change stress and house training
@tipsy_munchkin (24)
March 13, 2007 6:25am CST
My two poor tibetan spaniels have had a rough time over the last two years. With a seperation and moving home twice. Therefore their home environment and all that they are used to has changed. We now live in an apartment with no garden whereas they used to have a house with a huge garden. Though they were well house trained before they seem to have slipped, for a time i thought this was simply as i was working full time and unabkle to take them out as often but they are as bad days when I am home. Denver is forever cocking his leg to mark his territory, though he will wait to go outside to poop. Dakota in the other hand i have even seen crouching to relieve himself when i have just taken them outside and waited paitently for him to go. I have recently left my job and if i return soon it will be part time. SO that me and them have a happy nice home I would dearly love any thoughts or advice on getting their lives back on track. They have been througha lot and seem maybe to be acting out seeing as they are from a broken home.
All comments and ideas welcome to improve the lot of two very sweet dogs
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@AlexMasters (247)
• Philippines
13 Mar 07
Well I think you need to set a daily routine so that they will get used to the place. What I mean is that you should train them to poop/urinate on a fixed basis and the apartment is no place to that. You might need to take them out at a fixed time for about 10 or 15 minutes in the morning and in the evening before and after meal time.. Do this exactly the same everydayuntil they get used to. If they do their thing inside the apartment, give them a mild scolding and make sure they realize that what they did is not good. It will take sometime for them to get used to the routines but eventually they will.
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@tipsy_munchkin (24)
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13 Mar 07
thanks. I have only just been able to start doing this so maybe i have not given it enough time. Tll recently i waws working different shifts and it was hard to keep routine. MAking that even worse denver often wont eat if it's not at the right time. Before the seperation they were completely hosuetraied and it feels liek ti is taking longer than it did the first time round
@emeraldisle (13139)
• United States
13 Mar 07
Setting up a fixed routine could help. Make sure to take them out several times during the day at the same times. Also make sure you reward them any time they go outside and do their business. Dog treats do help with this. In between times though give them lots of attention. Let them know that even though the house might have changed you haven't. You are still there for them. Just like kids they need that reassurance. Try to reduce any more changes for awhile till they adjust to the new place. The just might need a bit of time to adjust to everything.
