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Originally Posted by mozzys mom  Maybe he read your previous posts like my Mozzi did and decided he better clean up his act a bit. LOL. They ARE great little snugglers. I'm so glad he used the pee pad. Furniture is not cheap. I've thrown out several pieces because of dogs. I now have a very cheap leather sofa from Big Lots, of all places. I couldn't be happier. I constantly wipe it down w/disinfectant or pet stain remover. It gets piddled on, slobbered on, covered w/dog hair, spotted w/intact male juices (Ick!), but I never sweat it. I just wipe it down and it looks great. Cushions are shot, but it still looks good and DOESN'T SMELL. When it's finally had it, I'll buy another. One less thing to stress about and it keeps me from resenting my babies.
After being able to vent on this forum and get so much advice and support I was able to mellow out and of course he is now behaving so much better. As a groomer, I know full well that dogs react to our energy. I know what to do, I just got totally overwhelmed. Sounds like you've got your situation under control. You know your guy really well. Trial and error, new ideas, support from others. That's how I've solved my dog challenges over the years. Sounds like you are doing the same. With that record snowfall, maybe you'll have a snow day tomorrow and can do more snuggling! |
Sorry I didn't respond sooner. Well it has been a week and one day since the new furniture arrived and we are PEE FREE !! I will never know if it was the new furniture or his UTI clearing up because they both happened at the same time.
He isn't even peeing on the old couch that is in the living room where he has access. My guess is it was getting his UTI cleared up. He has been telling me every time he needs to go out (of course he gets a frozen green bean every time he potties outside from me!) And he gets lots of praise. He's definitely more snuggly with me....not sure if it's the new furniture or he loves me for getting his UTI cleared up. We have another week of medicine and back to the vet for an "all clear" with a final urine test.
Tonight I was out in the garage and when I came in he ran past me from the living room and I thought "uh oh" and turned on the light and he had pooped on the rug. So of course I had to scold him and tell him "potty outside" and let's go outside. He KNEW he did something wrong because he never runs past me. LOL So all is good and he has made history in this house!
The record snow was not much fun and no snow day for me. The road crews did an awesome job of clearing the roads darn it. But it took a long time to melt and the Tobster got a shower tonight now that it is finally drying up.
We bought our dining room set (which Toby decided to chew on when we first got him over four years ago) at Big Lots and it is solid oak and it was the nicest dining room set until the dogs got a hold of the chair legs. Toby had also marked it quite often when he first came to us and like you, I clean up and move on. And no smell! He's not peeing on anything in the house, not even the other dog's food bowl.
I hope your progress continues and would love to hear about it now and then.