Monday, February 1, 2010

Buttons Rice

Last Christmas Santa (well an elf of his that lives close, is retired, etc.) helped bring Buttons the wee little dog into our lives, and although we weren't totally sure before we had her, she is absolutely precious. She is smart, sweet, LOVES to snuggle, she is just good all around. There is just this one problem. The peeing and the pooping. She did better when it was warm out and she could run around outside, but she is stinking up the carpets badly. We are going to put wood floors in the living room and study, that will help, but it won't fix the problem. We did the crate thing and (though I guess it's rare) she will still pee and poop in there too, so then we come home to a massive disaster every night. We put her in a bathroom, toys, water, etc. she chewed up the sides of the door. It's frustrating, when the stinch of pee hits your nose...yuck. We have steam cleaned the carpets several times too!!!!!! I feel like a bad adoptive parent that hasn't done right by my baby. Maybe we should hire a pet therapist.

2 comments:

Abby/Roger said...

Jill would pee and poop in her kennel when she was a puppy. The thing that finally fixed the problem was putting a Kong full of peanut butter in the kennel with her. It gave her something to do and MOST dogs won't sh*t where they eat. Maybe that will help?!? Sorry. I should have shared this idea with you when you guys were over here yesterday.

The Lewis Family said...

My sweet beautiful tiny teacup yorkie, lovely as she is~ is the peepee queen and is now referred to as the ghetto yorkie. I am currently retraining her to pee and poop only on her puppy pads. It is a bit difficult for her when the cat covers them up with her paws. I know she is thinking in her mind "oh know you stupid dog we cover up our peepee". To tell you the truth, I am happy to know it is not only my house that smells like pee.