Our foster dog seems to be getting much more comfortable. He has been so gentle and sweet with my kids and seems to have a wonderful disposition. Is he still sleeping all day? No. He loves to run and can apparently jump about 4 feet when he gets excited. Picture a funny looking kangaroo.
His house manners have been pretty good. I’m not sure if it’s that he doesn’t have experience being in houses or if perhaps a previous owner was unkind to him. He tends to either Velcro to one of our sides or lay quietly in a corner at this point. Oh yes, there is also the other thing. He keeps peeing…everywhere.
He’s so casual about it. Just lifts his leg and goes where he pleases. No remorse. No understanding of how the smell of pee can affect home value. And certainly no offers to clean it up himself. To top it off, I am also in the process of potty training my two-year-old. He also remains uninterested in the process and has no problem peeing on the floor. I am surrounded by un-housebroken males. We’re going to need more Resolve and Lysol wipes apparently.
The doggo isn’t neutered yet. I am hoping that this marking behavior minimizes once he is fixed. Until then, it’s taking him outside for potty breaks every hour or so and we also bought him a belly band. The belly band is a Velcro diaper-type-thing that goes around his waist and covers his manhood. It doesn’t stop him from marking but it catches the urine so that it isn’t getting all over the house and I can just toss the band in the wash. He seems to be getting the general idea and is having fewer and fewer “accidents” each day.
Still no progress on the two year old though. He is more than content to continue with his untrained and feral ways.
The Heralding Hound 