Comments on: There’s no such thing as a ‘partially’ house-trained dog http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-partially-house-trained-dog/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 12:54:03 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-partially-house-trained-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-477456 Anne T Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:15:18 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9813#comment-477456 Sorry about your dog, Dr. Tony. That sux. One of the best pieces of dog training advice I ever got was if your dog screws up, roll up a newspaper....and smack yourself hard over the head with it. Sorry about your dog, Dr. Tony. That sux.
One of the best pieces of dog training advice I ever got was if your dog screws up, roll up a newspaper….and smack yourself hard over the head with it.

]]> By: Dr, Tony Johnson http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-partially-house-trained-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-477414 Dr, Tony Johnson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:59:41 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9813#comment-477414 Just as with missing people, I am sure many reports of stolen dogs turn out to be dogs that have run off due to a gate blowing open or an unnoticed hole in the fence. But, I am certain there are dog thieves out there - from personal experience. Our dog Buddy - a well-mannered and unadventuresome dog of about 14 years - disappeared from a fenced and locked back yard last year. He was never seen again. He had had many opportunities to leave the yard in the past when gates had been left open, and never had accepted the offer. When he was found to be missing, the gate was closed and the fence was intact and essentially unescapable. I have worried many times about his fate, and I have a bad feeling it wasn't a good one. Just as with missing people, I am sure many reports of stolen dogs turn out to be dogs that have run off due to a gate blowing open or an unnoticed hole in the fence. But, I am certain there are dog thieves out there - from personal experience. Our dog Buddy - a well-mannered and unadventuresome dog of about 14 years - disappeared from a fenced and locked back yard last year. He was never seen again. He had had many opportunities to leave the yard in the past when gates had been left open, and never had accepted the offer. When he was found to be missing, the gate was closed and the fence was intact and essentially unescapable. I have worried many times about his fate, and I have a bad feeling it wasn’t a good one.

]]> By: Janeen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/10/27/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-partially-house-trained-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-477372 Janeen Tue, 27 Oct 2009 22:39:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=9813#comment-477372 Amen. Charlie hasn't had an accident in the house all week. <i>But I'm not fooled</i>. Charlie is not the least bit house broken, he just lives with an obsessive-compulsive, hypervigilant dog trainer who hasn't let him make any mistakes yet. Amen.

Charlie hasn’t had an accident in the house all week. But I’m not fooled. Charlie is not the least bit house broken, he just lives with an obsessive-compulsive, hypervigilant dog trainer who hasn’t let him make any mistakes yet.

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