Could having him hold it that long 4 days a week cause a urinary tract infection??

 

Okay... So I guess none of you live In a place where dogs don't even want to be outside because its hot, and have cement brick walls around each yard where escape is impossible and no dogs come in the yard... Ok. I guess that could make sense... But none of you? There's got to be someone...


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I will not allow youngsters free rein as they could get themselves into trouble & those that are allowed free rein are already outside as thats where they prefer to be.

 

Even on my days off Manna holds it voluntarily for 8-10 hours before asking to go out.
I find that weird

 

can't do a doggie door, the cat has major health problems and she would get out as well. That and inside is safer, people can and will mess with the locks on the gate to get at dogs here.

 

Mine can go 12 hours plus in the day and always goes all night (from 10-7). If it's raining you sometimes have to MAKE her go outside... and then she'll go out, squat and PRETEND to go so she can get inside quicker and have a biscuit (something we started when she was a pup). It's quite funny. When she actually does go (after you tell her to go 'PROPERLY!') there's floods of it so she needs to even if she 'can' hold it. She has no issues with going for a walk in the rain though... hmmmm

We don't have a 'doggy door' (though we did, for a long time, have a broken cat flap... broken by a puppy who thought she could still fit through it!) cos we don't need one. That simple. I've never seen anyone else with one either? Sometimes the dog accidently gets stuck outside and sticks her head pathetically through the cat flap and whines, haha. I don't think it's fair to criticise what other people do. Some dogs are fine with being left and, young dogs especially, can go long periods without peeing.

Note: she's not routinely left for 12 hours in the day. It's very, very rare. Normally if me and my mum were out all day (usually not) my mum's friend would come in and let her out or take her back to her house (where she has her own sofa and gets fed Ryvita...).