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Dogs with behavior problems that no-kill shelters won't take or will kill
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 559426" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>I am having a hell of a time training Abby as far as house breaking. The crate just doesnt seem to work because she goes in it at night and will just stand there shivering. I end up having to clean it every day. I have been putting puppy pads down every night for her and that works fairly well but I dont want to have to deal with a full grown 80 pound dog using puppy pads! </p><p></p><p>She simply doesnt get the idea of coming to me to tell me she needs to go out or she cant hold it all night. I have tried feeding her only in the morning, not giving her water past about 5 pm, making sure she stays outside from 8:30 till 10 when I bring her in for bed and nothing helps. When I am outside and she goes potty I praise her like she has laid a golden egg. She is also not leash trained and taking her to the vet to get fixed made her terrified of being on the leash because I had to put her on one. Now she associates the leash with the vet and she shakes like I am going to hurt her. I think they must have put the IV in her left front leg too because now she gets very aggressive with us if we so much as try to hold on to that leg like to clip her toenails. That never happened before. She doesnt like us doing her right one but she doesnt go berserk. </p><p></p><p>I am still trying though. I dont know how I am going to do it though. Really she is only expected to last in the house and hold it from about 10 at night until 4 am when Tony gets up for work. You would think that wouldnt be so hard for a 7 month old puppy. I just dont know. Maybe if I keep putting her in the crate she will get the idea. I gave up on the crate after about a week of having to clean it every day. We still have it inside but she just doesnt use it. I thought maybe her sleeping in bed with me might stop it but she will leave my bed and go out to use the pad and then end up on the couch for the rest of the night.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 559426, member: 1514"] I am having a hell of a time training Abby as far as house breaking. The crate just doesnt seem to work because she goes in it at night and will just stand there shivering. I end up having to clean it every day. I have been putting puppy pads down every night for her and that works fairly well but I dont want to have to deal with a full grown 80 pound dog using puppy pads! She simply doesnt get the idea of coming to me to tell me she needs to go out or she cant hold it all night. I have tried feeding her only in the morning, not giving her water past about 5 pm, making sure she stays outside from 8:30 till 10 when I bring her in for bed and nothing helps. When I am outside and she goes potty I praise her like she has laid a golden egg. She is also not leash trained and taking her to the vet to get fixed made her terrified of being on the leash because I had to put her on one. Now she associates the leash with the vet and she shakes like I am going to hurt her. I think they must have put the IV in her left front leg too because now she gets very aggressive with us if we so much as try to hold on to that leg like to clip her toenails. That never happened before. She doesnt like us doing her right one but she doesnt go berserk. I am still trying though. I dont know how I am going to do it though. Really she is only expected to last in the house and hold it from about 10 at night until 4 am when Tony gets up for work. You would think that wouldnt be so hard for a 7 month old puppy. I just dont know. Maybe if I keep putting her in the crate she will get the idea. I gave up on the crate after about a week of having to clean it every day. We still have it inside but she just doesnt use it. I thought maybe her sleeping in bed with me might stop it but she will leave my bed and go out to use the pad and then end up on the couch for the rest of the night. [/QUOTE]
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