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chachi, I SEE !, mind were the same way !!! Such nice tiny little puppies... My Male Sneakers is 2.5 yo/11.5 lbs, and My Female Becca is 9 mo/6.5 lbs and growing still. Maybe it's the access to food 24/7, and the two pounds of Treats each they get every day. (well almost, just another thing I can't help doing :rolleyes:). Those BIG Brown eyes and wagging tales, get me every time ! :D Oddly enough, both of mine Sire and Dame are very "normal" weight. Sneakers and Becca are Brother/Sister a few Liters apart. Somehow they just throw large offspring, though I don't expect Becca to get as big as my Male (I hope). :eek: |
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My girls have never had their feet on the floor of any store. They are either in their stroller or in the store cart. I always bring a thick fleece pad to put in the bottom of those carts. |
always give a break before going into a store. mine will use them everytime! also the more pet smells are in a store like Petco, Petsmart the more it temps my male to mark and my female to poop on the floor. boutique style doggie stores where they actually CLEAN their floors and don't have tons of dogs peeing on them both my pups do fine and never have accidents in. this is the reason i got kwigy-bo bags though. didn't want them on the floors would rather carry them in comfy carrier bags. |
Interesting thread. Ruger is very good at home, but he does piddle when he gets excited. I try to empty him before going to friend's homes with a walk, and I don't really worry about him at PetSmart. They have a "cleaning station," so it's obvious they are fully prepared for accidents, but I do try to walk him on some grass before we go inside. Usually if we go into a shop or someone's home I just hold him. At 10 lbs he's heavier than he was as a puppy, but he's stilll small enough to pick up and carry around easily. He's never had an accident in my arms. I will say that I try to leave him on the ground as much as possible. All dogs need to be socialized, regardless of size, and as long as the neighbor's huge dog does nothing more than bop him on the head now and then he's fine -- one of the few large dogs he can't dominate. |
I try to take him before, he usually pees outside the store as well. He's picked up a "marking" behavior I think from my families Lab, he pees on everything. Now I can't get him to stop. Luckily it wasnt carpet but it was a crowded dog party event and I was totally embarrased that he was the only one that had an accident. I guess I should just walk him for longer outside the store? I wish I could train him out of marking things, hes neutered and everything but just loves to claim things as his own :rolleyes: |
Hello guys, 2nd post:) I take Moshe to PetSence about once a week. I figured it was a good way to get him some real world experinces and socialization in a semi controlled environment. I do find if we go around 6 or 7 pm there aren't as many large breed dogs there. I suppose I should be more cautious of the floor, but he just loves walking around smelling everything and greeting all the children in the store. I do draw the line at the huge communal watering bowl they have at the front door. YUCK! We haven't had any accidents....yet. He saves his accidents for the living room floor. It seems when we are out (so far anyway) he is on his best behavior ( I say that, tomorrow we will go and he will make me eat my words). |
I kind of quit taking mine too. Lucy HATES the pet store and shakes the whole time we are in there. I cannot figure out why. Ringo loooves it; but he's too 'iffy' around big and strange dogs. Last time, there was a big German Shepherd - unleashed - running around the store. I was waiting in line and quickly picked Ringo up but the dog's owner never stopped the dog from coming right over to us and trying to get to Ringo. By this time, Ringo was going OFF. That did it for me! Back on topic - I would always make sure Ringo had hiked his leg on something right BEFORE we went into the store. I imagine there are quite a few dogs marking their scene inside. |
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