09-01-2016, 04:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterfly2013
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I guess it depends on the dog and how the dog was trained. Some dogs are so needy that they won't even let one go in another room without them following their master and yet some are more independent. If a dog is used to being left alone from when he was small, he will be ok because that is all he knows. As long as we show them love and treat them right, they will love us back. lol
09-01-2016, 05:25 PM
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Some people will say, 'It's only a dog'! It's not though! Some could say I was stupid to have revolved my life around theirs. I would never put them in kennels to go on holiday, so I just did without or found places where I could take them. Perhaps, I have missed out on a lot by putting them first but the way I see it is... I took them on, they were my responsibility!
09-01-2016, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Mups
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Totally disagree Butterfly. You say that if a dog is "used to being left alone it will be OK." But how many hours, days weeks or months of lonliness and distress did it take to "train" him before he accepted his miserable fate?
Miserable fate for me is having a dog and leaving him outside chained up day and night, in hot or cold weather, miserable fate for me is having a dog and training him with violence, miserable fate to me is neglecting his needs, etc. etc.
Miserable fate to me is not leaving him in the house, where he had the choice of 3 floors, where he had many windows where he could look out, where he had food and water and toys available to him at all times.
09-01-2016, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterfly2013
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We had Rex when he was one years old, we didn't "train" him to stay alone lol We slowly extended the time he was left alone, starting with 15 minutes and not once did we see signs of distress. Miserable fate ? you make it sound like he was abused and neglected, which is not the case. Miserable fate for me is having a dog and leaving him outside chained up day and night, in hot or cold weather, miserable fate for me is having a dog and training him with violence, miserable fate to me is neglecting his needs, etc. etc.
Miserable fate to me is not leaving him in the house, where he had the choice of 3 floors, where he had many windows where he could look out, where he had food and water and toys available to him at all times.
09-01-2016, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterfly2013
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Thank-you, he sure was happy and well-loved and spoiled lol, he was my baby and I miss him still after 8 years 
He was the most friendly and the best dog ever 
09-01-2016, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Butterfly2013
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I guess it depends on the dog and how the dog was trained. If a dog is used to being left alone from when he was small, he will be ok because that is all he knows.
Butterfly, before you fly off the handle, I think you will find it was you who first mentioned about a dog being "trained" to be left, not me.
Secondly, I was responding to you saying "if a dog is used to being left" etc, I wasn't even talking about your dog. I know nothing about your relationship with your dog.
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