Our 1 year old golden retriever has started a nasty habit of fouling her kennel in the last few weeks. We've wormed her but still does it. We've also left her kennel door open at night, and secured her with a very long leash so she can access the garden to relieve herself if needed (whilst not going off wandering the nearby fields during the night..). However, she doesnt bother to make it to the grass, and does her No.2's on the patio instead.
Mrs Igloo is extremely annoyed with her as we have very young children and cleaning up the unhygenic mess is very time consuming
We had her spayed about 3-4 months ago and had concerns at the time that the procedure might prevent her 'fully maturing' as an adult dog, but went ahead regardless on the balance of various advice received. She is quite disobedient (compared with other retriever we've owned) and is pushing our patience to the limit. Her diet is regular Red Mills working dog nuts, with pasta or potato skin mixed in. On occasion some wet tinned food too.
All comment appreciated
Mrs Igloo is extremely annoyed with her as we have very young children and cleaning up the unhygenic mess is very time consuming
We had her spayed about 3-4 months ago and had concerns at the time that the procedure might prevent her 'fully maturing' as an adult dog, but went ahead regardless on the balance of various advice received. She is quite disobedient (compared with other retriever we've owned) and is pushing our patience to the limit. Her diet is regular Red Mills working dog nuts, with pasta or potato skin mixed in. On occasion some wet tinned food too.
All comment appreciated