roadkill Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Im taking in a six year old cocker from a mate the only problem i see is that the dog is six years old and has never been in a house so do i do the toliet training like i would with a puppy or will it be harder to crack because the dog is older and set in her ways? roadkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Apparantly is supposed to be easier. I dont know anything else bout it though sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 Im taking in a six year old cocker from a mate the only problem I see is that the dog is six years old and has never been in a house so do i do the toliet training like i would with a puppy or will it be harder to crack because the dog is older and set in her ways? roadkill Difficult to say until you try. I took in a Welsh Springer under similar circumstances some years ago and she had a couple of early accidents but after we got into a routine she picked it up very very quickly, in fact within 3 days Instinctively dogs wont foul their own bedding, if she has been kept outside she presumably would have been deficating and urinating in a run outside of the main bedding quaters. You have to replicate this indoors. I suggest you have her bed as near the back door as possible and dont let her have the run of the house for the first few weeks. (Difficult I Know!) As with a new pup let her out immediately after feeding times and make sure she urinates or deficates before letting her back in. The most important thing is praise. Really make a fuss of her when she does go outside. On the other hand you mustnt scold her if she goes inside without you witnessing it. She wont be able to associate that action with a later telling off. Cockers are the most intelligent of the Spaniel Breed in my opinion, and Ive had a few. Im sure you will be fine. If she has been outside for the majority of her life she will be spoiled rotten though and I can guarrantee in 6 months a gun dog will become a lap dog you wont be able to stop yourself. Enjoy... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted July 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 i might end up putting her down the bottom of the garden yet as i have a small kennel what would suit her just not sure if its suitable for the long winter months . As its just a normal apex roofed small kennel with a opening on the front so the wind would blow straight in there . The last kennel i made i built it so there was a corridor and the dog had to go round a corner to get to her bed . Could i put a sack on the opening ? cheers roadkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune82 Posted July 1, 2010 Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 If its in it in winter I would say a sack isnt good enough. My kennel is about 2 metres by 1 metre by about 1 metre high going out into a 3 x 2 metre run. It has a corridor entrance and plastic flaps over the door which the dog pushes through. The walls are insulated with 50mm polystyrene as is the roof. The roof opens as well for extra ventilation on hot days and the whole kennel is on legs 10cm above the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted July 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2010 If its in it in winter I would say a sack isnt good enough. My kennel is about 2 metres by 1 metre by about 1 metre high going out into a 3 x 2 metre run. It has a corridor entrance and plastic flaps over the door which the dog pushes through. The walls are insulated with 50mm polystyrene as is the roof. The roof opens as well for extra ventilation on hot days and the whole kennel is on legs 10cm above the ground. looks like i will be making a new kennel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scutt Posted July 2, 2010 Report Share Posted July 2, 2010 get a few more dogs they keep each other warm.As already adviced get the dog into a routine let it out to clean itself after feeding it will soon cotton on.but have a plan B as some dogs that have been kept outside think they are in trouble when you take them into the house good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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