Bailey and Friends

[addy]

Hey Susan, did the Bachelorette Party for Kate start yet? It was tonight right? I have been practicing my English accent and curtsey all day

Aren't your relatives coming in to town?


Cherrio, tata, hey bloke, could I 'av a spot of tea?



I love England. Nothing like cream tea around 4:00. And I LOVE digestive biscuits and Devonshire cream AND THE DOUBLE DECKER BUSES ARE WAY COOL. You have to sit at the front on top. When you go around curves in the countryside---

IT IS SO MUCH FUN.

Love,
Addy

[Bailey's Mom]

Hi Addy!
The bachelorette party is just about to start. Come and get your hat on and grab a noise maker. The "entertainment" is set to arrive in about 1/2 hour.
No My relatives aren't coming into town ........my relatives are Bob & Ryan. We are a very small unit. Ryan is coming down for Mommy's day. I don't think Ryan will watch any of Kate's wedding.
Hey bloke-serve up another ale, would ye?
No tea for me.....but I'll take several biscotti!!
Yes those double deckers are cool!! WHO would want to ride on the first level?
Did you see there are two pictures of Bailey in her red sweater?
I went to the bathroom today, Bailey followed, we went in and I closed the door. I knew she needed to go out but I knew I would be over quicker so we went to take care of me first. Well...there I sat.....and dang if she didn't start peeing on the bath rug. I grabbed her mid-pee and she stopped. I started cleaning it up and once done realized Bailey had gone elsewhere. (The bathroom is "L" shaped......she had gone round the corner. (Which is different from my going round the bend.....which will happen any day now!!) After I was done and her pee was gone she showed back up. I hesitatingly looked around the corner and indeed she had left me another present. This one was not liquid!! I looked at her later and I said...."you just don't get it yet, do you?" We're having a rough time with the training....and I think we need to spend more time on it.
Hey Sas----Is there a general rule about disciplining a dog? I haven't been doing anything when the accidents happen in the house. Maybe that's why she isn't catching on. If I just clean up after her and don't give her some sort of signal....how is she to know that she shouldn't go there?
Yesterday's vet visit...the vet said to take her to the same spot in the yard. I think you may have said that as well. How does that work? She stays away pretty much from earlier "business" - which is great..... (Palmer early on thought he'd eat his poop... ..... YUK!!!) Do you just clean up the area often?
I think I'm going to have to take on all of the responsibility for training. Bob isn't doing much.
Well Gang.......... it's time to get ready. Get your popcorn lined up. Have your beverage handy. Get in your comfy pjs and grab some pillows and a throw.
Here's hoping all goes well for them today. Let's hope there is not any stupidity shown. (you know-disturbances.)
I am still looking for my invitation.

Love,
Susan

[SasAndYunah]

Susan,

housetraining is mainly about how diligent the owner is If you know she needs to go, she needs to go. You have to wait It's not the pup being stubborn or naughty...she just hasn't control over her bladdermuscles yet. She can feel it coming...but she can't hold it, yet.

So the best thing you can do is to take her out very regularly. Every time she wakes up from a nap, take her outside right away (don't even let her walk there, that already might be too long for her to hold it), every time after a meal, take her outside..after she played, etc. And if she didn't play, sleep or ate but she has been inside for an hour, take her outside. Usually, if you take them outside at those times, they will pee or poo or both What you do is, you praise her immensely when she pee's (or poo's) outside. Give it a name as well so she will come to connect the action (peeing) with the word (peepee). (For example: Good peepee, yeahhhhh... Or: Good poopoo, yeahhhhh!) Once she connects those words to the actions, you can take her outside and say "go peepee". When you don't name the actionn, you risk that she is outside, plays, see's many interesting things and completely forgets to pee....too busy with everything else Then when she comes back in, she pees (because she still has to pee) So take her out very regularly, stay with her (don't initiate play) till she goes "peepee" and/or "poopoo" and praise her immensely. Don't come back in untill she has done her peepee/poopoo.

If you catch her in the act, you don't discipline her but you can say "uh uh!" something like that. That will usually make them stop and then you run and take her outside where, no doubt, she will continue her peepee....and then you praise her immensely

So in your "bathroom story" 2 things went wrong. First, you knew she had to go but you went first. Seems very logical since you're finished quicker but she has no control over her muscles yet and she simply can't hold her pee...therefore she should not be disciplined or punished for something she cannot help or control. In fact, for something that was your mistake, not hers Second mistake, you grabbed her mid-pee and started cleaning up. You should have grabbed her and run outside with her where she could have continued and you could have praised her for peeing/pooing outside

So the key is, to take her outside as often as you can and to praise her for every pee or poo she does outside. Teach her the words so she can connect them to the actions and don't discipline her when caught in the act (instead you can usually make them stop by using something like "uh uh!") but pick her up and run outside. The less chance she has to pee/poo in the house, the sooner she will get the message

Whenever you have to clean up, try and do it very low key...preferably when she doesn't even notice it. Most people won't be too happy cleaning up and she will sense that "tension" and she won't have a clue what it is all about.

