From: ceb4v@virginia.edu   
      
   DaveR  wrote in   
   news:nOfgQs9pgRKDAWbNiQ4Pr1xyReK+@4ax.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.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   You might want to post this on rec.pets.dogs.behavior -- you'll probably   
   get more responses there.   
      
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