We made it, just in the knick of time. I breathed a sigh of relief as we carried all the dogs, books, and set up equipment into the gymnasium. I thought nothing of it as the puppy, Little Miss BABY, sniffed her way around. I thought she was just checking the place out. YEAH RIGHT! What was I thinking??? Maybe that she had just went TINKLE on the lawn before we brought her in. Well, we should have waited just a little longer...
Because, before I could say a firm "NO!" she let it GO--that's right, all over the gym floor. And we had nearly 100 students that would be stampeding through the doors any minute.
THINK FAST! My brain raced and my head spun. I couldn't remember where I put the wipes.
Thankfully, one of the school volunteers, a really sweet lady, handed me some paper towel. I dove to the floor and thankfully was able to SCOOP THE POOP before the kids came trapsing in. Because as I always say, "the show must go on!"
Although the back to back presentations started out a little on the CRAPPY side, everything turned out great in the end! Baby and Snickers put on another fabulous trick performance, and the kids/teens learned how to stop bullying and abuse. To check out the full article online log onto http://www.mlive.com/news/saginawnews/index.ssf?/base/news-24/119340674782800.xml&coll=9
Just another day in the life of a Pet Lover :)
Potty Training Tips:
1# Take the puppy outside every 1-2 hours during the day-- And PRAISE them when they do their duty! "Good Girl" or whatever... but remember they're just puppies and accidents will happen--at least for the first couple of months. We also used a puppy pen and used puppy pads on the floor which she used most of the time. But really if you want the puppy to go outside, this just slows the process down. Once we took the pen and the pads away, she learned in just a week!
2# When Your Puppy Potties on the floor try saying "Ah Ah!" to distract them and take them outside promptly. If you don't find the mess or puddle until later, there's not much you can do but clean it up.
3# Make note of her "crappy" times (pups usually have some sort of schedule--they tend to dump at the same times every day)--however, as we learned through my little ordeal in the gym, all schedules are subject to change
4# Crate Train your puppy at night and when you go away to avoid accidents--puppies/dogs generally will hold it, as they don't want to lay in it. (We put Baby in a larger crate once and she did tinkle, so now we put her in a smaller crate--and no accidents since!)
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