House your dog inside or outside??

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House your dog inside or outside??

Post by Onk » Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:17 pm

I have always had EP's and have always housed them outside in dog runs with plenty of room. Now thinking when I get my new dog someday I will have him in my home. What are the pro's and con's of this, I'm sure some of you have done it both ways.
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Post by BigShooter » Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:51 pm

It is more difficult to ignore the dog when they are in the house so one tends to spend more quality time with a house dog. The bond tends to be stronger. Many feel this enhances what they are willing to do for you including field performance.

There is extra time & effort involved in keeping the dog cleaner, fresher smelling & cleaning up the shed hairs. Unless you have a doggy door you spend more time letting the dog in and out. The dog will generally be happiest with an endless amount of attention. :D
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Post by Don » Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:58 pm

Squirt and Bodie live in the house. Only bad thing is it keeps me from getting a girl friend. None of them want to sleep on the couch. Very unreasonable!
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Post by Onk » Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:03 pm

Blitz and Don, very funny! Both were good for a laugh, just afraid my wife's picture of a "bird dog" in the house has me sleeping on the couch! She can't she to relate house dog and bird dog as being one in the same.
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Post by JKP » Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:14 pm

Outside during the day...with the family indoors at night. Healthwise, I think its good for dogs to be outside some of the day if possible.

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Post by Birddogz » Mon Dec 13, 2010 7:45 am

Inside. They just wouldn't have it any other way, and neither would I. :wink:
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Post by Ruffshooter » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:06 am

Mine are outisde during the day but have a door to inside the garage which is kept a 45 degrees, but with a good house and good bedding I would not hesitate to have them outside during the day. Inside at night when I get home from work.
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Post by OkieDogGuy » Mon Dec 13, 2010 4:37 pm

Mine is seven months old now and the best companion dog I've ever had. House trained by 10 weeks. My wife wasn't big on it at first either, but now she's so attached to him she's not happy that I'm sending him away for training in a few months.

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Post by hotrod13 » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:33 pm

3 inside in crates, my wife said she would not let me get a dog if it was a outside only dog, with 3 I have a feeling all 4 of us will be outside shortly..

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Post by dudleysmith » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:37 pm

Inside dogs are more responsive than kennel dogs...

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Post by mcbosco » Mon Dec 13, 2010 6:47 pm

Mine is in and out all day. He sleeps in the mud room and is quite happy there where his food bin and toy basket are.

He is loose in the house but not allowed upstairs but will sneak up there from time to time.

I really don't see any downside to keeping a dog inside but lots of downside keeping one outside, especially where I live. The animal rights people have filed complaints against people that don't have "proper" shelter for dogs that spend X amount of time outside.

In fact last year a cop came by and asked about outdoor shelter in my yard for the dog.

I laughed and in the end so did he.

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Post by windswept » Mon Dec 13, 2010 8:25 pm

mcbosco wrote:The animal rights people have filed complaints against people that don't have "proper" shelter for dogs that spend X amount of time outside.

In fact last year a cop came by and asked about outdoor shelter in my yard for the dog.
Wow......I don't think I could live in an area as fruity as that.

My dogs are both inside and outside. They are even at the office with me much of the time.

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Post by sigav8r » Mon Dec 13, 2010 10:01 pm

Mine is Inside full time with a dog door to access the back yard for bathroom needs.

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Post by twofeathers » Wed Dec 15, 2010 12:39 am

Outside during the day inside at night. Weather permitting. Weekends not hunting or training inside much more. Feeding and bathroom outside. No dogs on furniture or upstairs.

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Post by r nickell » Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:11 am

Dogs let me live inside as long as I stay off their futon and don't take up to much room in the bed. :roll:
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Post by jlp8cornell » Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:45 am

mcbosco wrote:The animal rights people have filed complaints against people that don't have "proper" shelter for dogs that spend X amount of time outside.

In fact last year a cop came by and asked about outdoor shelter in my yard for the dog.

windswept:
Wow......I don't think I could live in an area as fruity as that.

My dogs are both inside and outside. They are even at the office with me much of the time.
In NY, you are fined $50-100 if you do not have a shelter for your dog and it is outside. If they come back in 72 hrs and no shelter, another $100-250. If you still don't do anything about it, the dog can be seized.

The shelter has to be waterproof, insulated, clean, etc.

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Post by Cactus » Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:49 am

I enjoy his company, so he spends a lot of time inside the house. At night he sleeps in his crate.

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Post by big steve46 » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:20 am

Outside full-time like any REAL birddog should be. :D
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Re: House your dog inside or outside??

Post by Grange » Wed Dec 15, 2010 8:34 am

Both of mine are in the house. My only real issue is all the darn hair. With a black lab and a predominately white english setter I've got saltn-n-pepper hair balls all over my house. I sweep daily, but it doesn't look like it. I don't allow my dogs on furniture or in my bed (occasionally I'll invite them up, but rarely). They have some nice memory foam beds in the living room and a large comfy bed in my bedroom.

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Re: House your dog inside or outside??

Post by bently » Wed Dec 15, 2010 9:15 am

Outside during the day and inside when i get home. Has the run of the fenced in back yard and a homemade dog palace built onto the back of the garage.

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Post by outdrguyjr » Wed Dec 15, 2010 6:16 pm

My 18 month old Brittany has been in the house since she came home at 12 weeks. She is crate trained and gets lots of time outside playing with the kids.

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Post by buckshot0074 » Thu Dec 16, 2010 4:01 pm

my 10 month old ES is mostly inside but free to go outside whenever he wants, two doggy doors he is in a fenced in back yard. During the day he is a mud room with access to the back yard. At night he sleeps in a crate in our bedroom

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Post by jimbo&rooster » Thu Dec 16, 2010 5:05 pm

My two stay outside during the day and sleep outside at night. In between when me or my wife are home they are inside. I feel like the dogs especially my lab handle the extreme heat and cold better if they are out in it. there is some debate about whether or not thats true but its how I do it.
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