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32 sats \ 4 replies \ @siggy47 OP 7 Sep \ parent \ on: Two Weeks With Our New Dog Dogs_And_Cats
She peed and pooped indoors once. I think she's got the hang of it now. I have trained many dogs in my life, and the one thing I can't tolerate is going to the bathroom inside. Usually the little ones are the hardest to housebreak.
Overall, she's very trainable. I use basic Schutzhund Obedience stuff.
Our cat is mercilessly screwing with the new girl. Our old girl knows how to handle him.
That's great when You're a dog trainer. It'll be easy for you for sure. My dog never did inside except once when I was out of town for maore than 5 days, it peed because noone at home listened to her at night. Also, there's some advantage, we have a large open area, like a garden, in our home.
Do you have such garden or open space within your home or not?
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No. I wish I lived in a climate with indoor and outdoor space in my home. I can't even let her run in our yard. Too many ticks carrying lime and raccoons carrying lepto.
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You have racoons there? That's great! Do people pet racoons as well? I've listened that at some places place people pet wild animals in USA. I remember watching a movie from Hollywood where someone had bear as pet.
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We have many raccoons. They are considered wild animals and not pets. Our next door neighbor is known as the crazy raccoon lady. She is a wildlife rehabilitator who helps raccoons. However, she also keeps them as pets, even though it's not legal in the US. She once showed me a photo of her husband and their favorite pet raccoon sitting on their couch watching football. Because she domesticates them, there are many tame raccoons around our property. Years ago we had a big outdoor barbecue for family and friends. I was barbecuing steaks and chicken. I looked down and saw a raccoon standing on two legs sniffing and begging for meat. I knew he was harmless, but our guests were terrified. I called up the raccoon lady to come and get him. She came over, picked him up, and took her back to her house. Our guests were shocked.
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