I have a very strong 11 month old silver lab . We have a dog walker daily and toys to sustain his time while we’re at work . We can’t leave him alone in the house and I feel we have tried every kennel out there under 500.00 . We’ve put it in the garage bolted down and he got through the chain link. I don’t want to leave him in the crate as it’s to small for my comfort and I can’t trust him outside nor would I want to . I need help ! I don’t know where to keep him during the day while we’re gone. Please only positive feedback
How long are you leaving him for? Dogs are pretty socal creatures and need interaction. Is he normally in the house with you when you are home?
The best solution is doggy day care or dog walkers coming to take him out for good long walks. Here is an excellent article - https://www.thelabradorsite.com/combining-a-labrador-puppy-with-full-time-work/ .
We have a Houdini who has fought his way out of his cage a number of times. We had to give up when he was about 2 years old. For a while we left him shut in the kitchen but that began to stress him. all he wanted was to be upstairs on our bed while we were out. We've just had to keep the house tidy and not leave out anything he could chew. He has his own bed that he sleeps in when we're home but if we're out he's on our bed. He's alone weekdays 2-3 hours in the morning and 1-2 hours in the evening. the rest of the time he's with his dog walker.
