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corgimom · 11-02-2006, 05:24 PM

In my opinion, I don't think taking the dog back to the mess, even immediately after and scolding them does any good. I have a friend who does that and the dog is over a year old and still peeing in the house. If that method worked, it would only take one or two times and then the dog would not have any more accidents. I also don't think the dog feels guilty when you yell at them while showing them the mess; they may put their ears back and "look guilty", but I think they are reacting to the tone in your voice which scares them.

A few months back, when I caught Cody peeing, I clapped my hands and made a loud noise and then picked him up and took him outside immediately, where he finished the job. I cleaned up the pee in the house and that was the end of it, I never took him back to show him that , because I didn't see the point of it. He only pooped once in the house and that was when he was 3 1/2 months old, so I never had issues with that.

11-02-2006, 05:24 PM	#20 (permalink)
corgimom Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 3,199	In my opinion, I don't think taking the dog back to the mess, even immediately after and scolding them does any good. I have a friend who does that and the dog is over a year old and still peeing in the house. If that method worked, it would only take one or two times and then the dog would not have any more accidents. I also don't think the dog feels guilty when you yell at them while showing them the mess; they may put their ears back and "look guilty", but I think they are reacting to the tone in your voice which scares them. A few months back, when I caught Cody peeing, I clapped my hands and made a loud noise and then picked him up and took him outside immediately, where he finished the job. I cleaned up the pee in the house and that was the end of it, I never took him back to show him that , because I didn't see the point of it. He only pooped once in the house and that was when he was 3 1/2 months old, so I never had issues with that. Last edited by corgimom; 11-02-2006 at 05:26 PM.