Dog in basement

[kristilynnmy]

Is it ok to move my dogs "bed" (aka cage) in the basement? It's always warmer down there than up here anyway and he'll only be in it when we aren't home or are sleeping. It's in my daughters playroom now and taking up a ton of room. I'm trying to clean out the playroom to make room for Christmas and donate her old toys but the dog bed is just way too large. I don't have any other room except for the basement. For what it's worth it's not only toasty warm down there but clean so it's not like it's a dingy, smelly, black hole. And it's right by the mudroom so it's where we come and go and in the mornings I can just let him out the basement door. Have I justified it?

[Deleted]

I personally don't see an issue with it.

[my4girls]

Our dog cage was in the basement in our old house, that's where we came and left like you and was really the only place for it. It was a partially finished basement if that makes it any better. As long as its clean and warm then I'd do it

[TBM]

It doesn't sound bad, but the deciding factor for me would be whether or not the dog is okay with being that far away from the rest of the family at night. My dogs would freak out.

[Deleted]

As long as your dog is fine with it, I don't see the big deal. You obviously have a decent basement and get down there on the regular. It's not like you asked if you could shove him in a closet.

[sierramist03]

Our dog doesn't like my parents basement stairs so it wouldn't work for us but their isn't finished. I'm not sure how she would do if it was finished. You could try it a few nights to see how your dogs does. Emma likes to go to her bed and sleep during the day so we like it close by for her.