Emma n Renco
Well-known member
Hi everyone, we really would welcome advice here as we are getting family 'advice' which is not always constructive but on this topic we are concerned that we might have it wrong - and we would like to know opinions of people 'in the know'.
We have a large cage - (called a bench here in Holland) for Harvey.
He used to spend his time in the house in the cage with the door closed until we came home to let him out. However, we started to think this was not fair on him at all and lwe now leave him in the hall where he can run around but he is scratching holes in the walls.
Apart from that it was going ok but today at puppy training we heard that some of the bigger dogs stayed in cages all day until their owners were home. Then some family members were horrified that we let him run around the hall all day and are of the opinion they should be in the cage not running round in the hall.
So my question is - do other cav owners have them in the cage all day? Does this harm them in any way (do they need to have the freedom to move aroud more)? Ideally of course if he can be left just in the cage it is easier for us but would rather have advise and opinions on what is best for this breed so that we know we are doing the best for Harvey.
Thanks in advance...
We have a large cage - (called a bench here in Holland) for Harvey.
He used to spend his time in the house in the cage with the door closed until we came home to let him out. However, we started to think this was not fair on him at all and lwe now leave him in the hall where he can run around but he is scratching holes in the walls.
Apart from that it was going ok but today at puppy training we heard that some of the bigger dogs stayed in cages all day until their owners were home. Then some family members were horrified that we let him run around the hall all day and are of the opinion they should be in the cage not running round in the hall.
So my question is - do other cav owners have them in the cage all day? Does this harm them in any way (do they need to have the freedom to move aroud more)? Ideally of course if he can be left just in the cage it is easier for us but would rather have advise and opinions on what is best for this breed so that we know we are doing the best for Harvey.
Thanks in advance...