Any opinion on the dog? We love her, she is a little over 1 year old. The kids like her some days and avoid her others. She eats as much as a horse and because she has to be crated when I am away I can't be gone too long. Plus, when he does get his own place, he won't be staying at the house when I work. She cannot be trusted out of her crate for that long with no supervision.
Hi PIGA
My W and I have two dogs that are like family so I know how hard it must be trying to figure out what to do with the dog on top of everything else you are dealing with right now. Why do you say that she can't be trusted outside of the crate? Does she chew things up or is she just not housebroken? Ours made the transition from being crated while we are away to having the full run of the house by going through a period where they stayed in the kitchen with a kiddie gate keeping them from getting out into the rest of the house. Messes were easy to clean up and they eventually learn to control themselves
BTW, please take PDTs advice and take a break from this site at least for a couple of days. It is a great place to come for advice and support but if you spend too much time here, you don't give your mind a chance to slow down and think about how to apply the advice you are getting, GAL, 180s, etc. Believe me, I know, I am fighting the same battle with myself
