At my wits end... - MyCorgi.com2024-03-28T23:14:32Zhttp://mycorgi.com/forum/topics/at-my-wits-end?commentId=1150197%3AComment%3A715310&feed=yes&xn_auth=noI know I'm going to get in tr…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-08-06:1150197:Comment:7215932010-08-06T09:11:34.091ZReneehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/Renee
I know I'm going to get in trouble for this but...... Islept with both of mine in just a cardboard box with my arm hanging down into the box. they also had atoy with a little wind up clock inside after about a month then kennels at night. we tried nnot to put them in crates during the day but that did'nt work
I know I'm going to get in trouble for this but...... Islept with both of mine in just a cardboard box with my arm hanging down into the box. they also had atoy with a little wind up clock inside after about a month then kennels at night. we tried nnot to put them in crates during the day but that did'nt work Oooh sitting all the time? Th…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-08-04:1150197:Comment:7200712010-08-04T05:59:13.233ZKrissy C.http://mycorgi.com/profile/KrissyC
Oooh sitting all the time? That's a symptom I have not heard of before. Good to know... Here I thought I was just over-worrying.<br />
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(To the original poster: I wish you luck! You've gotten a lot of great advice from folks here.)
Oooh sitting all the time? That's a symptom I have not heard of before. Good to know... Here I thought I was just over-worrying.<br />
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(To the original poster: I wish you luck! You've gotten a lot of great advice from folks here.) I really really REALLY apprec…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-29:1150197:Comment:7165442010-07-29T13:30:16.552ZLauren Wallacehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LaurenWallace
I really really REALLY appreciate all of your advice. Y'all have given me a lot of hope. Thank you all ever so kindly :)
I really really REALLY appreciate all of your advice. Y'all have given me a lot of hope. Thank you all ever so kindly :) I stay with her. We live in a…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-29:1150197:Comment:7164282010-07-29T13:15:44.308ZLauren Wallacehttp://mycorgi.com/profile/LaurenWallace
I stay with her. We live in a 3rd floor apartment, so I kinda have to. Not that I would just send her out anyway. All those stairs are NOT my friend at 2 in the morning though haha!
I stay with her. We live in a 3rd floor apartment, so I kinda have to. Not that I would just send her out anyway. All those stairs are NOT my friend at 2 in the morning though haha! a pepto pill cut in 4th will…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-29:1150197:Comment:7163752010-07-29T08:07:42.158ZMelissa S.http://mycorgi.com/profile/MelissaS
a pepto pill cut in 4th will help with diarrhea
a pepto pill cut in 4th will help with diarrhea do you just leave her out sid…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-29:1150197:Comment:7163742010-07-29T08:05:56.555ZMelissa S.http://mycorgi.com/profile/MelissaS
do you just leave her out side or stay out with her???
do you just leave her out side or stay out with her??? then den needs to be big enou…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-29:1150197:Comment:7163732010-07-29T08:03:18.929ZMelissa S.http://mycorgi.com/profile/MelissaS
then den needs to be big enough for him to lay stand and turn around, the "exterior kennel" can be as large as you want it, but not super big.. when I pet the wee wee pad in the Potty one i folded it in half, if that gives you a idea of how large the potty one is... I hooked them door to door.. it was tedious cuz I had to un hook them each time to get Walker out... but honestly in my opinion it was worth the work... he went from wetting daily to once in a while to never again..<br />
by attaching 2…
then den needs to be big enough for him to lay stand and turn around, the "exterior kennel" can be as large as you want it, but not super big.. when I pet the wee wee pad in the Potty one i folded it in half, if that gives you a idea of how large the potty one is... I hooked them door to door.. it was tedious cuz I had to un hook them each time to get Walker out... but honestly in my opinion it was worth the work... he went from wetting daily to once in a while to never again..<br />
by attaching 2 together your making him learn that he cant pee in his "den" but else where. (the potty side) Sams advice was great too!<br />
Walker never got water b4 i put him in his crate, as soon as I got home, I would allow what ever he wanted.<br />
with the crying..... extinct the puppy unless you really feely she needs to go potty, but when you take her out... b stern and use your potty command, no playing and no baby love talk... sometimes they wil call your bluff and need to "POTTY" just to get out of the crate and play... there is a time for play and its not 2 in the morning.<br />
When Walker or Willow would cry for me when they were crated I would gruffly say ugh ugh no whine. and leve it at that.. I now can sit and tinker on the computer next to them both crated and the dont even peep..<br />
4 months is still young. b strong b consistent soon you will be on here helping someone in the same shoes you once where in and your pup will b super awesome! Kelly brings up many good poi…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-29:1150197:Comment:7162592010-07-29T05:12:10.591ZWendt Worth Corgi'shttp://mycorgi.com/profile/WendyWendt
Kelly brings up many good points. The UTI that has been mentioned I have dealt with on one of my puppies I was keeping for myself. What led me to knowing she had an infection was she wanted to sit all the time...hesitant for steps and when brushing her, between her back legs she was wet which was unusual. She had a very early onset of a UTI. Whenever I hear of an older pup like yours having an urination problem I always mention the UTI. Couldn't hurt to have the vet culture it. Good luck..
