. They also pout less! Good luck in your search for a companion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gg4rebels, post: 583779, member: 8426"] The suggestion of getting a crate trained dog is a good one. My husband and I both work. We have two labs that are house dogs. They are both crate trained. One lab we raised from a puppy. We were successful in house training him even though we worked. He is 1 yr. 3 mos. now. The younger lab is just 10.5 months old. We have had her for 3 weeks. She had been in an outside kennel all her life but house trained quickly. She just seemed to know that she was supposed to go outside.They each have a very large wire crate in our study. They stay in there from when we go to work until we come home around 5. They feel safe and secure there. Sometimes on the weekend they will go to the crates and sleep because they are tired from playing in the lake and chasing cows and/or cats all day. When we are home, if we are not outside, they run around the house. We have them trained now that when it is time for work we get treats out and they run to the kennels. They also sleep there at night. Same thing - we start turning out the lights and say kennel up and they do. After they are older we will probably start letting them sleep on a dog bed in our room but for now since they still like to chew they get their own bedroom. They don't mind. I have had small dogs (Yorkies) and large dogs (Goldens and Labs). My personal experience has been that the large dogs have been easier to train. They also pout less! Good luck in your search for a companion. [/QUOTE]
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