rescue dogs, so far too much trouble to deal with

[DreamsofTesla]

Tie out

Tie out

a bit of a "rescue dog" question .......

the issue is that he will do his thing an inch away from the house, and since we have two other dogs (who are not real happy about him being here) are starting to mark over where he is going.

i need to get all three of them to stop

any suggestions ???????

I got a $15 tie-out stake for my dog. The weather is good, she's staked out to the front yard, where she can run around and have a 15' radius to poop in. Just stake the dog where it can't reach the area in question, check on it every half hour or hour.

If that isn't an option, I've put tabasco sauce on the cat poo to keep the dog out of it. You might want to sprinkle tabasco/cayenne on the area, since they sniff before they go.

I know, I'm a mean mom. Then again all of them would've been euthanized had I not taken them, so it's a trade off.

<3 Tesla

 

[Stoner4Life]

I'd try walking him to set boundaries, take him to the locations where your other dogs pee, let him cover their scent and maybe he'll catch on; and try some deterrents you mentioned as well wherever he offends.

 

[SeaMaiden]

Hehheh, I'd try to answer that question if I didn't have such a problem with my dog pooping where people walk. My husband, who didn't grow up with animals, ALWAYS steps in the dog shit. It's almost like his feet are magnetically attracted to her poops. I don't know why I don't step in 'em, I'm the clumsy one who's most prone.

For removing scent, however, I cannot sing the praises of Odorcide highly enough. It is a product used by crime scene clean-up crews, and I got it when Hazel was peeing at the doorway of my father-in-law's room. She didn't have to pee, she was marking his room as hers--NOT COOL, DOG!

The Odorcide works like a charm, not even kidding about that. Latest use hasn't been for Dog, but for Kitteh. Kitteh is getting old, has lost a tooth, and I was feeling sorry for him. Problem? Kitteh, aka Stinky, is the dirtiest cat I have ever known. He always has shit stuck to his asshole (I always warn children about petting his backside for it), he's got dreadlocks on his ass, he rarely cleans himself, let alone well. So, we'd been bringing him inside, then I discovered he was peeing. Break out the Odorcide, and then we went and got the biggest litterbox we could find (did I mention he's a very, very fat cat? Another rescue, far different story).

Btw, I have video of him, as a fixed cat, screwing our feral kitty we call PsychoKitty, in exchange for a lizard. I am not kidding! I'll link the vid here.

In any event, so, we got this litterbox with the plan that he'd now be able to stay indoors overnight should he so wish. Worked out ok for about a week, he refused to use the litterbox with the top on, so I finally took it off. Then, one cold, cold night, he used the litterbox twice--one pee and one poop--and shit in my PANTRY.

Kitteh hasn't set foot in the house since then, except for the mad dash inside he did last night and then I hollered at him, "OUT! OUT!"

My video of PsychoKitty striking a deal with Stinky.

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[greenmatter]

I got a $15 tie-out stake for my dog. The weather is good, she's staked out to the front yard, where she can run around and have a 15' radius to poop in. Just stake the dog where it can't reach the area in question, check on it every half hour or hour.

If that isn't an option, I've put tabasco sauce on the cat poo to keep the dog out of it. You might want to sprinkle tabasco/cayenne on the area, since they sniff before they go.

I know, I'm a mean mom. Then again all of them would've been euthanized had I not taken them, so it's a trade off.

<3 Tesla

he's a pit , so staking him out is not really an option this time of year. it is way to cold to do that to him.

the cayenne and tobasco might be worth a shot though ...... thanks!

I'd try walking him to set boundaries, take him to the locations where your other dogs pee, let him cover their scent and maybe he'll catch on; and try some deterrents you mentioned as well wherever he offends.

me and mrs. green have been working with him and he is getting better, but we just can't follow him around 24/7. at this point i'm kinda reaching for a solution that would not require his owners to pull their heads out of their asses and actually help out because it probably won't be happening any time soon.

Q) what is a three letter word for something that does not consider the fact that you actually need to spend time with an animal so that it understands what you need it to do?

A) KID

............ and since our kids have always had dogs around them i just can't understand what they are missing.

i am getting along with the dog better than i am with them at the moment. he is actually much more pleasant than the mammal who brought him here

very frustrating !!!!!!!!!!

rant off

thanks for the advice!

 

[Stoner4Life]

so we got a foot or so of snow yesterday & it's drifted to 18-20 inches between my cars. Scooby was wandering down the driveway & I called her back, she ignored me so I hit the vibration mode of the training collar for a second or two.

BAM! she turns on her heels and starts high tailing it back to me, she gets to the cars and instead of walking around them on the shoveled path she used to go out she decided to try her luck going over that snow. Still @ full speed boogie she makes a leap and lands dead center in the pile, Scooby actually 100% disappeared for the time it took for her to blast out the other side of it, I was howling w/laughter and am still chuckling about it.

 

[Stoner4Life]

Scooby's doing awesome off the leash ('til bunny/squirrel season I think) and enjoying the hell outta her freedom of being tethered to me. She now comes flying the 1st time I call her to come, don't have to ask twice or even wait a moment ~ ALL of that obedience coming from her initial Zap! plus one or two triggers of the vibration mode which is 100% painless but just intended to be a reminder.

