I have 2 dogs one is a puppy & the other an adult, they both have
their own kennel outside but the pup is insistant on hopping into my
other dogs kennel which is ok if she doesn't mind sharing but when she
is not in the mood for sharing she just lies outside in the cold, she
won't use the other kennel as it is not hers.
Soon he will be too big to share so I really want him to use his own
kennel & stay there as I don't want her sleeping out in the cold. I
put the puppys food in his kennel & he goes in has his food & hops
back out into her kennel sometimes he will take a nap in his own
kennel but that is as far as it goes.
Anybody any tips or experience in what to do??

Emma Mortell wrote:
I have 2 dogs one is a puppy & the other an adult, they both have
their own kennel outside but the pup is insistant on hopping into my
other dogs kennel which is ok if she doesn't mind sharing but when she
is not in the mood for sharing she just lies outside in the cold, she
won't use the other kennel as it is not hers.
Soon he will be too big to share so I really want him to use his own
kennel & stay there as I don't want her sleeping out in the cold. I
put the puppys food in his kennel & he goes in has his food & hops
back out into her kennel sometimes he will take a nap in his own
kennel but that is as far as it goes.
Anybody any tips or experience in what to do??

Sure. Put in a dog door. I can practically guarantee you that
they'll both stay inside the house most of the time. Problem
solved!

--
Mark Shaw (And Baron) moc TOD liamg TA wahsnm
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"If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise." - Unknown

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Emma Mortell wrote:


Soon he will be too big to share so I really want him to use his own
kennel & stay there as I don't want her sleeping out in the cold. I
put the puppys food in his kennel & he goes in has his food & hops
back out into her kennel sometimes he will take a nap in his own
kennel but that is as far as it goes.
Anybody any tips or experience in what to do??

Let them live indoors. Problem solved!

--
Janet Boss
www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com

I have 2 dogs one is a puppy & the other an adult, they both have
their own kennel outside but the pup is insistant on hopping into my
other dogs kennel [...] I really want him to use his own
kennel & stay there as I don't want her sleeping out in the cold.

Dogs are social creatures. Most prefer to be all together, with you
given the opportunity, with just each other if necessary, and apart
only if kept that way with fences or if not feeling well. While some
do, many don't really have a sense of having, needing, and enjoying
their own personal private space like so many humans prefer.

If you don't want the dogs to join you inside the house, or crowd each
other out of single-dog-sized kennels, maybe you could make them one
kennel large enough for them both, either from scratch, or by removing
a wall from each of the two existing ones and then putting them side-
by-side.

One of my wife's coworkers at her old job had a handful of Huskies.
She made a very elegant "condo" for them, each with their own
perfectly sized cubbyhole. She'd invariably find them all sleeping
together in a heap on the roof, or if raining, underneath. None of
the cubbyholes were ever used, as near as she could tell.

--Glenn Lyford

Emma Mortell wrote:
I have 2 dogs one is a puppy & the other an adult, they both have
their own kennel outside but the pup is insistant on hopping into my
other dogs kennel which is ok if she doesn't mind sharing but when she
is not in the mood for sharing she just lies outside in the cold, she
won't use the other kennel as it is not hers.
Soon he will be too big to share so I really want him to use his own
kennel & stay there as I don't want her sleeping out in the cold. I
put the puppys food in his kennel & he goes in has his food & hops
back out into her kennel sometimes he will take a nap in his own
kennel but that is as far as it goes.
Anybody any tips or experience in what to do??

My dogs sleep inside on the bed with me. Why don't yours? And if you
didn't want the first dog to be in with you why did you get a second one?

As I imagine this one is really cute to see when a little puppy dominating the family. This is available on every terms. Seems to me that you should buy same kind of kennel, so that there will be no such scene ...

What do you think ?

On 2009-08-29 08:17:57 -0400, VictorianBulldogs
said:


As I imagine this one is really cute to see when a little puppy
dominating the family. This is available on every terms. Seems to me
that you should buy same kind of kennel, so that there will be no such
scene ...

What do you think ?

Why would the puppy use an identical kennel?