And remember, when you take her outside, don't play and act funny and such until she has poo'd and/or pee'd, at this age they are so easily distracted that they will forget to pee or poo

Sas and Yunah

[Bailey's Mom]

Thank you Sas for a very detailed response. That makes it very clear. That is basically what we have been doing.....perhaps I'm expecting results too soon.
Bailey does "rattle her crate" at night when she needs to get out. She even succeeded in doing that when she had diarrhea.
Earlier-when I did finally get her outside.....she still had more pee....so I think my whisking her up in the air-and saying "oh-oh" worked to some extent.
Thanks again, Sas.

Susan

[marie adams]

Good Morning Susan,

Sas has it nailed down on the potty training. The one thing I will change this go around is to pick a spot in the yard. Maddie's words were "potty" and "poop". We could just go outside at night before going to bed and she would take care of business--I was very amazed at first, but it is part of knowing ahead of time when they have to go. Believe me she didn't know the words right away, but we had it down pretty quick and it was even a heavy rainy season, El Nino, when we got her as a pup. It is do-able--Yooou can do it! Yooou can do it! (Adam Sandler movie--haha!!!)

I hope you enjoyed the WEDDING. I haven't even looked to see what her dress looked like....

Have a great weekend!!! ((Big HUG))

Have we seen the GIRLS??? Has Carrol arrived yet from her adventure???

[Bailey's Mom]

Good Morning Susan,

Sas has it nailed down on the potty training. The one thing I will change this go around is to pick a spot in the yard. Maddie's words were "potty" and "poop". We could just go outside at night before going to bed and she would take care of business--I was very amazed at first, but it is part of knowing ahead of time when they have to go. Believe me she didn't know the words right away, but we had it down pretty quick and it was even a heavy rainy season, El Nino, when we got her as a pup. It is do-able--Yooou can do it! Yooou can do it! (Adam Sandler movie--haha!!!)

I hope you enjoyed the WEDDING. I haven't even looked to see what her dress looked like....

Have a great weekend!!! ((Big HUG))

Have we seen the GIRLS??? Has Carrol arrived yet from her adventure???

(There went my reply again..........arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!)
Carrol? Who's Carrol???
I watched the whole thing until after they left the church.
Absolutely GORGEOUS gown. She looked so pretty and she has such a nice smile and she shows it often. They just look like a really happy couple. It was a tremendous service, if a bit long. (for me)
Yeah-our words for both Peaches and Palmer have been "tinkle, poop!" Bailey knows tinkle. I'm not sure he knows poop. And yeah-we're going to try to find one spot. That sure would make cleaning up the yard easier as well.
You have a great weekend as well. I need to go now....I have a neighbor who is going to help me plant ground cover up at our entrance. Gotta take advantage of THAT!!!
Hugs and Hugs-and love,
Susan

[addy]

Okay they are probably cuter than surfer dudes on the beach!!!!!!!!!

Conga, Conga, CONGA


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S5MXOpIufc


Happy Weekend!!!!!!!

Love,
Addy

[addy]

Hi Susan and Bailey,

I hope you had a good weekend

How is our Little Miss doing? She isn't the only one eating things, I took Koko out to do his business and I must of said "Drop IT" ten times

He likes sticks and pine cones too

And he is three Though I think he is my forever puppy. He will act like a puppy when he is 15

Thinking of you both,

Hugs,
Addy

[marie adams]

Hi Susan,

I hope the planting went well. How is Miss Bailey and her adventures? Or should I say your adventures with Miss Bailey?

We went and looked at puppies on Saturday. It might be the one...we drove 2 hours to look. They were all sooo cute. We got to meet a nine month old brother of the puppies - he is such a happy pup with a big smile on his face just enjoying life!! They will not be ready to go until the end of the month. I am doing this WHY!!!!

Have a Happy Tuesday!!!

When will it be time to stop working/retire???? Oh, I guess you never really retire just move on to something else--keeps you young!!!

[marie adams]

Good Morning Susan,

Is everything okay?? We have been missing you!!!

I think we have completely lost Carrol - she is out there somewhere...

Happy Weekend!!