Dutch Shepherd Forum

Well, we went out for a movie and lunch this morning. Stopped off at a fish store on the way home. We were gone for about 4 hours all together. Considering that this was her first time uncrated for more than fifteen minutes, I totally expected Endeavor to have torn up something. I was mentally prepared to sweep and mop the whole house. To my amazement, there was nothing out of place when I got home! Not even the trash! !

That's great! Glad it went so well.

Nice! I haven't trusted Lexi in the house by herself but she graduated to uncrated in the bedroom when we sleep. Needed the pup to graduate into the bigger crate Lexi was using ... reason I'm hesitant is Lexi will get into trash, my shoes, etc. even when we are home. She will get there ... just not yet. I'm slow to trust because I did have a dog that I left home alone a couple hours. There was a storm, she freaked, and wrecked two rooms. Too much money and time to correct the mess.

She's really very relaxed. I've seen a couple other dogs from her lines while they're working, but I've never lived with one. She's very typical in terms of alertness. She's perfectly happy to sit on the back of the couch and watch everything going on though.

great! Mine are fine too out but I cant because Thalie gets horrible separation anxiety and trashed some windows a while back. Before I moved to my current house. Thalie would just sleep on the couch while i was out. A few times. Sadie had escaped from her crate but just went back in it.