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My husband and I recently added a pit bull/ shar pei (?) mix to our family. Cooper is 5 months old, weighs close to 40 pounds, and currently unaltered, although this will change as soon as he turns 6 months old.
Starting about 5:30am I take Cooper out to pee, feed him and let him play in the back yard while I get ready for work. We take a 20 minute or so walk in the morning before I leave for work then it is back outside while my DH gets ready. Because we both have to work Cooper is spending his days outside. He has a dog house that is in a shady part of the yard. He gets fresh water everymorning, at least it is fresh until he puts his paws in it. We are thinking of adding a plastic kiddie pool for him to splash around in. I let him in as soon as I get home and we take another walk after dinner when it is cooler.
Is it better for him to be outside while we are gone all day so he can get some exercise and relieve himself as needed or should we be keeping him inside until we get home? We hated keeping him kenneled all day because it seemed to make him hyper when we got home and let him out.
What kinds of toys would be best?
Starting about 5:30am I take Cooper out to pee, feed him and let him play in the back yard while I get ready for work. We take a 20 minute or so walk in the morning before I leave for work then it is back outside while my DH gets ready. Because we both have to work Cooper is spending his days outside. He has a dog house that is in a shady part of the yard. He gets fresh water everymorning, at least it is fresh until he puts his paws in it. We are thinking of adding a plastic kiddie pool for him to splash around in. I let him in as soon as I get home and we take another walk after dinner when it is cooler.
Is it better for him to be outside while we are gone all day so he can get some exercise and relieve himself as needed or should we be keeping him inside until we get home? We hated keeping him kenneled all day because it seemed to make him hyper when we got home and let him out.
What kinds of toys would be best?