Joshua
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Josh is my first dog and he is now 7 months old.
We are wondering if we should get a doggy door installed for him, but wonder what folks out there think
1) if it is needed
2) what type is best
We've successfully made it through the young pup days of teaching him to ring the bell and taking him out every 30 minutes or however often he rang the bell. The clever fellow rings the bell now when I sit at the computer, just to get me to stand and tend to him :luv:
Now that he is older, we let him out every couple hours or so. He mostly rings the bell to use the potty, but also he rings the bell just to hang out in his fenced in area of the yard. He is always supervised when he is in the yard -- just in case!
Not only for Josh, but should we (somewhere in the future) bring in a girlfriend Cavie for Josh we are wondering if this would lead to the inevitable need to get a doggy door? --- or if others here with single or multiple dogs do as we are currently -- let the dog out to use the potty using the normal door or on those regular 'walks' and 'outings'.
We are so new at this and love all the advise we've received thus far!
We are wondering if we should get a doggy door installed for him, but wonder what folks out there think
1) if it is needed
2) what type is best
We've successfully made it through the young pup days of teaching him to ring the bell and taking him out every 30 minutes or however often he rang the bell. The clever fellow rings the bell now when I sit at the computer, just to get me to stand and tend to him :luv:
Now that he is older, we let him out every couple hours or so. He mostly rings the bell to use the potty, but also he rings the bell just to hang out in his fenced in area of the yard. He is always supervised when he is in the yard -- just in case!
Not only for Josh, but should we (somewhere in the future) bring in a girlfriend Cavie for Josh we are wondering if this would lead to the inevitable need to get a doggy door? --- or if others here with single or multiple dogs do as we are currently -- let the dog out to use the potty using the normal door or on those regular 'walks' and 'outings'.
We are so new at this and love all the advise we've received thus far!