Saturday, October 11, 2008
Meiby has a zit!
I've heard that this happens with adolescent pugs. Meiby is 9 months old now and she's got her first pimple. So far it seems like no big deal. We'll keep an eye on it until it goes away. There are lots of stories about pug pimples on Bam Bam the Pug's blog. We do clean her face often (at least every other day) and she has metal food and water bowls which should keep the breakouts to a minimum but she does always have her face buried in the rugs or the yard...
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Oh, Pug...
Every time we think we have Meiby on a good, regular schedule, she goes and throws us off again. For a while she'd poop in the morning and again after dinner. Then she started going at lunch and before bed (so I'd be waiting outside forever in the morning while she just nibbles at the grass.) She loves to poop in the house. The longest no-poop-in-the-house streak we've had, ever, is a whole week. The we start thinking she gets it and then she turns around and does it again.
However, she NEVER pees in the house... until yesterday. I got home from work, let her run around for a bit, gave her dinner and was putting things away and getting ready to take her outside. Next thing I know, I look up and she's PEEING on the COUCH! WTF! Since I caught her in the act, I scolded her and took her outside immediately. The couple times she has peed in the house before (the first week when she didn't know what was going on) she always finds a towel or something like that to pee on so we now keep all towels and clothes off the floor. Since there was nothing on the floor to pee on, she decided that the blanket that covers the couch was a good place to pee. Unfortunately, it leeked right through to the couch. I was disappointed in her but we cleaned it up and moved on.
And then later that night, I was putting fresh flannel sheets on the bed (it's getting cold!) and she peed right on the dirty sheets I'd just taken off the bed. Twice in one day! Am I failing to read her signals or is she just getting lazy? At least it was the dirty sheets though. I would have been so mad if she peed on my brand new clean sheets! What goes on in that head of yours, Meiby?
How do you train your dog not to use the house as a toilet?
However, she NEVER pees in the house... until yesterday. I got home from work, let her run around for a bit, gave her dinner and was putting things away and getting ready to take her outside. Next thing I know, I look up and she's PEEING on the COUCH! WTF! Since I caught her in the act, I scolded her and took her outside immediately. The couple times she has peed in the house before (the first week when she didn't know what was going on) she always finds a towel or something like that to pee on so we now keep all towels and clothes off the floor. Since there was nothing on the floor to pee on, she decided that the blanket that covers the couch was a good place to pee. Unfortunately, it leeked right through to the couch. I was disappointed in her but we cleaned it up and moved on.
And then later that night, I was putting fresh flannel sheets on the bed (it's getting cold!) and she peed right on the dirty sheets I'd just taken off the bed. Twice in one day! Am I failing to read her signals or is she just getting lazy? At least it was the dirty sheets though. I would have been so mad if she peed on my brand new clean sheets! What goes on in that head of yours, Meiby?
How do you train your dog not to use the house as a toilet?
Sunday, October 5, 2008
Doxie Friends!
This weekend we took Meiby over to Nick's friends house where 2 cute one-year-old Dachshunds, Annabelle and Fozzy, live. We introduced them in the huge yard and let them sniff each other on short leashes for a bit. When it looked like everyone was getting along OK we let them run around the yard. We've never seen Meiby run so fast. She chased, tackled and played with them like they'd been friends forever. Later, Annabelle asserted her authority and barked to show Meiby who the top dog was. Meiby was a little freaked out but she got over it and got some good experience hanging with other dogs. Being an "only child" at our house, she never has to share anything or fight over food. It was good to see her deal with it and learn to fit in with the other dogs. She did so much running around with them though, she's just exhausted today! We'll have to visit them again soon!
Friday, October 3, 2008
Clicker Training
I've decided to start clicker training Meiby... Here's why: She begs (as you can see) and she poops in the house way too often to just be "accidents". She's generally a good puppy though but she needs a little guidance. I read through "The Power of Positive Dog Training" and I started with her last night and she's already getting the hang of "sit". The hard part is that she's totally distracted when I get the treats out. Has anyone else tried clicker training with a pug? With any dog?
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