What time does your dog get his last walk/run in the garden on a night?

[Tatie3]

I've had my retired greyhound for 3 weeks now and have got into the habit of going into the garden with him just before bed (his last proper walk is 7pm). He always weed and poos every single time he's let out but in reality this wouldn't have happened in his racing career or at the rescue kennels, he's fully crate trained so must have gone a long while before toileting. So my question is do you think it's really necessary for me to take him out again at bedtime? It's not a massive chore but he won't go out without me and it's cold and wet!

Isn't the dog flap a security risk or do your dogs wear one of those magnetic key thinks on their collar?

Nope, mine just pushes her way through it (and she’s also a large greyhound x, so it’s an XL-sized door!)

I guess it’s technically a security risk, since a grown adult can fit through it, but I live in a very safe area and it’s around the ‘hidden’ side of the house.

I have always liked the idea of a dog flap but we decided against it as the house is our biggest asset and I would hate the insurance company to use that as an excuse to pay out if anything was to happen.

The problem with a dog flap , apart from the obvious one of security is that if you had a dog like mine he would be in and out like a yo-yo barking at cats / birds / squirrels at all hours and also the dog could tread in something manky and just wander all over the house . I assume those with flaps lock the dog in the one room where the flap is .

I assume those with flaps lock the dog in the one room where the flap is.

Nope, she has the run of the house and the garden. I don’t have any fitted carpets though. I just use a Dyson Animal on the floor every day.

Mine has the run of downstairs

Just thinking about the security aspect; you do get given a solid lockable panel. I have seen chicken houses with electronic doors on a timer. I wonder if you can get dog flaps like that? So it would automatically lock between midnight and 6am for example?

My greyhound never got the hang of asking to go out. Very occasionally he’d come and find me and start playing silly buggers, but only if he was absolutely desperate. He would wake us up in the night though if he needed to go out, and if he didn’t have a last wee around 11 (he was terrified of fireworks and would sometimes refuse to go out) he would usually wake us up.

He learned things by osmosis and after a while things would start to sink in. I would imagine he will get used to going out on his own soon.

He would never have worked out a dog flap in a million years. Possibly because he never learned to ask to go out. He was happy enough to push open doors in the house with his head, but a dog flap would have been too much for him.

Good luck with your boy, I’m very jealous and would love another pointy or two.

hmm, I think our neighbours have a dog flap, his two little dogs are in and out all night long, and I am often woken up at 6 am by a barking dog.

not very impressed with that to be honest. But then his dogs are both really really barky.

Our garden would be perfect for a dog flap, but our lad would stress out being home alone for too long anyway, so we need someone to pop in.
He goes out for a last wee before I go to bed. Doesn't usually get an evening walk.

husky does your dog not get on furniture and beds with wet/ muddy paws , I’m not precious about my floors but our dog shares a double bed with ds and I doubt he’d want a soggy dog jumping in at 3 am .

10PM onwards for a last (short) walk at night, to ensure they are comfortable and there is no barking in the garden to disturb the neighbours.

Genuine question, rather than snotty - would you be prepared to wait for the loo as long as you are suggesting he could hold himself for? I am guessing not.

Floral, she has been known to in winter, but it’s not much of a problem...I live in a dry part of Australia and she doesn’t often have muddy paws. (Although also sleeps on my bed, so I curse her when she digs!)

Last wee walk about 8.30 in week he will not wee or poo in the garden though option to.First wee walk 6am and he not impresse d when woken then longer walk abou 8am when often has a poo only tends poo once as raw fed

Then weeknds last about 9.30 and first about 8ish

Should add after last wee walk often all go to bed

Perhaps more practical in a warm climate then .

Greyhounds are a sensitive breed aren't they? I'd love it if he would go outside with my husband but it has to be me! Can I just be clear that I wasn't asking if it's ok to make him wait from his 7pm walk til the morning, just do I really need to let him out when I go to bed (12ish usually) or would it be considered ok to go out with him a bit earlier. Just checking what everyone else's dogs manage with and it seems that most are ok with 11pm.

10:30 to 11pm here. I don't walk her as such but take her out in the garden on a lead.