Until recently, I didn't keep the door to the balcony open during the night for fear that the mosquito militia might take over. The last couple of months, however, have taken a toll on my patience. Two days back, I took the risk, and the results have been dramatic. The first night, they dirtied the place 50% lesser. The second night, that figure went down to 90%!!
So this morning, I gladly began sweeping the floor, because it wasn't quite possible due to the sticky floor until now. I found a lot of thin sticks, and wondered what they were, because we didn't really have any stick-ey object lying around. (Before we retire every night, we diligently hide everything that the critters can destroy. They've targeted and succeeded with the TV remote's rubber hand grip, the remote itself, a few wires, cloth, bottles... pretty much anything that is unable to protect itself.)
I found this lying on the rug that I put down for the puppies to snuggle in if they need it.
And then it all came back to me. I remember looking at this small table mat lying on the center table last night, and thinking, oh what the hell... they might not even look at it. What I didn't think was... this is the only useful object in the room... do you think they're gonna stick to their toys? Which kid ever did that?
But then I figured, this was a small price to pay for a clean room. (Only one pee! And that too, not splashed or spread around with their paws!)
So here we go. Another lesson learned. Leave one object in the room for them to focus their energy on.
Some thoroughly enjoyable destruction inside
Keeps the pee and poop outside
Keeps the pee and poop outside
4 comments:
Hahahaha! Good one!! Bless You! You do have patience lady, what with so many grandpups at your feet. Good Luck!
LOL!!!
The girls are keeping you busy, I see :D
That coaster was pretty!!
But still, a small price to pay for the obedience :D
Good luck with the toilet training.
You are faring much better with the pups than me with the twins :(
(my two refuse to enter the loo for pooping. Otherwise, they don't mind staying in there the whole day!!)
@Peeves: So true about them being at my feet. Sometimes they lick and tickle like fishes. But mostly, they're trying to chew my toes off.
@Noor: Well, I don't know whether I can take much credited for the training. Dogs are seemingly hardwired go outdoors for their business. As humans, we've trained ourselves to do the opposite. Overriding nature's programming is bound to be a tad difficult, innit?
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