cibula11

Our 6 year old border absolutely loves being outside, or at least did up until a month or so ago. LIke it was the first thing he did after being let out of his kennel and would stay out until we went to be at night. Quick backstory....our other dog, a Newfie would occasionally get a hold of one of our chickens. Our border, Jet, would quickly run to the door and let himself inside as a way to alert us (or so we thought). About a month ago, we had a rooster in our mix that was learning to crow and the sound terrified Jet and he quickly runs to the door and will let himself inside eventually. Now he won't even go outside until it's completely dark and he knows the rooster is in for the night. About two weeks go our Newfie passed away and now our border is a wreck. Won't go out, whines and barks early in the morning from his kennel, and obviously has some anxiety associated with this new rooster. Not sure what to do, but it's a problem and seems to be getting worse.

Yeah I think you are right. He gets enough exercise and pretty much roams our 2 acres all day. However, he could be lacking some mental exercise, especially during the colder winter months. He doesn't really bother us at night if he is in the house, but he'll take the liberties of hopping on the furniture leaving behind plenty of evidence. Crate is a must for us as well, just a little hiccup. Honestly, he's the first dog we've had that has challenged us so similarly to our own kids. Just needs a bit more parenting

I haven't gotten that far. He'd have to be contained to some extent as I wouldn't let him roam. Most likely he'd be in a barn. I might just practice with him in the kennel and see how that goes. He's obviously smart enough to know when to get our attention in the kennel...but only does so at night.

Our 3 year old male border collie loves being outside. In fact, often times, he is stubborn and doesn't want to come in when we call him. With spring and warmer weather upon us, I've wondered about allow him to sleep outside. I don't like the idea, but he is not happy inside at night and will bark when he is put into his crate. He is very willing to enter his crate, but about 3 or 4 am he's whining. He spends most of his day outside, unless we're gone for an extended period of time. Anyone else deal with nighttime issues or sleep your bc outside?