Kelly brings up many good points. The UTI that has been mentioned I have dealt with on one of my puppies I was keeping for myself. What led me to knowing she had an infection was she wanted to sit all the time...hesitant for steps and when brushing her, between her back legs she was wet which was unusual. She had a very early onset of a UTI. Whenever I hear of an older pup like yours having an urination problem I always mention the UTI. Couldn't hurt to have the vet culture it. Good luck.. You know, I had the same prob…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-28:1150197:Comment:7155012010-07-28T18:21:53.515ZJennifer Markleyhttp://mycorgi.com/profile/JenniferMarkley
You know, I had the same problem with Seanna. She did the same thing, kept getting bladder infections (or so they said). Then I got a new vet one day who noticed that she had an extra fold of skin over her pee opening. We wipe her once a day with baby wipes, and keep her hair trimmed around the opening. Waalaa! No more problems.
You know, I had the same problem with Seanna. She did the same thing, kept getting bladder infections (or so they said). Then I got a new vet one day who noticed that she had an extra fold of skin over her pee opening. We wipe her once a day with baby wipes, and keep her hair trimmed around the opening. Waalaa! No more problems. You mentioned that at 7:30 or…tag:mycorgi.com,2010-07-28:1150197:Comment:7154762010-07-28T18:03:22.246ZMonica, Orion, and Laikahttp://mycorgi.com/profile/MonicaShroyer
You mentioned that at 7:30 or 8 she is fed, then taken out an hour later. I'm not sure if she's being taken out after she's fed too but if she isn't she needs to be. Between the next ten minutes after having her meal, she'll probably have to potty so it's important to take her out then too. When Orion and Laika were first training I probably took them out about every 30 minutes to an hour if they were awake. If they were napping I'd watch them and as soon as they'd wake up they'd go out. When…
You mentioned that at 7:30 or 8 she is fed, then taken out an hour later. I'm not sure if she's being taken out after she's fed too but if she isn't she needs to be. Between the next ten minutes after having her meal, she'll probably have to potty so it's important to take her out then too. When Orion and Laika were first training I probably took them out about every 30 minutes to an hour if they were awake. If they were napping I'd watch them and as soon as they'd wake up they'd go out. When they peed and pooped outside they were rewarded with lots of praise. Maybe have a special potty treat that she only gets when she pees or poops outside. She NEEDS to get leash trained. If you are struggling with it, maybe enroll in some puppy classes. Taking them out on a looooong walk before bedtime helps put them to sleep for the night. I can tell when Orion and Laika haven't had enough exercise during the day because they're more restless at night and wake up a lot. So make sure she's getting plenty of activity during the day which will help her sleep at night. Think about it in terms of humans (well this applies to me anyways), if something wakes me up in the middle of the night, I'll probably have to get up and pee, but if it didn't wake me up, I'd sleep on until the morning and pee then. So if she's extremely tired and is in deep enough sleep to not wake up as often, she may have fewer accidents because she'll sleep through it. Eventually if nothing works, it may be too late for crate training as she may have associated it with an okay place to potty.<br />
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Good luck! We all know puppies can be a handful and we've all been there with the frustrations but once you get through all this you're going to have a fantastic companion so don't give up!