I don't know if you're supposed to use the business end or the plain wooden
one! But if they are desperate to make sure he's empty, it might be a place
to start.
Let's hope he doesn't mind too much. Wouldn't want a pissed-off 100 pound
shepherd mad at me for putting a match up his butt!
Lisa
----- Original Message -----
From: "Serena Lanza" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:01 AM
Subject: Re: Housebreaking Help Needed
> I guess I should have waited for this email before I sent my other one! I
guess it's not an old wives tale after all! Sounds gross but no more than
taking a dog's termperature. Do I dare suggest this to them???
>
> 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
>
> >>> Lisa Giroux <[log in to unmask]> 05/13 4:56 PM >>>
> I too have heard of this, in a case where a dog was adopted from the pound
and lived in a city apartment, and had no choice but to go on-lead in most
cases. It wasn't a suppository, though...they used a matchstick.
>
> I have heard of show dog people matchsticking their dogs prior to entering
the ring etc as well.
>
> Lisa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Paul Morton
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 11:01 AM
> Subject: Re: Housebreaking Help Needed
>
>
> 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
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