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01-25-2009, 03:18 AM | #1 |
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| I don't know what to do now..... Long story short. I could not crate train Maya due to work schedule...with a whole lot of hard work, we had it almost right...she would come and stare at me when she needed to go out, we had mistakes down to next to nothing. Mika was crate trained, had it down PERFECT in Atlanta with the daughter...daughter worked long hours and Mika would HOLD IT, so she KNOWS what to do. Daughter brings Mika home (daughter still here right now until Feb.6). Mika and Maya both proceed to pee and poop at will in the house. Last night Maya peeded all over the bed she was sleeping in with me (we had not had a problem like this since I came back from Jamaica (Jan.7). I was so happy to have her sleeping with me. Mika doesn't "ask" to go out, Maya has stopped asking as she is so absorbed in all things Mika. Soon my daughter will leave and I will be left with this mess. Two dogs WHO KNOW BETTER who are just messing up left and right. What do I do?????
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01-25-2009, 04:14 AM | #2 |
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| Sounds like a territorial thing to me, if at all possible I would try to crate both of them when they are together. You should not have to do this for very long they will get the hint. |
01-25-2009, 04:27 AM | #3 |
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| So basically back to crate training for Mika (it's been a long time, but she should remember), and start crate training with Maya at age almost 9 months.....????? Ok and throw in the spay for Maya is next month, and I feel like they suffer a set back after that as well. Ok right now....Maya is in a crate, and Mika is back in bed with her mother, and I am washing bedding (ugh), and she got my NEW MATTRESS TOO....I'm so upset! Oh and bear in mind that Miss Maya also got the couch in the living room a few days ago but good!
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01-25-2009, 04:50 AM | #4 |
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| You poor thing.........it is important that you treat them equal this way no one can claim anything that is what this is all about who is the boss. If you crate one without the other than that will not work, I went through this with my sisters dog when she first got her and they came over. Have hope with proper training they will get it and you should have a pee and poop free home |
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01-25-2009, 05:37 AM | #6 |
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| I must add that in the past few days, Mika has gotten it together more so than Maya (she's almost 2), and was getting used to the house, the schedule. etc. This is why daughter doesn't see why her dog has to be punished because mine doesn't get it.
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01-25-2009, 08:27 AM | #7 |
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| Thats an easy answer...just tell her if you guys don't fix it now when you come to visit at her place the same thing is going to happen there, and she will be the one living with the pee and poop |
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No here's the deal Mika will be living with ME now,,,,the daughter is moving to Japan.....I somewhat agree with her though, as in the past few days Mika has gotten it together.... Wouldn't this be kind of the same situation as if you had a dog 1 or 2 who was all trained and then got a new puppy that you had to train in the same house, therefore started crate training with the puppy, but not the older dog? Really I'm just worn out. I've been up since 3:00 AM with this issue and putting mattress pads back in the dryer and trying to clean my mattress and get life back together. I basically consider Maya to be the problem...she was doing so good and now acts like she doesn't have a brain in her head. Mika is about the house and doing just fine. They have even learned to get along well which has solved on problem anyway....it's just Maya and her unpredictable craziness right now.
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01-25-2009, 08:49 AM | #9 |
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| Try to think of the crate like there own little dog house make it comfortable. It should not be a punishment place but rather a safe place for them. The idea is to keep them in the crate when you can not watch them, not to punish them after the fact another thing to try is to keep them tethered to you via a loose leash. The dogs just need to learn that everything in the house belongs to YOU not them and if you crate one and not the other they will never learn this? How are they with toys do they fight over them? Do they show any other signs of dominance? If the answer is no is there a possibility that your pup has a UTI? |
01-25-2009, 01:06 PM | #10 | |
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OK they have only been with each other a little over a week now. They play alot, but I would call it fair play, with Mika (the bigger one), deferring to Maya in most cases. The only time Mika snaps her up now is when she is trying to rest and Maya comes on her same pillow or something, but so far she has not hurt her. My daughter asked this question yesterday about who I felt had dominance, and I really can't tell. Mika won't really mind the crate. She always saw it as a haven, Maya on the other hand always hated it. We'll try to work something out. Thank you for YOUR input.
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01-25-2009, 01:07 PM | #11 |
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| Oh, and no I don't think Maya may have a UTI, has done crazy mess like this from time to time over the months I have had her, and most of it I posted about on here when I needed help.
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01-25-2009, 01:30 PM | #12 |
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| Ok, Good Luck if you have any more questions feel free to PM me |
01-25-2009, 01:34 PM | #13 |
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| Thank you for trying to help me, I appreciate it.
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01-25-2009, 01:40 PM | #14 |
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| I would definitely go back to square 1 with the potty training, except this time around they should catch on quicker. They must earn free reign in your home! Good luck!
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01-26-2009, 03:28 AM | #15 | |
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Good advice...that is what the daughter and I said also....but I must add that Mika is doing just fine now, it's mostly Maya. I expect the next big adjustment with Mika to be when my daughter leaves. Poor Mika...at first she was being raised her by two adoring mommies, then up rooted and taken to a small condo in Atlanta with only one Mom who had to work alot. THen packed up and brought back to house #1 with both Mom's again, and then her main mother will just go poof all of a sudden, and she is left with one old Mom and a young puppy.
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