May 24, 2007

Thanks for all of the helpful information at the "parents" class last night.  We are eager to get Jax (aka Voltron) going on his classes.  He has been doing pretty well with us with the exception of peeing in the apartment.  He was doing good, but seems to have gone backwards, with his most recent pee jobs being in his crate and on his blanket.  Note - he most recently peed in his crate after we returned from a 4 mile walk/run.  He was not even confined to his crate, he just walked in there and peed - in front of me!  He peed on his blaket after we returned from a hike - I was in the shower and had brought his blanket in the bathroom so I could keep an eye on him without having to crate him.  What is going on with this guy???  Luckily I have been able to catch him most times in the act or just after and have been able to clean it up quickly with Nature's Miracle.  Since I am not working now I have been with him the majority of the day and constantly supervise him when he is not in his crate - we go out every morning for an hour run/walk and play games in the apt and work on training during the day.  I take him outside to the same spot several times a day and reward him with either a treat or praise every time he pees in the same spot.  It just seems like he doesn't understand that there is a right and a wrong place to go.  Please help me if you can.  If you could please e-mail me the several page document you mentioned last night that would be great.   Thanks again!   Claire

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