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From: tj@alliant.UUCP (Tom Jaskiewicz)
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Help with canine urination in the house.
Message-ID: <116@alliant.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 13-Dec-85 13:24:41 EST
Article-I.D.: alliant.116
Posted: Fri Dec 13 13:24:41 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 17-Dec-85 04:02:33 EST
References: <307@ihu1n.UUCP>
Reply-To: tj@alliant.UUCP (Tom Jaskiewicz)
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Organization: Alliant Computer Systems, Acton, MA
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Keywords: Dog Crates
Summary: Use a dog crate

In article <307@ihu1n.UUCP> johnnyr@ihu1n.UUCP (John R. Rosenberg) writes:
>Do any of you have advice on how to stop this from going on forever?

Buy and USE a dog crate.  You'll be much happier and he really won't mind.

You can use either a plastic airline crate or a small metal cage.  We
have used both kinds and greatly prefer the metal variety:  They are
easier to keep clean and our dogs like to be able to see out.

The size should be large enough for the dog to lie down comfortably; no
larger.  You are basically setting up a den for your dog (wild dogs are
denning animals).

There are many advantages of to using a crate:

1.  No dog will voluntarily soil his den.  If he does it's because he
couldn't hold it.

2.  You can take the crate with you when you travel.  It will give the
dog a familiar place to sleep.

3.  Speaking of traveling, a crated dog is less likely to be injured (or
run away) in a car accident.

4.  It gives the dog a secure place to retreat to.  Our dog regularly
uses his crate as a place to sleep.  And if you have kids, a good rule
to lay down is that the dog not be disturbed when he is in the crate.
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