Do you leave your dog outside at night?

LostBoy101 · 03-08-2014 05:54PM #1

So my neighbour leaves her dog outside at night around 7-8 pm and the dog is constantly barking begging to let back inside. There is no dog house which is really strange and this is all the wife's doing. The husband loves the dog but is tied with work.

Would you do this to your dog by leaving him outside in the cold at night?

Hotfail.com · 03-08-2014 05:55PM

Nope, she's a complete baby though.

Mince Pie · 03-08-2014 05:56PM

No, not a chance. My dogs are my family and sleep inside. If there is no shelter, report her! Basic requirements are that you have to leave food, water and shelter for dogs. If they want a garden ornament they should get a gnome!

takamichinoku · 03-08-2014 05:57PM

Most dog's are fine once they've a little bit of shelter without a draft, are you sure they're out exposed to the elements and all?

Shouldn't get a dog unless you've a good plan for how to deal with it. Very easy to love a dog if you're at work the whole time and leave someone else to do all the work.

LostBoy101 · 03-08-2014 05:57PM

Mince Pie wrote: »

No, not a chance. My dogs are my family and sleep inside. If there is no shelter, report her! Basic requirements are that you have to leave food, water and shelter for dogs. If they want a garden ornament they should get a gnome!

Personally I don't wish to get involved but I haven't looked outside to see if there is any food or water so I check next time.

Shakespeare's Sister · 03-08-2014 05:58PM

If this invites commentary from the "You wouldn't put your child outside" brigade, I'm putting on popcorn. :pac:

(Btw I don't think people should put their dog out without a decent, dry, warm shelter for them).

Vertigo100 · 03-08-2014 05:58PM

Outside? My dog was trying to edge me out of my bed last night!

mad muffin · 03-08-2014 05:58PM

My dog is part of the family. He sleeps in a nice warm bed every night. I feel sorry for your neighbours dog. At least if it had some shelter.

wazky · 03-08-2014 06:00PM

You wouldn't put your granny outside.

Sir Arthur Daley · 03-08-2014 06:00PM

A dogs place is outside providing the dog has a dog house.

LostBoy101 · 03-08-2014 06:01PM

mad muffin wrote: »

My dog is part of the family. He sleeps in a nice warm bed every night. I feel sorry for your neighbours dog. At least if it had some shelter.

If I had a dog I would provide a nice warm bed also. However due to my committments to college I can't commit fully so I would be wasting my time. Some day maybe.

mikemac1 · 03-08-2014 06:02PM

Of course

If you a working dog like a collie they want outside anyway

njs030 · 03-08-2014 06:04PM

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

A dogs place is outside providing the dog has a dog house.

In your opinion.
Most animal rescues won't re-home a dog unless it lives inside, some breeds would get too cold outside for it to be safe (staffies, greyhounds being good examples) some working dogs do prefer to live outside though. Of course they need shelter first!

Op it's not getting involved to make a quick call and report your neighbour, don't even leave your name. They might even start bringing the dog in and you won't have to listen to the barking!

c_man · 03-08-2014 06:04PM

wazky wrote: »

You wouldn't put your granny outside.

We did, we needed the bed for the dog.

Snake · 03-08-2014 06:05PM

Yes.. They sleep outside in their dog house
house.. They are outside all the time.. They're house is in the green house so they've shelter whatever the weather, then into the dog house for bed time

dmc17 · 03-08-2014 06:06PM

mikemac1 wrote: »

Of course

If you a working dog like a collie they want outside anyway

One of ours is a collie and she loves sleeping outside. She can go in if she wants but doesn't usually during the summer. Sleeps in the lawn by the hedge instead.

wazky · 03-08-2014 06:06PM

c_man wrote: »

We did, we needed the bed for the dog.

If you can't care for your granny you shouldn't have one.

They are not just for Christmas

Penny Tration · 03-08-2014 06:06PM

Nope. She's a rescue dog, so no way would I leave a previously abandoned animal outside alone at night. She has a bed in the sitting room, but usually sleeps on the sofa.

shockwave · 03-08-2014 06:07PM

Mine sleeps in the garage, he had a dump on the kitchen floor once and got banished.

Sir Arthur Daley · 03-08-2014 06:07PM

notjustsweet wrote: »

In your opinion.
Most animal rescues won't re-home a dog unless it lives inside, some breeds would get too cold outside for it to be safe (staffies, greyhounds being good examples) some working dogs do prefer to live outside though. Of course they need shelter first!

I know several people who have greyhounds who live in unheated sheltered housings, should i tell them to move them indoors and light the fire?

brian888 · 03-08-2014 06:07PM

My Cavvie (King Charles) sleeps inside. He is much happier and obv warmer inside and wont make a peep of a sound throughout the night. We all sleep better that way!

That being said my neighbours keep their dogs out back where they bark continously in the night time.

03-08-2014 06:07PM

Some people just shouldn't have dogs. You need a license for a kid...no, wait...you need a license for a dog but you still can't leave your kid outside.

That dog is being abused with neglect. It's a living creature that needs shelter, food, water and care. Report them.

catonthewire · 03-08-2014 06:08PM

No..

Our dog is part of the family, she sleeps at night in a basket in the corner of the kitchen..
A neighbours dog, sleeps outside, doubt if it ever sleeps grrrrrrrrrrrrrr...

holystungun9 · 03-08-2014 06:09PM

We take turns in the dog house

Hotfail.com · 03-08-2014 06:10PM

brian888 wrote: »

My Cavvie (King Charles) sleeps inside. He is much happier and obv warmer inside and wont make a peep of a sound throughout the night. We all sleep better that way!

That being said my neighbours keep their dogs out back where they bark continously in the night time.

He'd get robbed if you left him outside.

brian888 · 03-08-2014 06:14PM

Hotfail.com wrote: »

He'd get robbed if you left him outside.

Wouldnt be surprised.........*sigh*

meoklmrk91 · 03-08-2014 06:15PM

My dog has never spent a night outside as long as he has been with me and never will. He is a family member to me, it's just the two of us so we are very close and I love having him around, he is great company. Besides this is a dog that shivers when he wakes up on cold frosty mornings, he loves his comfort and is a total fire hog.

I think they get a better nights sleep indoors, they aren't been disturbed by every little noise and they aren't annoying the neighbours with barking.

liamog · 03-08-2014 06:15PM

shockwave wrote: »

Mine sleeps in the garage, she had a dump on the kitchen floor once and got banished.

I can't believe you did that to your granny!

shruikan2553 · 03-08-2014 06:19PM

Tried but she has a key and just gets pissed off and threatens to break up with me.

The Backwards Man · 03-08-2014 06:21PM

A house is no place for a dog. Modern, double glazed, insulated houses are a far cry from thatched stonewalled houses with no central heating. My dog has a decent, dry, warm, airy, sheltered house of her own outside, wouldn't dream of keeping her inside the house, I'd consider that cruelty tbh.

Sephiroth_dude · 03-08-2014 06:23PM

We walk him and bring him in at about 9 ish each night and let him out the back then at about 7 every morning .

Do you leave your dog outside at night?

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