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Originally Posted by heather85  I would never believe that a dog would come fully trained, I just liked the fact that alot of what I have read is that after the hard time of training they do end up being one of the best dogs you could have inside. And this dog will absolutley NOT be on my carpet until he is fully trained!! He will be shut off from all the carpet, we have hard floors in the kitchen, hallway, breezeway and dining room. My husband feeling the way he does in my opinion is not bad its a good thing no one wants pee on the carpet of a brand new house, but when you do want a dog inside you can make it work. We have read about the belly bands or diapers for the dog and we will probably do that IF he is ever on the carpet.
I want to go ahead and get a dog now while my son is young so he can grow up with him, I only want 1 kid so this will have to be his sibling so to speak.
And if you would ever meet my son you would be amazed by how gentle he is with any animals or babies. Of course he will be supervised until the dog is older and I know he can trip over the dog or whatever but he has been around my dads jack russell puppies for almost 2 months now and I would not worry about him with them at all. He understands they are little and you have to be careful. |
I agree, no one wants their carpet messed up, but what if the dog wakes up in the middle of the night, jumps off the bed (assuming you let him sleep with you, most of us do) and pukes on the carpet. It happens. Carpet with a toddler is going to get messed up too
Anyway, I just wanted to suggest that you train your dog to only potty outside and not litter box or pad train. Many dogs that are pad trained mistake the carpet for the pad. Mine only go outside - they ring a bell - and while they might have an accident if left home too long or sick, they do not seek out spots on the carpet to go.