From: ALI00JEV@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU (Judith Van Noate)
Subject: Re: Opinions on breed.
Organization: UNC Charlotte
Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 19:52:26 GMT

In article <kathy_buetow-181292093722@physio103-1.life.uiuc.edu>
kathy_buetow@QMS1.life.uiuc.edu (Kathy Buetow) writes:
 
>
>In article <BzFFy6.HML@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, schlumpf@uimrl7.mrl.uiuc.edu ()
>wrote:
>
>LOTS AND LOTS O' STUFF DELETED
>> And actually, Kathy, I've often wondered how you manage with THAT
>> many doggies in one place!!! But I guess if I moved Peter's computer
>> (and all that other stuff) we could fit that many crates in there!
>>
>> Just my opinion and 'living proof' as Kathy says! :)
>>
>> Kay & Crew
>
>It's easy !  I don't have a "normal" house.  I think someone else
>recently said this here in r.p.d....My house is kept for the comfort
>and convenience of my dogs.  The living room contains the "normal"
>couch, loveseat, and TV set but it also has 3 Varikennels in it, to
>me they're part of the furniture (to the kids, they're their daytime
>home).  The dining room has been sectioned off for puppies (yes,
>there is an ex-pen "fence" dividing  the living room and dining
>room).  The puppy pen, the grooming table, and a cat tree are the
>"furniture" in my dining room right now.  Last night I put down a
>tarp and astroturf (10' X12') in the dining room (over the regular
>carpet) just for the babies to romp on.  Oh yea - another "oddity"
>in my house.....there is a 6' X 6' Kennel run out on the balcony
>(containing pine chips). The kennel run has made housebreaking
>puppies and  early morning and late night potty runs much easier !!
>
>As I said, my house is kept so that my dogs and myself are
>comfortable (And my mother wonders why I'm still single :-)....
>every one else can either deal with it (generally not a problem as
>most of my friends are "doggie people" anyway), or call me on the
>phone if they want to talk .
>
 
Sounds so much like my house I just had to respond.  I have 14 dogs in
a two bedroom house.  Seven dogs in one bedroom (in crates) which opens
out on a deck--a dog pen.  One dog in the kitchen. one crate in the
livingroom and two dogs in my bedroom (on the bed usually).  Three dogs
in the basement--I just placed a rescue lab so am down to 14.  My lot is
50 x 150 with a fenced back yard. I have small pens on each side of the
house and the dogs rotate between pens and yards.  Our dog law only allows
me to keep three dogs outside, so I keep one in the yard and two on the
deck while I'm gone.  it's not ideal but some of these dogs would have
been put down at the pound or worse otherwise (no not because I took
there--I've been involved in rescue for 13 years and several of these dogs
came from the pound).  I also have an ex-pen between my lr and my dr--to
provide a safe place for the cats.  The couch belongs to the dogs.
So glad that I'm not alone in the early crate style of interior
decorating.  also, the dogs are in good condition and do get adequate
exercise except for Cheska who is quite untrustworth when it comes to
getting loose and running away.  I live on a busy street and she has
gotten out of the yard four times now.  Terrifying.  I now take her out
in the fenced in yard on a leash and am considering tying her up in the
house.  It breaks my heart that I cant afford to buy her a farm.
Judith
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