[guidedogchat] Re: spending question
- From: Nadine Lattimore <nadine.lattimore@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <guidedogchat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2014 13:46:40 +0000
I'm going with stubborn, understanding when she gets off lead she
usually has a good old sniff around where she wants then eventually
does her business. Now you want her to just go where you say and
that's it - I mean how dare you!
Nadine Lattimore
> On 31 Oct 2014, at 13:02, Pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> hi nadine and kate thanks for the great advice. she'll have a wee no problem
> when i extend the lead but she hasn't had a pooh yet maybe she just hasn't
> needed 1 or is being stubborn.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 30 Oct 2014, at 22:17, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furness@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Pam,
>> My dogs always spend on lead. After they get used to it, you don’t even
>> need to extend the lead.
>>
>> I start by taking the dog out on lead to the spending area, extend the lead
>> and encourage the dog to circle me. when the dog stops, go to the dog and
>> touch her back to see what she’s up to. If the back is on an angle straight
>> down, as if she’s sitting, then she’s wetting. If it’s got a hump in it,
>> then she’s pooping. You can slip a bag over your hand and figure out where
>> the poo is by the position of the dog. Some people point their foot in the
>> direction of the stuff so they can find it.
>>
>> If she’s not used to spending on lead, it might take some time to teach her
>> to go when she’s being watched. Just take her out as usual and don’t cave
>> in and let her run free to do the deed. I also wouldn’t let her wander
>> around the house free until she’s reliable about going on lead.
>>
>> hth,
>> caitlyn
>>
>>> On Oct 30, 2014, at 3:44 PM, Pam <pamyoung80@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> hi everyone. i need to b able to clean up after callie myself. i have been
>>> trying to do it up until now but it's impossible by myself as her spending
>>> area is so big, and i can't make it any smaller because i am renting. my
>>> husband is going back to work full time so won't b around to help me with
>>> it. i know of other guide dog owners who's dogs will spend when the lead is
>>> lengthened. have any of u trained your dogs to spend this way and was it
>>> hard? thank u.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>
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