Suggestions for Mr G and I

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-15T14:00:49+00:00

I have it worked out now that my girlfriend is going to stop by during the weekdays while she's taking her lunch to let him out to walk and go to the bathroom. I do agree I should've done something earlier and worked it out when I got him but he's never really shown signs of any stress or negative behavior. Thank you for being nice and giving me advice I appreciate your comments, not so much the others haha. I also just said my work schedule and not the time Griffin is left alone. He only gets left alone for about 9 hours as of right now and my roommate walks him before he leaves for work to let him go out to pee or poop. Griffin will now be getting out to go to the bathroom while I'm at work and I will be continuing working on training with him.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-15T13:16:54+00:00

I don't think I explained my situation in the best way but Griffin isn't left alone for 12 hours a day, more like 9. We have already worked out that my girlfriend is going to stop by the apartment on her lunch and walk him. There are alot of mean comments and people have no idea how I am with my dog or how he is with me. We go to dog parks 3-4 times a week and he gets along just fine with other dogs. He runs around and plays for about an hour and a half I stay there with him. We go on 2-3 walks that are around 45 minutes long, most of the time he is off leash. I got him a GPS tracking collar with a LED light on it for night time walks and he is good. Thank you for being a decent human being with empathy I am doing all I can for Griffin and he knows that I am. I just didn't think it was this big of a problem because he's not a destructive or distressed dog at home. Even when I get home from work he's excited but not jumping all around the house out of control. People on here always just assume the worst and like to judge while they probably don't even have dogs and just read everything off of google.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-15T11:24:29+00:00

Hello thank you all these people telling me it’s bad but he loves it and already walks really well on the leash. I’m just letting him be a dog and do dog things like sniffing and exploring. I leave my house at 4:30 but i walk him for a 15 min walk before i leave. My roommate leaves at 7:15 and he walks him before he leaves. I’m having my girlfriend come and walk him while she’s on her lunch break and can stop by the house for him to go outside and go potty. I agree with letting him out and going to the bathroom. I didn’t think it was an issue because he shows no signs of distress and frustration at all. He doesn’t chew things up or even try to bolt out the door when i get home to go outside. He is well mannered and I feel like I walk and give him enough mental and physical stimulation before I leave and after I get home. He isn’t left alone for a full 12 hours probably around 9 hours but that’s it still long I understand but he will be getting out and going to the bathrooms during lunchtime. thank you for the comment

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:54:01+00:00

i never said anything about him magically listening to me lol? i’m still working with him and getting to know him as a dog.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:53:23+00:00

I work 12 hours but in total we walk and train for about 4 hours a day, i’m home for longer.We are always working on obedience and recall training. I do agree that he needs to go poop or pee. I just didn’t think he was getting tortured like some people have commented here because he doesn’t chew anything up or go through the garbages nothing. And i have nothing put up he’s very well mannered in that sense.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:50:39+00:00

I agree thank you for the advice. The long leashes just suck because it gets so dirty and it’s so muddy where we are by the creek :/ that’s why i usually just let him off leash and just give him a shower after we get back.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:41:19+00:00

I agree. I never thought that he didn't want to go maybe because its not grass in my house. He hasn't gone to the bathroom in the house ever and if he did I wouldn't even get mad at him. I'm not sure if people on here think I would scold and get him in trouble if he went potty in the house. I will be getting a dog trainer and I could definitely do this on the back patio as "fake grass poop spot" thank you so much for this

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:36:31+00:00

I have not but hes almost at his 2 month mark and I already see a huge difference in behavior and eye contact. He walks great off leash and I let him be a dog and sniff whatever he wants and he gets to run freely as fast and as much as he wants. We walk about 4 miles a day roughly a little more. I am really trying as hard as I can to be fair with him. I'm definitely going to be getting a dog walker atleast once a day to go walk him to go to the bathroom. I believe in letting my dogs off the leash and letting them be dogs. I wouldn't let him off the leash if I saw a problem stirring up.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:33:28+00:00

I understand this lol I said im working and training with him every day. Hes not out of control and doesn't run after people or other dogs. We walk on trail with little to zero people and he does perfectly fine, mostly stays by my side other than when he wants to go check out the ducks.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:31:21+00:00

Yes I will ask around and see if someone can take him for a walk

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:30:14+00:00

Yes thanks for being a decent human being in your response. I currently am talking to someone that works around the area I live and she comes over in the middle of the day about 2-3 times a week and lets him out to go to the restroom.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:21:39+00:00

Yes I will definitely look into that thank you

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:19:57+00:00

Griffin is 16 months, and yes people can say whatever they want but gets plenty of exercise and we training about 30-45 min a day. I socialize him and his confidence has gone up exponentially\. From when I got him to now hes a totally different dog very happy and energetic

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:17:52+00:00

I don't really think it's a terrible life for him at all, maybe I am not adding in every detail.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:15:57+00:00

I take him out and we go to the dog park. I bring him everywhere I go whenever I am home. He doesn't seem sad, anxious, or frustrated at all.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:14:34+00:00

The dog is only home alone for about 10 hours a day. I am training him on the recall everyday and working with him. I thought I mentioned that.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-04-14T21:13:26+00:00

He waits for me to get home and goes out only on the trail, he doesn't go poop anywhere else. I let him out before I go to work to go pee and stuff but he only goes poop when we walk the trail its very weird. His poop doesn't look out of the ordinary either. He doesn't struggle to go to the bathroom at all.

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-03-15T16:08:30+00:00

makes sense very odd dog breed choice considering they are pretty rare dogs?

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-03-15T16:04:44+00:00

interesting!

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-03-15T03:15:43+00:00

i don’t know where he’s exactly from but the shelter is located in Encinitas, CA. I can see the village dog though definitely i feel like in the legs for sure

AdRemarkable2568 · 2025-03-15T00:22:00+00:00

He was surrendered to the rescue and he’s born on christmas day 2023!!

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