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			Choosing a Dog... Indoor or Outdoor? by Cris Waller Article Rating = 2.74 (61 votes)

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Category: Animals & Pets : Dogs This one is pretty simple. Dogs don't belong outdoors 24/7. Dogs are pack animals. As their owners, we become their substitute pack. A dog separated from the pack is an insecure, nervous animal. One of the chief reasons that dogs exhibit behaviors we regard as problems- like chewing, digging, and constant barking- is insecurity. Just as nervous and worried people pace and chew on pencils, nervous and worried dogs dig, bark, and chew. In days gone past, some dogs never set foot in a house and still led fulfilling lives, because their owners were outdoors working with them. A working farm dog, stock dog, or hunting dog gets lots of interaction with its people and spends the time alone sleeping. But today, an outdoor dog gets little interaction and doesn't make much of a pet. Why do people keep dogs outside? Lots of reasons, but there are good solutions for all those reasons. - If the dog sheds too much, learn to groom it properly. - If the dog is destructive, learn to exercise it and how to train it to behave in the house. Leaving the dog outside only creates a vicious cycle of more destructiveness. The same is true if the dog is rambunctious and rowdy in the house. - If the dog isn't housebroken, learn effective ways of housebreaking. In short, if you feel you must keep a dog outside, you probably shouldn't have a dog. The greatest joy that a dog can bring is in its relationship with us-and an outdoor dog never really learns to participate in that relationship. About the author... Submitted By Cris Waller Description Dog person Web Page http://members.tripod.com/antique_fcr Other Articles in this Category How to Train a Dog: Down by Cris Waller How to Train a Dog: Come by Cris Waller How to Train a Dog: The Basics by Cris Waller How to Keep Your Dog From Digging In Your OutdoorFlower Pots by Roseanne Smith How to Train a Dog: Stay by Cris Waller How to Train a Dog: Walking Nicely by Cris Waller Choosing a Dog... Where to Find a Dog (and where *not* to!) by crisw How to Train a Dog: Sit by Cris Waller How to Train a Dog: Housebreaking by Cris Waller How to Figure Out the Cost of Keeping a Dog for a Year by crisw Choosing a Dog... How To Find a Reputable Breeder by crisw Choosing a Dog... Picking a Breed by crisw How to Deter Neighborhood Dogs from Using Your Yard as a Bathroom by ckeeta Choosing a Dog... Puppy or Adult? by crisw Choosing a Dog... Purebred or Mixed-Breed? by crisw How to Decrease the Size of Skin Cysts on Your Dog by Brenda Schultheis Other Sites Storkin.com - Baby and Pregnancy Tips and Discussion iPhone Games at TouchArcade.com iPhone Apps at AppShopper.com Health Articles Menopause Symptoms HIV/AIDS Symptoms West Nile Symptoms Diabetes Symptoms Pregnancy Symptoms Read other Articles - click here.