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Originally Posted by Mardelin  I have a dog, one that I Championed, that was extremely hyper and noise sensitive. I couldn't even get a topknot up without him being wrestled and held still. He'd yap at anything, constantly on the move. Guess what I found out? And this is going to sound absolutely stupid and why did it take me so long to figure it out. The dog was talking to me, telling me he had to potty, he didn't want to do it in x-pen or on a pee pad. So, now whenever we do anything with him; bath time, brush time, dinner time or he begins to yap to the point of annoyance....we go out potty, then all is well. |
A-HA
! Sigh...if we could only speak dog....or be better interpreters.
When I fed kibble (I free-fed), Wylie would go over and and paw at his bowl about 9pm *every* night and I'd say "what? what? It's fresh!" -- finally one night I picked up his bowl to see if there was a bug or ANYthing in there. I moved the kibble around w/ my hands, then put the bowl down. He started eating immediately. He was trying to tell me
he wanted his kibble "fluffed".
Well, from then on - guess who wanted his kibble fluffed every night at 9pm?
