Have any of you heard of the old dog show trick of putting a match up the butt? I guess the theory is that they will push to expel the match and everything else just comes out with it. Is this an old vives tale? It sounds like it might work...........

BTW the easiest dog I have ever had to housebreak was my FarmCollie.

M. Serena Lanza
Sr. Payroll Coordinator
National Leisure Group, Inc.
100 Sylvan Road, Suite 600
Woburn, MA 01801
(617) 587-6459 - voice
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>>> Paul Morton <[log in to unmask]> 05/13 2:01 PM >>>
Very good Lisa,  about the possibility of not being able to poop while on lead.  I have even read of a training meathod going so far as to giving the dog a suppository while out on the walk to make the dog go just so he could be caught in the act of doing the right thing and praised to high heaven.
Judy Morton
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Lisa Giroux
  To: [log in to unmask]
  Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 12:16 PM
  Subject: Re: Housebreaking Help Needed


  Sorry, I meant to respond to this but my computer has crashed three times in the last few weeks and UGH.

  If he has never had to go to the bathroom on a lead, he may be reacting to the nearness of the person.  Most dogs feel vulnerable when eliminating.  This dog's history tells me that he probably was able to relieve himself in a natural way (get off by himself and go).  So he may be resisting going on the lead.

  Trust me, from working with Guide Dogs that MUST be able to relieve on lead, sometimes it isn't easy to train a dog to do it.
   Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 8:54 AM
    Subject: Re: Housebreaking Help Needed


    Ok I don't have a ready answer for you but I will do some research.

    Kathi

      Serena Lanza <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

      Nope!

      M. Serena Lanza
      Sr. Payroll Coordinator
      National Leisure Group, Inc.
      100 Sylvan Road, Suite 600
      Woburn, MA 01801
      (617) 587-6459 - voice
      (617) 587-6329 - fax

      >>> Kathi Tesarz 05/12 1:10 AM >>>

      Serena did you ever get any advice on this issue?
      Kathi
      Serena Lanza wrote: Apparently, he poops in the house within minutes of returning from his walk. I have asked for more specifics from them and haven't heard back yet. This dog has been outside for the past two years and pooped whenever his little heart desired, Experience