8 hours? Is this by any chance while you're at work all day?
Because besides being dangerous for a puppy to be outside unsupervised (people steal puppies and sell them, or if he barks too much neighbors could harm him or kill him, this happpened to a friend of mine, or he could eat something dangerous, etc.), he's probably not actually exercising. Most dogs, when left on their own outside, just lay around in the sun all day.
Since we still don't know what breed your dog is, you might consider that bigger breeds can't handle too much exercise when they're growing puppies, it's not good for their joints. Others here who've raised a large breed could help you more there if you do have a large breed.
i guess i just live in a much better location in which you can still walk down the street at 10pm at night or even run at 4am in the wee hours of the morning and no one bothers you.
as a matter of fact he is outside while we are at work for 8 hours per day. We are lucky to live in a neighborhood which gets patrolled my Bountiful/Woods Cross POLICE department every hour on the hour!!! so, as for your statement of stealing dogs and selling them IT DOES NOT HAPPEN HERE! and ALL my neighbors have dogs and pups they ALL bark at many different hours of the day. we have dogs to the left of us, behind us ( they are full grown lab and a full grown golden retrevier.) and to the right of us as well ( they are both jack russells. and the neighbor just across from us has her dog running around the fenced front yard all day with no problems what so ever.
as for your statement about the breed i have a lab german shepard mix who will be 6 months old, and to poppy cosh with your saying that a pup does not need exercise... he is a well behaved well mannered very healthy pup, our vet says he is doing very well, including his joints muscles and teeth, in fact, he and others have stated we have done such a good job with him that they say he could not be doing better. he has a nice set of teeth ( my son plays tug of war with him to strengthen his teeth) and runs with him all the time..
my lil girl Cinni his a lab/whippett mix, she is just over 7 months old, and LOVES to run and play and exercise ALL DAY long ( they sleep all night long).
and lastly the statement about breeding and raising large breed dogs, i already have tons of experiance, since i was a child i helped raise labs, collies, great danes, and the like, so, when i ask for advice, it is more of a refresher course ( things change over time ya know)
anyways, thanks for the concern, but, my dogs are very well cared for, and, unlike alot of dogs, can be trusted in the home ( which is puppyproofed with locked doors and nothing but chewies on the floor) they have yet to chew up our 1,000 couch set, nor have they gotten to the wires to the tv or anything, when we leave the house, it looks the same as when we left it. and, no they had not one day of formal training nor crates ( dont like them do not believe in them and will never us them).. and they are great being alone... i see it this way, if my pups trust me and listen to me when i am here they know better than to make mistakes when i am gone.
and nothing you can say or tell me will change my mind, my dogs do not live in a bubble their whole lives, that is not to say i do not look out for their safetly, but, in the same aspect i do not "sugar coat" it either, they know not to counter surf when i am not home, they basically do the same things when we are here vs when we are not!
that is what someone said to me today!?!?
