Seems like a cool concept for owners that leave their dog at home during the day. Could finally figure out what those rascals are up to.
Or if an uncommon spike of activity happens in the middle of the day, you may want to check in at home.
Or if an uncommon spike of activity happens in the middle of the day, you may want to check in at home.
I've checked with a webcam. Almost always sleeping.
I think we broke it down to like:
90% sleeping 5% chewing on stuff 5% sitting there doing nothing but awake
It really prevents him from getting into too much trouble while we're away, but eventually when he's less "puppy" (he's currently 9 months), we'll slowly start letting him roam the house/yard for short periods while we're gone, working our way up to a full work day.
Fear not though, when we're home he's with us, and he always gets about 1-2 hours of exercise as well as a trip to our local dog park daily.
Now with small dogs I have noticed similar, I get five minutes of fame. Visitors get a few more minutes than I, afterward its like ho-hum.
Don't assume dogs limited in their domain, even those confined to runs, have a miserable time. It all comes down to how they are handled and spoken too. Mean people tend to beget mean dogs.
When he was a pup, we crated him. Never liked coming home to find destroyed property. We started by kenneling him in a bedroom, then letting him have the bedroom to himself, then more rooms with gates/doors blocking access. The more we trusted him, the more freedom he got. If there were setbacks, we'd restrict his access a bit more. Only took a couple of months.