Dogs - how do you make it work?

[dumper]

Take mine most days, absolute babe magnet he is always getting attention only take others when I need total chaos or the customer requests to meet them mines the spaniel

[GarethM]

Wrong type of biatch 🙄.

 

Dyslexia again ?.

[SussexHarry]

45 minutes ago, Steven P said:

They're social animals, I reckon penned up all day and they are not socialised. If you choose the right breed maybe not so bad... but the types featured on ArbDogs... they need to be out and about.

This is why I’m asking. Seems like lots of people have spaniels, labradors, pointers, etc, which makes me think they either take them to site every day or have someone at home all the time - quite a luxury either way!

[AHPP]

1 hour ago, Mick Dempsey said:

Igor comes to work every day, except in the real heat.

Its ok, but sometimes when I come out of the tree and have to walk him it can be a pita.

Plus tummy rubbing duties can be onerous.

 

Generally he’s pretty good, but it can have its downsides.

 

Right hand drive?

[peds]

I echo all of the above.

 

Dogs aren't gerbils, they shouldn't be left locked up all day. Some breeds more than others, of course.

 

Mine come to work with me, I walk them whenever I get the chance, they get a good spin at lunch, and depending on what I'm doing they are often able to hang out with me.

 

I was clearing scrub from around and between polytunnels last week, a load of self-seeded birch, alder, sycamore, etc., the dogs had great fun dragging them all out of the way. Or into the way, sometimes. They don't really understand the intricacies of the task, but they are happy to be involved.

[AHPP]

Joking aside, Sailor usually gets tied up near the gear. On piddly work he might roam round if site suitable. On some stuff he actually helps. I can direct him to rip roots out etc. If left unattended, he’ll rip everything out. Shitting is inconvenient. 

[Mick Dempsey]

13 minutes ago, AHPP said:

Right hand drive?

 I guess I was sitting in the passenger seat having my lunch, he was lying on the drivers seat.

[AHPP]

Gotcha. 
 

Sailor also currently being affectionate: 
 

 

Yes. I do have arbtalk’s worst carpet. 

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

I can say one thing , if you lads thinking that carrying dog to work with you is what the dog wants you all wrong to say at least , or if she sits beside you when you drink it’s bullshit as well ,dog need 1v1 interaction, imitating natural behaviour of breed , working dog obviously need to work according to breed specific,off course you can train some breeds to be with you at work but not many, as you can train dog to stay in cage for long periods with no problem ,main thing for dog is consistency . I am GSD owner all my life and all my dogs was cage trained , and they happily spend 6to 8 hours in it per day , but they all have their 2 to 3 hours of play 1v1 with me or my women every day ,plus very long walks at weekends in forest or mountains plus dog friends meetings, plus protection duties at night (specifying  training) , so yes its possible to have a dog and full time work , I want to say that proper cage training only possible from  puppy, rescue dog it’s very different story but very right thing to do! Last photo is protection work at its finest 😂

[peds]

Ehh.

 

Telling everyone who chooses to keep a social animal with them instead of locking them up all day that they are wrong seems a little... err, what's the word... retarded. Yeah, that's it.

 

Of course you can train a dog to stay by itself all day. You can train a baby not to cry by ignoring it all day too. It doesn't mean that you should... 

 

Defend your own dog keeping behaviour as much as you want, and I'm sure your dog is happy enough...

 

But don't think for a second that you are doing it better than the rest of us.