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My Poor Puppy

Original post by Suzanne

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My dog is about a year and a couple of months old.. Every morning I take him out to pee...then he goes in his crate until i get home (unless Dh is home and he usualy is) but this morning he WOULD NOT go..and i was late for work and DH went to work with his brother for some extra $$ and i feel terrible, i keep thinking that hes sitting there holding it in... what should i do,.. i want to leave but since i only started this job in Dec.16tth.. i dont want to have to leave already, and DH's cell is must be dead cause i cant get through.. i am feeling horrible!!

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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Grassy A$$! Now go home to your puppies!!

Samanthas Mom Thread views: 2,452

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jennrenee- my mil dog goes in the crate all the time
it is spite
try going to a class
if angel keeps peeing when I am not around
I have to take her to classes craig said
we can go together! lol

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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Good, 'cause misery loves company!

Samanthas Mom Thread views: 2,452

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jennrenee-lol
we took xena to puppy kindergarten
it was fun but didnt do much for her
she can still be dumb!! but she is house trained
the little ones always cause problems

sha11209 Thread views: 2,452

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we feed Jake in his crate and when he is done take his bowl out. The breeder said that is the best wat to avoid him going in the crate. She said they won't go where they eat. I guess that's where the saying 'don't sh** wher you eat' came from!!

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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Starting tonight Arnold will be dining in his crate... THANK YOU!!!

Suzanne Thread views: 2,452

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OMG....this totaly slipped my mind, i have the everything dog book at home.. after dinner (going to chilis!! YAY) ill check it out for you!! but i also did the dining in the crate, but dont give to much water at once cause at first they get mad and bounce around and get soaked!!

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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Oh, I have to CLOSE the crate too??? Oops! Going to shut the crate door right now...

Samanthas Mom Thread views: 2,452

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JENNRENEE LOL
IF you dont close it they come right out
like they will really stay in there w/ the door open

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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I thought I just had to put his food bowl in there, and when he was hungry he'd go in and eat, and learn to associate the crate with eating and not... the other thing!

Guess who was in the crate today from 8-5 and had to take a bath when his mom got home???

Samanthas Mom Thread views: 2,452

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8-5 might be too long unless it is spite
but who knows
my moms poodle stayed out all day for over 15 years and never went in the house
but I also think she was scared of my mom!

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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LOL Arnold isn't scared of anything except the thought of going in the dreaded crate!

I almost forgot... he sleeps in my bed at night for 9 hours at a stretch without an accident, so I KNOW this was spite!

Samanthas Mom Thread views: 2,452

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JENNRENEE--- you have to jazz up his crate a bit...
see, my lil one didnt like her crate at first
she used to bark loud and made cooing noises like an owl! lol she sould sound

but now she loves it!! It is a small crate, so I lined it w/ a KING size pillow which takes up the whole crate and then some b/c it goes up in the back a bit, then she has a litle square doggie pillow from a bed I got her from fosters smith but she cant have that bed yet b/c craig doesnt let me let her sleep outta her crate yet and she has some toys in there! she loves it!! goes in sometimes w/ the door open and she wont pee in there b/c she thinks its her own coach!! give arnie a pillow and toys
my fifi(the poodle) used to love to lay on top of pillows!! but she of course hogged the bed

Suzanne Thread views: 2,452

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JennRenne,
I couldnt find anything your not already doing in the books that I have.. What i will suggest, neither of my dogs liked the crate at all , but i bought these toys called KONGS and they are made with this tough rubber and they have a hole in the bottom.. i stick hotdogs in the holes and i really JAM them in there so its tough to get out.. I also sometimes fill the holes with peanut butter and theb stick it in the freezer (it takes them longer when the peanut butter is frozen) and I ONLY give them this when they go in the crate, so now everytime i grab the kongs they RUN in there crates tails waggin!!! im sorry i cant be more help..

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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That's a great idea Suzanne! I'll try it!

Tammy, we used to put blankets in there with him, but he was peeing on them. Kinda gross.

bearsbabe_113 Thread views: 2,452

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You guys are cracking me up!! Maybe when you can teach me some trick to get my hubby to pee in the bowl!!!

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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LOL Deb, as soon as Arnold figures out where not to go, I'll pass along the info!

Samanthas Mom Thread views: 2,452

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lol
jennrenee did you see what I wrote in deb's I must say threadd??? Go look

bearsbabe_113 Thread views: 2,452

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Thank you!!! My bathroom thanks you and my hubby will thank you because I'll have stopped yelling about it!!!

JennRenee Thread views: 2,452

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LOL Tammy, I had missed that! Me too!!!

Debbie, have you tried WeeWee pads by the toilet?? At least then you won't have to mop! Just pick 'em up and toss 'em!