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Hey all.
When we first got Snoopy, well over a year ago, we decided that he was going to be a downstairs hound. We already had a dog, Rusty the Springer, and he's now about 13 and set in his ways, and we wanted to reassure Rusty that he was still Alpha dog and had his own space, and that not *all* his life was going to be taken over by his new younger brother.
At night, Rusty sleeps upstairs, Snoopy sleeps downstairs, and we maintain this by having a baby-gate on the stairway.
We'd also been led to believe through various things we'd read that because bassets have long spines, stairs can be dangerous for them, so we keep the gate closed all the time.
Today, after nearly 18 months, Snoopy has figured out how to open the gate....
I'm tempted to remove the gate altogether now... But do stairs cause problems for bassets? What are the risks?
Any views welcome!
Kez [currently busy basset-proofing the upstairs office!]
When we first got Snoopy, well over a year ago, we decided that he was going to be a downstairs hound. We already had a dog, Rusty the Springer, and he's now about 13 and set in his ways, and we wanted to reassure Rusty that he was still Alpha dog and had his own space, and that not *all* his life was going to be taken over by his new younger brother.
At night, Rusty sleeps upstairs, Snoopy sleeps downstairs, and we maintain this by having a baby-gate on the stairway.
We'd also been led to believe through various things we'd read that because bassets have long spines, stairs can be dangerous for them, so we keep the gate closed all the time.
Today, after nearly 18 months, Snoopy has figured out how to open the gate....
I'm tempted to remove the gate altogether now... But do stairs cause problems for bassets? What are the risks?
Any views welcome!
Kez [currently busy basset-proofing the upstairs office!]