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From: ThePuppyWizard@EarthLink.Net
BWEEEEEEEEEAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAA!!!
"Fran Bragg" wrote in message
news:zi0Dd.1$x44.0@fe61.usenetserver.com...
> Ok, in all the years of dogs that I have had, this incident is a
new one on
> me! Our nearly 8 mo old boxer, "reliably" house trained for 2
months (ha! I
> thought!), just came in and peed practically on my foot. It
would have been
> on my foot had I not moved it at the crucial moment. She has
access to the
> outdoors without asking, meaning that "her" doggie door is open
during our
> waking hours and she uses it. She has not had an accident since
she was 6
> mo. And when she did have accidents before that, she was
careful not to
> let us see her pee. This was a blatant act that seemed a
deliberate
> attention getter, or something she had no control over. More on
that....
>
> We had just finished dinner, clearing the dishes, when she
followed me into
> the dining room to get dirty dishes, per usual, then just
squatted and pee'd
> at my feet. We immediately put her out and emphasized "potty
outside". I
> have one of the home urine tests that I do each month and did
one just a
> week or so ago. It didn't show any blood or pus in the urine
sample. Could
> she get an infection that quickly? I will retest tomorrow but
am wondering
> if this is normal "adolescent" behavior perhaps to get my
attention for
> something else? It's been a while since I've raised a pup and
I've
> forgotten much I admit!
>
> Thanks for any other insights anyone may have! (Puppy Wizard, I
am not
> hurting my dog and I didn't scold her or punish her other than
to put her
> outside immediately.)
>
> Fran
>
>
>
>
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