Sweetseve questioned: Ok, my father is in the military, an he’s been called away for training. Low and behold, I end up with his two year ancient male
cocker spaniel. Now, first off I already have a well trained sheltie, so I can teach dogs. But, this Dog, Scooby, is driving me up the wall.
I’m in a groundbreaking new apartment, and he has a tinkling problem. So I place him outside and he scratches ENDLESSLY on my door. So I place him in his crate outside, and he howls and barks for HOURS. So I let him inside with his crate, and the crate smells dreadful because he tinkles in it (I have a one bedroom apartment.) I clean it out, but it doesn’t stay clean for long. Then he’ll bark and howl if I leave the room.
At the moment I’m either dragging the crate with me everywhere I go (and the smell along with it), or giving in and letting him run loose in my apartment. I just want to place him out on our large balcony and let him live out there for 6 weeks. But I just can’t STAND the noise, nor can my neighbors. Help Me!
My balcony is HUGE, and the weather out here is lovely, when it rains and if it is cold, I bring him inside and pay very close attention to him. He sleeps inside every night. I feed him, give him plenty of water. I’m not abusing this dog. I could bring him inside and leave him in his kennel all day to keep him from peeing, but I reckon that’d be cruel.
I still take the dog every three hours. I clean out his crate to keep it from smelling, but I’ve lived in my apartment for less than two weeks and I have spots on my carpet. My father said he cleared him with the vet before he came down. So I doubt it’s an infection. He’s just one of those dogs who tinkle when he gets exciting, upset, uncomfortable, ext. I honestly am inclined to reckon this is a breed issue. I don’t know how to approach his personality. I don’t know how to teach him proper behavior. I can’t even get him to sit.
My balcony is HUGE, and the weather out here is lovely, when it rains and if it is cold, I bring him inside and pay very close attention to him. He sleeps inside every night. I feed him, give him plenty of water. I’m not abusing this dog. I could bring him inside and leave him in his kennel all day to keep him from peeing, but I reckon that’d be cruel.
I still take the dog out every three hours. I clean out his crate to keep it from smelling, but I’ve lived in my apartment for less than two weeks and I have spots on my carpet. My father said he cleared him with the vet before he came down. So I doubt it’s an infection. He’s just one of those dogs who tinkle when he gets exciting, upset, uncomfortable, ext. I honestly am inclined to reckon this is a breed issue. I don’t know how to approach his personality. I don’t know how to teach him proper behavior. I can’t even get him to sit.
sorry for the double post.
Also, taking the dog was unexpected, we are still moving in. We have boxes and stuff everywhere. We stay in a loft, and Scooby is worried if the stares, so when he’s inside and we’re upstairs, again I face the problem of him barking loudly and howling non stop. I have neighbors. This is an apartment. I need a solution for his barking. Accepting it just is not an option.
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