I'm currently working abroad and the place that I'm staying has a young dog that is now being chained during the day to prevent him from getting into the house and sleeping on the beds and generally just getting under foot and being annoying.

This dog has never been a house dog and yet I can barely get in and out of the house without him trying to get past me to get in first. He's never been allowed in and is shouted at and told off every time he is caught. I thought maybe the sneaking in was being perpetuated by the fact that it may be a while before he gets caught so he can have a good snooze before he gets kicked out, however, his continued lack of awareness that he's doing anything wrong has me completely baffled.

My only idea is to stop giving him the opportunity to get in but that won't stop his needy behaviour and if I can't convince him he's not allowed in the house, then he's never going to pass up an opportunity. I'd really like to fix the problem because he's a lovely dog really that I don't want to see chained all day but he's driving everyone round the bend.

How about giving him to a family who will love him and treat him better than chaining him up outside!

Dogs are pack animals. He wants to be with his people. He wants to love, play, be warm etc. Not chained up outside.

This just sickens me.

I don't understand why people get a dog if they don't want a dog. If you want a lawn ornament buy a bird bath, it's an inanimate object that doesn't mind being outside all day. A dog does mind, and that's why he's trying to get in. He's not being disobedient, he's desperate for companionship, love, contact, even if it's yelling, at leas it's attention.

I realize that this isn't your dog, but you want to help him. The best thing you can do for him is to find a family willing to love him, and convincing the owners to let him go to that family.

These are horrible people, and like J9, I'm sickened by this.

Dog's brains work by association. This dog has obviously associated being indoors with something that he finds rewarding. As above, it is likely that he is lonely and has learnt that going in gets him attention (as with children, even negative attention is better than none). The trick would be to get him to associate being outside with good stuff. This could be done through training if there were someone prepared to take the time to do this. When he is caught indoors he should be taken outside by the collar in silence without any interaction. He should also be given more attention when he is outdoors, so his positive association is transferred from indoors to outdoors. Toys and bones could help him tolerate his time alone more easily as will exercise or training to tire him.

It's hard when people don't treat their dogs the way we feel they should but we are often helpless to do anything about it. Sometimes setting an example to the owners by treating their dog how it deserves to be treated yourself can help shame them into making more effort. Sometimes not. Good luck and good on you for caring.

More and more cities and towns are passing laws against dogs chained up all day. Why have a dog? Talk the owners into finding him a happy home, or ask around yourself.

Dogs are community animals. They enjoy and take comfort in being with other dogs and/or people. Denying them this important need is going to damage this young dog.

If he is not allowed indoors, why not purchase a kennel run? Why keep him chained so close to the house? That's just teasing him.

He doesn't understand why you are yelling at him because in reality, he is not doing anything wrong.

I don't understand the concept of owning a pet when the pet is not allowed to be apart of the family.

Dogs are smart critters, teach him to not go on the beds. It can actually be done. Give him his own dog bed in a designated area, preferably close to people.

I think I'm going to ask the same question.. Why own a dog if all it is doing is upsetting you and being tied on a chain. Give him to a family that will welcome him into their home.

If I was that dog I wouldn't want to be left outside all day either.dogs in the wild live in packs so they see their family as their pack and want to be with their family.dogs also need attention and should be aloud in the house.if I were you I would give him to a family who will take care of him and give him the attention he deserves.