Human children are much easier. At least when they're young.
We put a bell on the door and taught the dog to ring the bell when she needed to piss. That seemed to do the trick at about 6 months. Or maybe it was just because she was 6 months old.
I remember you questioning the indian people about the cows in the roads. They took the question very personably. I am sure many culture would find our love and attractions to dogs just as facinating. In China they may ask when you will be serving it.
We're in the midst of housebreaking, too... Oops, I mean Potty-Training. The kid is infinitely easier than our best buddy (rest in peace, Hazel)was in this department. Good thing Gretchen is so cute, huh? :)
omr - we tried that. She played with it until she got her claw caught in it and nearly hung herself yelping and trying to get away. She's really smart until she does something really dumb.
dd - yeah. everyone once in a while I remind myself how weird it is that we're trying to make this animal a member of our family.
kimmy - so far all this has been great practice for future critters (i.e. kids). I'm realizing the anxiety we're feeling and possibly expressing would likely be really bad for a kid trying to learn this process.
we have some friends whose puppy pooped itself in its crate for weeks and weeks. At least we don't have that to worry about. Or as Sam reminds me - at least her "messes" aren't Grate Dane size :-)
Difference with kids is that they take 18 okay more like 25 years to mature. After a year or two dogs usually know all they need to know. Enjoy, soon she will be a mature canine.
- b
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Human children are much easier. At least when they're young.
We put a bell on the door and taught the dog to ring the bell when she needed to piss. That seemed to do the trick at about 6 months. Or maybe it was just because she was 6 months old.
Have fun.
I remember you questioning the indian people about the cows in the roads. They took the question very personably. I am sure many culture would find our love and attractions to dogs just as facinating. In China they may ask when you will be serving it.
We're in the midst of housebreaking, too...
Oops, I mean Potty-Training.
The kid is infinitely easier than our best buddy (rest in peace, Hazel)was in this department.
Good thing Gretchen is so cute, huh? :)
omr - we tried that. She played with it until she got her claw caught in it and nearly hung herself yelping and trying to get away. She's really smart until she does something really dumb.
dd - yeah. everyone once in a while I remind myself how weird it is that we're trying to make this animal a member of our family.
kimmy - so far all this has been great practice for future critters (i.e. kids). I'm realizing the anxiety we're feeling and possibly expressing would likely be really bad for a kid trying to learn this process.
we have some friends whose puppy pooped itself in its crate for weeks and weeks. At least we don't have that to worry about. Or as Sam reminds me - at least her "messes" aren't Grate Dane size :-)
Difference with kids is that they take 18 okay more like 25 years to mature. After a year or two dogs usually know all they need to know. Enjoy, soon she will be a mature canine.
It took Loda, the great dane, ten LONG months to get house trained. She just simply didn't understand. It nearly killed me.
I did the bell too... you can get reindeer bells this time of year and they are probably safer than regurlar bells. Good luck!
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