tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351242933168672870.post9050185869918006167..comments2012-03-27T16:05:36.917+09:00Comments on Thoughts from the Thirty-Eighth Parallel: KimchiChristine Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10067768755843900260noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351242933168672870.post-43642417346812490042010-11-30T02:51:49.069+09:002010-11-30T02:51:49.069+09:00Hi Chrissy, your friend gave some great advise. We...Hi Chrissy, your friend gave some great advise. We crate trained Bessie and Charlie. They were in a safe place when we had to work because both were horrible chewers. I would have to drag Bessie to her crate when she was bad (no treats at all) but she learned. We also used Bitter Apple to help them chew less on us and the furniture. It also works with ferrets and cats. I have also heard of some people litter box training their small dogs. They claim it works, but since my dogs were bigger than a bead box, I never tried it.<br />Good luck, she is adorable.<br />Aunt JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351242933168672870.post-67724842790599897782010-11-30T01:46:06.986+09:002010-11-30T01:46:06.986+09:00Hey Christine! It's Errin! I have some puppy ...Hey Christine! It's Errin! I have some puppy advice!<br /><br />Buy a pee tray for her. I've attached a link to a picture that demonstrates its use - he he <br />When Martin and I looked after 2 puppies for 4 months we had to use pee mats because we worked 10 hours a day and even with the walk we'd give them in our lunch break, it wouldn't be unfair to expect 5 month puppies to hold it in. Like Kimchi they liked to rip up toys and cushions, so during the first couple of weeks of having them we'd come home 3 or 4 times a week to find that they'd ripped up their pee mat (often after it had been peed on!) This caused more mess to clean up then if we'd simply left them to pee on the floor. We found the pee tray to be a great solution. We still opted to fill it with the pee mats that you buy from the store, as it seemed a better option then emptying it down the toilet (wouldn't want splash back). It's also much better when they do a number two, as it sits on top and is easy to flush down the loo. Considering that we have to pay for expensive trash bags and you do have to get rid of the tissue and mats daily cos they smell, getting a tray would save you a lot of cash.<br /><br />Daiso sell a lot of pet stuff. Their apple spray for cleaning up after dog pee smells gorgeous and is great at getting rid of pee smells - if you don't use a good floor spray the dog will smells it's pee and continue going in that place instead of their mat.<br /><br />I know dogs are super cute and you want to give them treats to reward their cuteness, but in order to train them you should hold off on the nice snacks and just buy the basic training snacks and only give them to her during training. If you spoil her too early she will be harder to train and will only do stuff for the really fancy treats which will end up costing you a shit ton. <br /><br />Create a time out zone for when she's been bad. Put her in this place and ignore her. One of the steps in your apartment would be good considering her size. We had a little pen for Buzz and Woody. If they have an accident it's a good place to put them when you clean up or they get in your way.<br /><br />You can only punish a dog if you catch it in the act. There's no point coming home and yelling at her for peeing on your carpet or eating your favorite shoes if she did it hours ago - she won't understand. You have to yell at them and give them a small whack on the bum or nose when they are being bad so that they can properly associate what they did with getting a punishment.<br /><br />I'm super jealous that you have a dog. We can't get one as England has a 6 month quarantine period that would cost us about $8,000. If you ever need a sitter or someone to walk her, both Martin and I love dogs and need exercise :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1351242933168672870.post-8291314924825798922010-11-30T01:44:33.244+09:002010-11-30T01:44:33.244+09:00Hey Christine! It's Errin! I have some puppy ...Hey Christine! It's Errin! I have some puppy advice!<br /><br />Buy a pee tray for her. I've attached a link to a picture that demonstrates its use - he he <br />When Martin and I looked after 2 puppies for 4 months we had to use pee mats because we worked 10 hours a day and even with the walk we'd give them in our lunch break, it wouldn't be unfair to expect 5 month puppies to hold it in. Like Kimchi they liked to rip up toys and cushions, so during the first couple of weeks of having them we'd come home 3 or 4 times a week to find that they'd ripped up their pee mat (often after it had been peed on!) This caused more mess to clean up then if we'd simply left them to pee on the floor. We found the pee tray to be a great solution. We still opted to fill it with the pee mats that you buy from the store, as it seemed a better option then emptying it down the toilet (wouldn't want splash back). It's also much better when they do a number two, as it sits on top and is easy to flush down the loo. Considering that we have to pay for expensive trash bags and you do have to get rid of the tissue and mats daily cos they smell, getting a tray would save you a lot of cash.<br /><br />Daiso sell a lot of pet stuff. Their apple spray for cleaning up after dog pee smells gorgeous and is great at getting rid of pee smells - if you don't use a good floor spray the dog will smells it's pee and continue going in that place instead of their mat.<br /><br />I know dogs are super cute and you want to give them treats to reward their cuteness, but in order to train them you should hold off on the nice snacks and just buy the basic training snacks and only give them to her during training. If you spoil her too early she will be harder to train and will only do stuff for the really fancy treats which will end up costing you a shit ton. <br /><br />Create a time out zone for when she's been bad. Put her in this place and ignore her. One of the steps in your apartment would be good considering her size. We had a little pen for Buzz and Woody. If they have an accident it's a good place to put them when you clean up or they get in your way.<br /><br />You can only punish a dog if you catch it in the act. There's no point coming home and yelling at her for peeing on your carpet or eating your favorite shoes if she did it hours ago - she won't understand. You have to yell at them and give them a small whack on the bum or nose when they are being bad so that they can properly associate what they did with getting a punishment.<br /><br />I'm super jealous that you have a dog. We can't get one as England has a 6 month quarantine period that would cost us about $8,000. If you ever need a sitter or someone to walk her, both Martin and I love dogs and need exercise :-)<br /><br />http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.californiadogfence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/wiz_dog_example.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.californiadogfence.com/pet-supplies/wizdog-indoor-dog-potty/&usg=__waD__R7IpFb54ZFoVTMgD6Sgkes=&h=317&w=280&sz=19&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=K9GCVSrc_o981M:&tbnh=162&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dpee%2Bmat%2Btrays%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1190%26bih%3D652%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=745&vpy=247&dur=2699&hovh=239&hovw=211&tx=104&ty=117&ei=0dHzTPCjG8Gqcdj28PcJ&oei=0dHzTPCjG8Gqcdj28PcJ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=15&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com