She's all tail up frisking about, she stays w/in 50-60 feet of me, every time she comes running to my call I give her love praise n' scratches, positive reinforcement for great behavior. I have to admit that before we go outside I like to sternly remind her... "When I say come! you come!" while I give her my serious eyes & furrowed brow look, she always adjusts her energy level for a moment then I open the door.

Because I'm a night owl we go out many times @ 2-3-5 o'clock am & in the dark, lots of those outings she's NOT wearing her collar; with none of the neighbors dogs out I risk she'll have no other distractions to be tempted to chase, the snow's so deep she can only access the plowed portion, but I have a huge driveway w/most of it cleared. Daytime walks the collar is always on.

Come spring she'll want to range out and explore but for now it's an excellent training device for keeping her close by her own decision, not by a lead or a shock, the natural snow barrier & her reluctance to cross it hard wires into her that her comfort level is this close to the home. Trying to train an adult terrier into not running when I can see she got some serious dancin' feet is still going to be a challenge. I think I'll use small biscuits in my pocket as a distraction to keep her close, again by her own decision to do so.

If she stays close continually on her own I guess that means she's trained. Alice ignores the neighbors dogs 100%, never answers their barks, doesn't even lift her head, Scooby must be taking cues from this behavior too.

Anyway it's so good to see her digging her freedom now, when she comes inside she's nearly bouncing off the walls as she winds down her energy level.

 

[huligun]

Glad things are working out for you bro. You certainly have your hands full. I guess I should talk, I have two pit bulls and one is only 5 months. When I was in Eastern Washington this weekend the crazy fuck was eating elk shit. He acted like it was some exotic treat.

 

[MJBadger]

elk shit. He acted like it was some exotic treat

It is .

 

[izzywozzywizzy]

Hi Ive had dogs all my life.I read a thread here the other day and got annoyed and wasn't going to look on here again.the thread was all psychos talking about killing dogs I nearly let it rip but don't want enemys on an mj forum.there's some nutters and grasses on here .peace and good karma to you .I know a guy in Spain who rescued dogs he was homeless himself and one day walking his dog he found a bail of hash 30kg .he got ripped selling it but still made enough to buy a mobile home for him and his lovly Spanish homeless dog.bad karma to all those mutters on that thread .my plan is to open a shelter for Strays in south Spain funded by my skill in growing .peace

 

[Stoner4Life]

feel free to report any offensive posts that violate the TOU izzy, little red triangle @ the bottom of every post.

 

[Stoner4Life]

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[Stoner4Life]

nearly gave myself a heart attack. I was walking the dogs on the driveway and had my focus on Alice who was pacing around to take a poop, suddenly I realized I hadn't seen Scooby (late @ nite, no collar) for about 20-30 seconds.

quickly I looked @ the two areas she likes to roam as I called her name, I walked/hobbled back n' forth ranging farther every time & yelling her name louder each time, I expected her to come bounding any second but she didn't.

It's 1°F outside and she wouldn't last long in this cold, I was headed to my car to grab my cell phone to call a friend who'd help look when I glanced over at my doorway where Scooby sat waiting, she was probably there the whole time sneaking in behind me somehow.

damn near scared me to death my heart was pounding hard, Alice doesn't need me to keep an eye on her, Scooby does, from now on 100% of my attention will stay on Scooby which it normally is.

 

[SeaMaiden]

GAH!! That would scare the living shit out of me, too!

Maybe one of those collars runners use, with a flashing light or something, might be helpful for these night-time snowy walks.

 

[DreamsofTesla]

They're nightmares, aren't they?

My rescue dog (who can't be off leash for a single moment) is finally getting to the point where she can be in the room with a cat without snarling or lunging. Most of the time she can even do it without trembling all over, though she does still eye fuck them in the worst possible way, head and neck stone rigid. Progress!

 

[MJBadger]

Maybe one of those collars runners use, with a flashing light or something, might be helpful

Wish they had been around 40yr ago . I had a Lurcher that i was hard in training with coz i used to earn a good amount poaching . He was jet black with a dime size white patch on the chest & i`m in a field with him working him on the whistle at night , pitch black no moon & could never see him till he was about a foot away & it kinda shook you when all of a sudden he appeared right next to you out of nowhere .
Long story short one of the whistle commands was run & unless i made a left or right it was straight like a bat out a hell .
He was clocked at around 35mph alongside my Hilux once se knew how fast he could run , i`m in the field seeing nothing when he came past full belt so close his right rear knee hit the back of my left leg behind the knee & i`m on the grass like i`d been shot . He was totally fine , me i could`nt walk properly for over a week & it took 3hrs to get home that night with one working leg .

 

[Stoner4Life]

I think I've found the source of the
prank calls we've been getting lately.

 

[Stoner4Life]

I always celebrate my dogs birthday's, as I don't know Scooby's I'd decided to call it 3/17 ~ St. Patty's day as that's the day I adopted her. Today the girls celebrated by splitting a double cheeseburger without the bun, Scooby's deliriously happy as this was a first for her.

 

[greenmatter]

a hamburger on st. patty's day?

whats with the corned beef and cabbage SFL?

do you have something against a dog fart that would strip paint off the wall?

 

[DreamsofTesla]

My dad used to take his dog to Little Italy and get her a meatball sandwich (no sauce) and an Italian lemon ice. True. They both died of congestive heart failure.

 

[MJBadger]

do you have something against a dog fart that would strip paint off the wall?
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Brocoli will do that for my dog , good veg but not too much of it now as the dog farts even make me cough .