zephyros
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Mar 15, 2009, 5:43 AM
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Re: [phurryice] WHAT AM I DOING WRONG??!! ADVISE NEEDED~~
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well there are many reasons for this. here is from my experience. Don't use the spray. i've seen quite a lot of people having the spray backfire than help. some dogs just dislikes it. there are many reasons they might dislike it, maybe it contains urine smell and might be perceived as another dog's territory, or maybe they just feel the pad is used and it's dirty. newspaper doesn't work for all dogs, some will just take it as a play thing and have fun with it. try without the paper, or try with urine pads those specially made to absorb urine. one more reason for your pup to mess all over is because u have a huge place for her to run in, so she perceives it as her whole play and toilet place. she hasn't 100% learnt where exactly is ok for toilet. this can easily be seen, if she doesn't pee at her sleeping place. if she doesn't then she knows that is her sleeping quaters and a nono place for soiling which is good. try minimizing her roaming area for a while and see if that improves. another reason for her to mess the place up is...because she gets ur attention, ie. u cleaning her poop and urine up. may it be scolding or grumbling, u still gave her attention, and if not mistaken, she sees u cleaning up her mess doesn't she? that's more than enough fuss a puppy can ask for. try putting her somewhere that she is unable to see u when u clean up her mess. see if there will be any improvement. one more reason, which is the same reason my maltese poops RIGHT in front of the tray, not inside, but JUST infront....is throwing a tantrum. Usually happens after I scold or punished him, or when he misses his daily walk. he'll purposely just poop right in front of the tray to show his dissatisfaction. it's very very obvious. he never does it any other time. he's 100% in the tray always.
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