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corgimom · 12:26 PM

Okay,

First of all, can we find out what your corgis name is, have you named him yet?

You mentioned that you can't have him loose in the bathroom because the bathroom is next to your husbands office and sometimes "he" barks while your husband is on the phone. When in the bathroom, is your dog in there with the door shut? That may cause him to bark, because he can hear what is going on outside the room, but can't see anything and that may be making him anxious.

If that is the case,could you put a babygate up by the bathroom door, so he doesn't feel so closed in without being able to see anything OR, do you have a laundry room, further away from your husbands office, that you could put him in with a baby gate also? Put some toys and Kongs in there and turn on a radio for the dog.

Now you mention that he barks while your husband is on the phone and obviously this is not welcome when hubby is trying to talk. I guess at 8 months old, I would work on training your dog not to bark so much because it sounds as if THAT is the reason why he is being put into his crate since being in the bathroom causes him to bark. If you could accomplish this with your dog, then he could have much more freedom of the house, when hubby is working and it would be a win, win situation for the two of them; and maybe at times, your dog would just enjoy laying next to him in his office.

You could put up a gate, so that the dog could not get out of the office and he could have a basket full of toys in there and maybe he would not bark if he could be close to hubby. He should be able to hold his bladder now at 8 months and not have to be let out for at least 3 to 4 hours. What does your Golden Retriever do during the day? My 9 months old dog Cody lays by me when I work on projects or I am on here(like now)
and he is fine.

Also, since you have a fenced in yard, and it sounds like you trust him out there already(when you shower), maybe he could be out there more,(with your Golden Ret.) versus being in the crate...or does he bark a lot when outside also?

I am not against crates, I use one myself, but I think with the fact, that your husband is home working from his office, then crating him for that many hours would not have to be necessary if you could help him in regards to his barking issue.

That is all I can come up with

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corgimom Member Status: Offline Posts: 3,199 Join Date: Apr 2006	09-01-2006, 12:10 PM Okay, First of all, can we find out what your corgis name is, have you named him yet? You mentioned that you can't have him loose in the bathroom because the bathroom is next to your husbands office and sometimes "he" barks while your husband is on the phone. When in the bathroom, is your dog in there with the door shut? That may cause him to bark, because he can hear what is going on outside the room, but can't see anything and that may be making him anxious. If that is the case,could you put a babygate up by the bathroom door, so he doesn't feel so closed in without being able to see anything OR, do you have a laundry room, further away from your husbands office, that you could put him in with a baby gate also? Put some toys and Kongs in there and turn on a radio for the dog. Now you mention that he barks while your husband is on the phone and obviously this is not welcome when hubby is trying to talk. I guess at 8 months old, I would work on training your dog not to bark so much because it sounds as if THAT is the reason why he is being put into his crate since being in the bathroom causes him to bark. If you could accomplish this with your dog, then he could have much more freedom of the house, when hubby is working and it would be a win, win situation for the two of them; and maybe at times, your dog would just enjoy laying next to him in his office. You could put up a gate, so that the dog could not get out of the office and he could have a basket full of toys in there and maybe he would not bark if he could be close to hubby. He should be able to hold his bladder now at 8 months and not have to be let out for at least 3 to 4 hours. What does your Golden Retriever do during the day? My 9 months old dog Cody lays by me when I work on projects or I am on here(like now) and he is fine. Also, since you have a fenced in yard, and it sounds like you trust him out there already(when you shower), maybe he could be out there more,(with your Golden Ret.) versus being in the crate...or does he bark a lot when outside also? I am not against crates, I use one myself, but I think with the fact, that your husband is home working from his office, then crating him for that many hours would not have to be necessary if you could help him in regards to his barking issue. That is all I can come up with Last edited by corgimom : 09-01-2006 at 12:26 PM.