Now that I know Sobe can hold his pee for an hour without accidents, I am keeping him out of his crate for 1.5 hours plus an extra 15 minutes. Yes, that's me pushing it! We've had a couple of accidents already this week because after the 1.5 hours, he will pee on the floor. Last night was a record for us. I walked him at 7:30pm and I kept him out of his crate until he peed on the floor at 10:30pm! He could have held it in for a half hour longer until his walk if Rick didn't get up and run to the kitchen. Sobe excitedly ran after him and with no signs of sniffing or circling, the little guy just squatted and peed.
It sucks that Sobe still doesn't know to go to the door when he feels the urge. Although this morning, I sat him by the door to leash him up and he peed there. I'm not sure if that was because he just couldn't hold it any longer or if it's because he associated the door with being outside and it triggered his bladder to just let loose. I'm hoping it's the latter because that's a sign that he's finally understanding!
The Excorcism of the Devil Dog
One thing of concern I'd like to mention is that Sobe HATES when I wipe his paws down after going outside. Sobe used to wriggle about and try run away from me whenever I use the baby wipes on him but last night, he started growling and biting! I tried the whole Cesar Millan thing on him where I'd poke him in the ribs and make the infamous, "Sshh!" sound but that aggravated him. Then I put him down on the ground and held him there but he was growling and barking even more and really tried to snap at my hands. I don't know how Cesar does it but it didn't work for me! Maybe it's my "energy". I must admit I was getting pretty pissed off at the 3-month old four-legged furball. How can this little thing try to dominate an adult human, higher up in the animal kingdom?? Instead of keeping him on his side, I picked him up and held him in my arms and didn't let him get away. He still wriggled about and growled but I felt that I had better control of his kicking limbs. Eventually the growl turned into an anxious whine and finally, I felt his tail go limp and drop. I wanted to do a victory dance but to keep up the pack leader image, I walked him to his crate and told him "nite nite." Sobe was exhausted so he crawled in there, I dropped him a couple of treats, and went to bed. Where was Rick, you ask? Rick was snoring in bed since it was close to midnight. It was only me, Sobe, and the Devil Dog.
If anyone has tips or tricks on how to control his awful behavior, I'm all ears! This morning, I used treats to get Sobe to let me to wipe his paws. Puppy snacks can be like holy water to deter doggy evilness!
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