Should dogs be left alone outside for long periods of time?

by Queenie1

You just got a dog and your husband wants the dog to go outside alone. Your husband feels that the dog will get used to being outside but months later when you put the dog outside he continually whines and barks.

Dogs are pack animals so they are meant to be with their owners. If the dog continues to bark when you leave it outside it is feeling bored or neglected and he wants to be inside the house with you so just bring your dog inside.

If your neighbour calls the authorities because of your barking dog you could get into trouble especially if they see no food, water or shelter outside for your pet. It's not good to leave your dog outside more than 1-2 hrs as they could get hurt outside or run off or dig outside of the fence.

I prefer to keep my dog inside with our family. When we adopted our rescue dog we were told not to leave our dog alone more than 8 hrs without someone around him. The dog pound workers felt strongly that dogs need much human contact and shouldn't be alone longer than that as that is neglect but this is a decision that you and your family will need to make.