Lost my puppy today [RESOLVED!]

[DeepIn2U]

Sorry for the wall-o-text. I just had to update everyone that Google is in fact home as of last night. A neighborhood kid found him hanging out at the park about a couple blocks down the road. Thank you for the support or at least allowing me to vent my frustration for not being able to find something that's lost.

I'm going to go watch Jurassic Bark now.

That kid around the way deserves a reward! Even if to play with your dog with you and even go for a walk and get ice cream or something for a day or two does wonders. Not just for you or your dog, or the immediate sense of reward but it helps nurture the sense that a living being deserves a chance if not specifically bred to be a predator. I hope you made that kid understand just how grateful and happy you where when he found him.

 

[MovieCutter]

Something that I won't side with is that losing a pet, or having your pet run off makes someone a bad pet owner. Millions of people have their pet run off, everyday. Have I learned from my mistake? Yep, I removed the escape route he took (some logs stacked up by the side of the house).

I never said losing a dog makes someone a bad pet owner. It happens, but there are steps you can take to prevent it from happening again. Simply removing one escape route from your back yard isn't learning from your mistake. Crate your dog until he learns the rules of the house. If you do it right by making the crate like a "den" and covering all sides but the entrance with a blanket or something to make it like a cave is more comforting to dogs than you think. That way you won't have to worry about them getting into gods-know-what in the garage or the house.

Depending on his energy level, and how much activity you're giving him, he may get bored and start chewing cables, wires, get into paint buckets, cleaning supplies, some of which could kill him. Not trying to make you paranoid, but it happens. Bored dogs left unattended in spaces with lots of stuff to explore sometimes lead to sick or destructive dogs.

 

[fr4c]

Just glad you found your dog. I had my golden for 13 years before he finally passed. It's been quite some time now but I still can't bring myself to get another dog

 

[blinkie]

Great news phillipjfry. That was a tense wait for your happy update. Google is cute.

 

[glocke12]

If you do it right by making the crate like a "den" and covering all sides but the entrance with a blanket or something to make it like a cave is more comforting to dogs than you think. That way you won't have to worry about them getting into gods-know-what in the garage or the house.

I wouldnt say this is the "right" way to do it, my dog is perfectly fine with her crate uncovered. As a matter of fact I would really advise against this. I tried covering my dogs crate with a blanket once, a heavy duty comforter actually. She ended up pulling the whole thing through the bars of the crate..Another time I left a blanket in there for her so she would have something to lay on, she ate it and almost died.

Here is one of several links on crate training:

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html

Do a google search and you will find more.

If you have to leave you dog for hours at a time this is really the best thing for her.

 

[ValSalva]

I wouldnt say this is the "right" way to do it, my dog is perfectly fine with her crate uncovered. As a matter of fact I would really advise against this. I tried covering my dogs crate with a blanket once, a heavy duty comforter actually. She ended up pulling the whole thing through the bars of the crate..Another time I left a blanket in there for her so she would have something to lay on, she ate it and almost died.

Here is one of several links on crate training:

http://www.humanesociety.org/animals/dogs/tips/crate_training.html

Do a google search and you will find more.

If you have to leave you dog for hours at a time this is really the best thing for her.

Crate training is the way to go. The dog will eventually know the crate as a safe place. It makes the dog calmer when it has to be at the vet or when traveling.

 

[MovieCutter]

I wouldnt say this is the "right" way to do it, my dog is perfectly fine with her crate uncovered. As a matter of fact I would really advise against this. I tried covering my dogs crate with a blanket once, a heavy duty comforter actually. She ended up pulling the whole thing through the bars of the crate..Another time I left a blanket in there for her so she would have something to lay on, she ate it and almost died.

Depends on the crate. If you have an airline/plastic crate, they can't get to a blanket. If you have the metal wire crate, it's easier for them to do so. It doesn't HAVE to be a blanket, but making it a "den"-like environment has proven useful for both of my dogs. Each case is different I'm sure.

 

[senseless]

The Jurassic Bark clip was awesome. What a perfect song to go with it.

 

[renewed]

I never said losing a dog makes someone a bad pet owner. It happens, but there are steps you can take to prevent it from happening again. Simply removing one escape route from your back yard isn't learning from your mistake. Crate your dog until he learns the rules of the house. If you do it right by making the crate like a "den" and covering all sides but the entrance with a blanket or something to make it like a cave is more comforting to dogs than you think. That way you won't have to worry about them getting into gods-know-what in the garage or the house.

Depending on his energy level, and how much activity you're giving him, he may get bored and start chewing cables, wires, get into paint buckets, cleaning supplies, some of which could kill him. Not trying to make you paranoid, but it happens. Bored dogs left unattended in spaces with lots of stuff to explore sometimes lead to sick or destructive dogs.

His dog climbed a board and escaped, he came here to vent about it and ended up getting bashed. Let it go man, let it go. I don't even see the relevance of this post. I have accidentally left my gate open before and my dog ran out. Guess I'm a terrible dog owner. I was at a store one time and got away from my parents and was lost for like 10 minutes, guess they are terrible parents. But in the end I am alive 18 years later, my dog is asleep in the kitchen snuggled up in her bed with her favorite toy and I'm convinced a few people on here need to take a chill pill.

/point

 

[yahya4k]

I'm convinced a few people on here need to take a chill pill.



/point

Quoted for truth.