Dog sitting and doo-doo.

[icarus]

The dog I'm pet-sitting is a tad shaky in his potty training. He'd never been fully trained as a pup (stayed at the paper training stage) before his current family adopted him.

They've worked on it, went to a PetSmart training on potty training your dog. In the last two months Simbha went from fairly regularly pooping on the carpet to doing it outside. Usually.

Until I came along.

Simbha's potty training has broken down. I've scooped poop off the carpet several times a week. I try to keep him within sight. I take him outside regularly and praise him when he poops where he's supposed to. He's being crate-trained.

Last night I had him in the computer room with me (I don't trust him out of my sight -- especially not in the living room!). I was giving him a break from being in the crate for so. very. long.

Apparently he took that as a break from having to control his bladder at all. Even though I'd taken him outside, he peed directly on the floor, when it was convenient for him.

My mom tells me that Simbha's potty training was already a problem. He's not worse. This is how it's been.

I'm back to: I don't understand dogs.

And: Cats are better.