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Compensating For the Lack of Space and Yard.
Started by Camilla and Darwin. Last reply by Stephanie Jul 6, 2012. 3 Replies 0 Favorites
What do you do to keep your doodles exercised and happy, despite not having an abundance of space? During the warm months, we take Darwin to a local nature trail that doubles as an off-leash dog…Continue
going potty...
Started by Kate. Last reply by Geoff & Mico Jul 2, 2012. 8 Replies 0 Favorites
I'm planning for my puppy to come home in August at the earliest. For those of you living in a city, where did you take your puppy out to go potty? I know we're not supposed to expose them to places…Continue
Has living in an apartment helped YOUR doodle?
Started by Camilla and Darwin. Last reply by Camilla and Darwin Jun 23, 2012. 10 Replies 0 Favorites
There are definitely days that I wish we had a nice fenced in yard for Darwin to run around in, and a home I owned. But I've been thinking about what raising Darwin in an apartment has done for us,…Continue
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Comment by Camilla and Darwin on March 8, 2011 at 9:14am -
LeAnne, I think you should look into putting him in puppy kindergarten. They learn so much, and they socialize with other puppies who also have not gotten their shots. The group is small, but it really helped Darwin come out of his shell. We enrolled him when he was about 12 weeks old. Also, as an indoor activity I would suggest training. Teach him all of the basics, but also teach him some fun tricks. It keeps their mind working and they love getting the treats from doing the right thing.
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Comment by Megan, Andrea, & Douglas on March 8, 2011 at 8:19am -
@LeAnne -- What a cute pup! One of our favorite indoor games has always been hide and seek (best played with 2 people until a "wait" is learned). One of us would stay in the living room with Douglas while the other hid in the bedroom, office, or bathroom. Once hidden, we'd call D and he'd have to come and find us. We'd clap if he could find us after a couple of attempts, and when he did find us, he got lots of praise and treat. This works great for pups to start associating with their name. We know play hide and seek for recall training indoors.
Training is general is great thing to get started on with your pup, too, before he can go outside and start interacting with other dogs at parks, etc. Perhaps look for a training facility in your area that has puppy classes for dogs without all their vaccinations, and if not, just start working with your pup for 5-10 minute increments throughout the day. These are such smart pups and they pick up commands so fast. Training also tires them out both mentally and physically, too.
And if we could do the first couple of months over again, we'd play crate games with our boy to get him much more excited about his crate time, so that's another option for you.
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Comment by Mindi & Bella on December 19, 2010 at 1:45pm -
yes. It really helps. That way she can run and play and get some of that doodle energy out before bedtime. Otherwise she thinks that's playtime. lol
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Comment by Camilla and Darwin on December 18, 2010 at 10:18am
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It's so nice to have a fenced in area, isn't it? My apartment has one and I'm so glad.
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Comment by Mindi & Bella on December 18, 2010 at 7:45am
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Hi. Bella and I live in an apartment in Asheville NC. I luv it here. We have a fenced in area for her to run off leash and a porch for her to lay in the sun on when it actually is warm. lol. Bella is a 1 yr old Aussiedoodle and I have just fell in luv with her and doodles of all kinds.
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Comment by Camilla and Darwin on July 18, 2010 at 12:09pm
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I agree with you about the winter!
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Comment by Debra Enright on July 15, 2010 at 10:15pm -
Besides walks, hikes and dog parks, Edgar goes to day car three days a week. Living in a condo, We play lots of indoor ball and Edgar usually goes out whenever we do - to the recycling bins (a favorite,) our community garden, the garbage... anything that helps get him out and expending energy. On the whole it works well. But it's definitely harder in the winter,
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Comment by Camilla and Darwin on June 11, 2010 at 7:19am
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I am fortunate to live by four or five dog parks, so I drive him there as well. It's a lot easier in the summer, during the winter I don't want to drag myself out there! Luckily Darwin isn't super high energy. He's actually pretty lazy. An hour of some romping usually does the trick!
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Comment by NMB on June 11, 2010 at 4:53am -
I try to start off every day with a long walk which is good for both of us. There is a small area in the back of the condo which has a rather large No Dogs Allowed sign. I am fortunate to live in a town with two colleges that have several open sporting fields where she can run and walk off leash. This means schlepping her to the car for these outings which I do at least twice a day during the week and more on the weekends. There are also several dog parks within a 20mile radius which she enjoys. Sadie absolutely loves to be outside and sometimes I feel bad that she is a "condo dog", so I do try and get her outside as much as I can. Sadly, she is not bothered by any kind of inclement weather and loves snow, cold weather, and rain :)
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Comment by Camilla and Darwin on June 7, 2010 at 5:18pm
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Yes, that counts! It's mostly a no-yard no-space issue. :-)
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