From: NOSPAM_drubin@NOSPAM_i-2000.com   
      
   This morning we took the dog out, he peed but didn't seem like he   
   needed to go further because he ran back inside.   
      
   When he was left alone for a few minutes he pooped in the house, in   
   multiple places in the same room, a same location where he has done   
   this before.   
      
   Since we had just taken him out, is it a reasonable conclusion that he   
   did this solely to get our attention?   
      
   He was doing great for a week, no accidents at all. Now he has them   
   every day. It's like we took a step backwards.   
      
   I read the Puppy Wizard guide to dealing with mistakes like this but   
   it just doesn't seem practical. The dog does not behave according to   
   the way the manual claims he should. We can't get him to calmly come   
   over to the spot and when we drop the can (no matter how quietly) it   
   startles him and/or he thinks it's something to play with. The only   
   way to get him away from the spot to allow us to clean it is to   
   confine her someplace because otherwise he follows us around.   
      
   I'm inclined to confine him to the kitchen and give him no attention   
   at all for awhile. Shouldn't this defeat the purpose of his 'mistake'?   
   I'm sure the answer is no, but this is very frustrating.   
      
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