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Ross/Ali I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 848 Location: between blackpool, cumbernauld and manchester
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:24 pm Post subject: |
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thanks guys.
when i let him out, i dont encourage him back in - its probably a bad habit on my behalf, but 9 times out of 10 i leave him to it and then he lets me know when he wants back in.
if hes out there for seconds then its obvious that he's not had enough time to do it, i'll keep him outside.
As already suggested above, as of yesterday ive went back to basic by 'cheering' when i see him pee in the garden. we done this before, but didnt continue it.
He seems to like the attention, so hopefully it will be black and white in his mind that if he does his biz outside he'll get a cheer and clap when he comes in; and a shouting at when he makes a mess inside.
he's an intelligent wee mutt - its just frustrating that he cant get to grips with this!!
I'll keep you all posted with progress...
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Dave Rowland I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 06 Mar 2008 Posts: 2044 Location: NORTH DEVON
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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perhaps he's copying his owner _________________ Quoting Jack: you know me - a complete hopeless case & Sadly - and mark it in your diaries folks as you won't see this happen often - but <gulp> I HAVE to agree with Dave on this.
Quoting Kendal: coulu you decapitate innes for me please |
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Ross/Ali I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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yeah - alison is a nightmare to live with! _________________ want to see the animals in my life?
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Dave Rowland I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:18 pm Post subject: |
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have a heart Ross, does she surf this forum? will she read the above? _________________ Quoting Jack: you know me - a complete hopeless case & Sadly - and mark it in your diaries folks as you won't see this happen often - but <gulp> I HAVE to agree with Dave on this.
Quoting Kendal: coulu you decapitate innes for me please |
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Ross/Ali I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 848 Location: between blackpool, cumbernauld and manchester
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 1:45 pm Post subject: |
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she does indeed.
i'm not scared...
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Lisa/Colin I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 13 Jan 2008 Posts: 1494 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:30 pm Post subject: |
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Be afraid...be very afraid!!
You could have Hek for a bit.. he'll be so busy avoiding his huge feet that all thought of doing anything inside will leave him! |
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Ross/Ali I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Thu Dec 18, 2008 4:36 pm Post subject: |
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Lisa Smith wrote: |
Be afraid...be very afraid!!
You could have Hek for a bit.. he'll be so busy avoiding his huge feet that all thought of doing anything inside will leave him! |
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Lorna I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 2187 Location: Cumbernauld
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Ross, try not letting him out of the crate until after you have cleaned your teeth... Then you can be there and supervise him and give loads of praise when he does his business outside. Bitter apple spray will make him reluctant to re-use a certain place. Close supervision is necessary as you must see him in order to alter the behaviour.
With Great Danes it is absolutely necessary to ensure they do not do the toilet inside. When house training I actually time them to see when they need to go after they have eaten and watch to be able to praise them to the hilt. It can help to encourage them to use a particular area.
My problem is Poppy has fixated on the area I trained her to use in our back garden so much so that she doesn't want to go anywhere else. She has crossed her legs for a very long time and then runs out the dog flap to the Buddha garden as soon as she arrives home.
Good luck. _________________ Regards,
Lorna, Basil & Poppy
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Ross/Ali I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Lorna wrote: |
...runs out the dog flap to the Buddha garden as soon as she arrives home.
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Thanks Lorna.
When you mention dog flap for a dane, the first picture that came into my head was something simialr to this...
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Dave Rowland I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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nice ali _________________ Quoting Jack: you know me - a complete hopeless case & Sadly - and mark it in your diaries folks as you won't see this happen often - but <gulp> I HAVE to agree with Dave on this.
Quoting Kendal: coulu you decapitate innes for me please |
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:15 pm Post subject: |
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superb what a flap that is. _________________ -------------------------------------------------------
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Isabel I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 6:50 pm Post subject: |
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Tie an elastic band round his bits when he is inside Only joking!! Make sure he is outside long enough to get all his pee/poo out and and really tell him off when he does it indoors, same as what everyone else is saying. |
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Ross/Ali I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 09 Jul 2008 Posts: 848 Location: between blackpool, cumbernauld and manchester
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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bit of a belated reply to this, but we are now about 5 or 6 weeks without incident.
he now seems to have grown out of it or learned that when he really needs out he can cry at the back door.
id say the turning point was actually watching Cuthbert when we were looking after him. Giles seems to watch what other dogs do quite alot. Cubs went to the back door until we let him out - he went straight out for a pee and back in again - Giles followed him and done it on the same tree directly after him!
anyway...
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Dave Rowland I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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thank you for that valuable post _________________ Quoting Jack: you know me - a complete hopeless case & Sadly - and mark it in your diaries folks as you won't see this happen often - but <gulp> I HAVE to agree with Dave on this.
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Jack I don't have a life ...I'm always here!
Joined: 12 Aug 2008 Posts: 2595 Location: Durham
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Nice to hear our beautiful Cubs has some good habits - just don't allow Giles to watch what he does with a mobile phone, remote control, slippers etc etc
All joking aside it's brilliant news - all Giles needed all along was a big bruvva to show him how it's done! _________________ Staffies are my life! Visit us at www.staffies.co.uk |
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