thats a fine looking dog you have.So now its time to get ready for the oohs and ahhs ,everyone is going to comment on what a beautiful dog you have. so get used to it.As far as your training goes what ever works for your dog its as different as each and every vizsla.you will figure it out.A good rule of thumb is if you have time for your dog then let it out.Good Luck...Duke and Rileys dad
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OK well night two is over! We made a few mistakes as new parents and have learned from them. Last night after a puppy-nap, we were just about to take jules outside for her pee, when our neighbor noticed her, and asked to see that cutie (like you said, it's gonna happen a lot!). So we let them pet her for a minute or two, and then left to go do her business. We made the mistake of putting her down for two seconds in her play pen, in order to gather the leash and sweater, and she decided that it was pee time (she'd had enough of our dilly dallying!). No biggie, our fault not hers. So I immediately took her outside to see if she wanted to pee some more. Nicole took care of wiping up the mess, as it leaked through the blanket a bit onto our hard wood floors. I come back in with the puppy, and put her in her play pen. Jules sniffs the perimeter and pee's almost immediately! What the heck!
Again, same routine, out to the yard "you pee outside! Yes good girl pees outside" (biting my tongue as I say it!). Jules squats (probably just to fake me out), all done, no play time, and we go inside. By this time Nicole has cleaned the floor again (bless her soul) and puppy goes in the pen, this time we sat in there with her. Put Jules down, does a perimeter sniff, and pees again!
Again, same routine (see above haha) and back inside, pees AGAIN!!\
Ok we must be doing something wrong here, we'vve only had her for 2 days, but we knew this was way outta character for her. Did a quick google search (Always a help), and found out what our mistake was! Nicole was using Lysol to clean the floors, and lysol is ammonium based cleaner. I'm sure most of you proud veteran parents are laughing at us by this time in the post but we had no idea. Then it hit us like a ton of bricks! It's like we've been marking her very own house with another urine scent! How terrible that must have been for her, every time she returns to her play area, it's marked again!
Big slap to both our forheads, but a good learning experience. Got a good 50/50 solution of vinegar and water, and scrubbed it down REAALLY good. She came back from going pee outside (poor girl probably had nothing left after all that marking!) and we put her in her crate for bedtime (all these pees took up about an hour or two time.). She was good from this point in thankfully, and we certainly learned OUR lesson.
I'm just glad I didn't get frustrated and give her trouble for it, because it was clearly our fault.
Cheers, hope you enjoyed the follies of parenting
-Derek & Nicole
Again, same routine, out to the yard "you pee outside! Yes good girl pees outside" (biting my tongue as I say it!). Jules squats (probably just to fake me out), all done, no play time, and we go inside. By this time Nicole has cleaned the floor again (bless her soul) and puppy goes in the pen, this time we sat in there with her. Put Jules down, does a perimeter sniff, and pees again!
Again, same routine (see above haha) and back inside, pees AGAIN!!\
Ok we must be doing something wrong here, we'vve only had her for 2 days, but we knew this was way outta character for her. Did a quick google search (Always a help), and found out what our mistake was! Nicole was using Lysol to clean the floors, and lysol is ammonium based cleaner. I'm sure most of you proud veteran parents are laughing at us by this time in the post but we had no idea. Then it hit us like a ton of bricks! It's like we've been marking her very own house with another urine scent! How terrible that must have been for her, every time she returns to her play area, it's marked again!
Big slap to both our forheads, but a good learning experience. Got a good 50/50 solution of vinegar and water, and scrubbed it down REAALLY good. She came back from going pee outside (poor girl probably had nothing left after all that marking!) and we put her in her crate for bedtime (all these pees took up about an hour or two time.). She was good from this point in thankfully, and we certainly learned OUR lesson.
I'm just glad I didn't get frustrated and give her trouble for it, because it was clearly our fault.
Cheers, hope you enjoyed the follies of parenting
-Derek & Nicole
Here's a tip that will speed things up later on.
Every time you take her outside to pee tell her "BE QUICK" and then "GOOD GIRL" as soon as she goes. After a while you will be able to get her to pee on que (if she needs to). This is real handy at night when its cold outside and you want the dog to get it over and done with so you can both go back inside. Or if your on a road trip and you need to stop somewhere.
I only let my V on the couch when I let her. She never gets to stay on there when I get off. Otherwise she has her own mat that can be moved around the house. Everyone has different expectations on how to live with a dog inside their house. But the more rope you give a V the more they will take. You've probably heard the saying give an inch, take a mile. With a V its more like give an inch, take 6 miles. And its hard not to give in; their just so **** cute.
Every time you take her outside to pee tell her "BE QUICK" and then "GOOD GIRL" as soon as she goes. After a while you will be able to get her to pee on que (if she needs to). This is real handy at night when its cold outside and you want the dog to get it over and done with so you can both go back inside. Or if your on a road trip and you need to stop somewhere.
I only let my V on the couch when I let her. She never gets to stay on there when I get off. Otherwise she has her own mat that can be moved around the house. Everyone has different expectations on how to live with a dog inside their house. But the more rope you give a V the more they will take. You've probably heard the saying give an inch, take a mile. With a V its more like give an inch, take 6 miles. And its hard not to give in; their just so **** cute.
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