Robyn8
Loving the herd life
Hi,
We have a 6 month old Pyr. We got him as a 8 week old pup from a breeder with working parents. We only have chickens right now that do not even free range, so we are using him more as a farm dog, and plan to eventually use him to keep the chickens safe when I start to free range. He is allowed inside or outside as he choses and has been mostly sleeping inside until recently. he has started wanting to get up and check things out and bark at stuff lately in the middle of the night. I know this is his instinct and I am fine with it, but am hesitant to let him sleep outside all alone. I have been letting him out around 3 am when I know my husband will be up in a few hours anyways, but should we start letting him sleep outside all night if he wants? he does not have a dog house yet, but we're planning to build him one once he started being outside more than in. We do have a large covered porch he likes to lay on with one of those dog hammock beds on it.
thanks in advance for the advice!
We have a 6 month old Pyr. We got him as a 8 week old pup from a breeder with working parents. We only have chickens right now that do not even free range, so we are using him more as a farm dog, and plan to eventually use him to keep the chickens safe when I start to free range. He is allowed inside or outside as he choses and has been mostly sleeping inside until recently. he has started wanting to get up and check things out and bark at stuff lately in the middle of the night. I know this is his instinct and I am fine with it, but am hesitant to let him sleep outside all alone. I have been letting him out around 3 am when I know my husband will be up in a few hours anyways, but should we start letting him sleep outside all night if he wants? he does not have a dog house yet, but we're planning to build him one once he started being outside more than in. We do have a large covered porch he likes to lay on with one of those dog hammock beds on it.
thanks in advance for the advice!