kennels maybe a bad thing

[tree man]

I recently purchased a dog that was housed in a kennel that is scared of everything.. I don't use kennels because people tend not to interact with their dogs in them. Not all but some. The only explanation I can find is kennels are not good for dogs. Whoever gets my dog will be spending lots of hours trying to convince him a hat won't hurt him.. anyone else choose not to use kennels

[TOBY]

Dumbest thing I've heard in a while!

[scrubkennels]

are you calling (kennels) them little pet taxies, pet crates used for transporting dogs to the vet, or the big outdoor kennels ?

[T Hynes]

I'm with you Toby!

[tree man]

if it's not the big outdoor kennels then what can it be? I got a dog that scared to death of its own shadow you can't move too quick if anything touches him he tucks his tail and runs.

[mybeagles]

Inbreeding. .. lack of human interaction. ...physical abuse....just to name a couple possibilities

[pilotknob]

You got someones cull....sounds like it's just crazy.

[johns03272008]

if it's not the big outdoor kennels then what can it be? I got a dog that scared to death of its own shadow you can't move too quick if anything touches him he tucks his tail and runs.

I don't have any inside hunting dogs and you could catch any of the hounds I have ever had, being a stranger or myself. Sometimes some bloodlines are more skiddish than others, sometimes they haven't been messed with much hands on or maybe someone was to hands on. I don't see why a kennel would be any problem to this, doesn't make much sense to me.

[tree man]

when your dog is in the kennel people have a tendency not to open the door to pet them. they are just lazy.I paid $400 for a dog that'll probably end up in the pound because somebody was too lazy to pet him. I've had him 2weeks on a chain he aint get no better

[Casey Harner]

[quote="tree man"]if it's not the big outdoor kennels then what can it be? I got a dog that scared to death of its own shadow you can't move too quick if anything touches him he tucks his tail and runs.[/quote


That's not because kennels, sounds like the dog was beaten most of its life.

[Hare Chaser]

[quote="tree man"]when your dog is in the kennel people have a tendency not to open the door to pet them. they are just lazy.I paid $400 for a dog that'll probably end up in the pound because somebody was too lazy to pet him. I've had him 2weeks on a chain he aint get no better[/quote

You obviously didn't do your homework before you bought the dog and what makes you think that if this dog spent it's entire life in a kennel being shy 2 weeks on the end of a chain is going to make it better?

[mike crabtree]

All my Poop eaters are scared of Humans until I tie them out . I dont have the time to pet puppies. Everything out of Honey has a shy side to them and none were ever beaten. Because a dog is shy it doesnt mean it was physically abused. It is hereditary though .

[dave404]

hereditary and lack of attention

[tree man]

so I pretty much got $400 in a dog that's better off dead because he wouldn't even make a good house pet

[deerhost]

Tree man, That is the craziest thing I've ever heard. You got taken period!! Has nothing to do with the kennel. Everyone of my dogs has been raised in a kennel. Never had a shy one. It's either genetics, lack of interaction or abuse. When out to buy a dog research the seller more so then the blood line.....dh