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so ..

i am dogsitting for first time in my life.

its a well behaved 7 yr old brazillian terrier. i read online about the breed, and got the info from the owner.. but theres many vague questions that keep popping up in my mind

any dog experts here.. with some tips .. i am on day one w/ dog sitting.. apart from first night .. pee/crap in corner.. been good so far.

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Are you allowed to take him out to relieve himself? I would recommend that.

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yea ofc.. pardon my lack of details.. i meant by behaving .. dog will now pee poo .. when i allow the (non gender) to ( let the non gender animal outside ) caprice! j/k

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So the dog usually is well behaved but it peed and pooped in the house?
๐Ÿค” I mean it could be stress with the family gone. Or it could just not hold it though the night. My dog Vega goes in the crate at night and there are never any accidents but when shes left out sometimes she goes.

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just now dog just chewed up a couch pillow when i was kinda busy online.. .. this is a a whole new level of giving attention gaah!

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just now dog just chewed up a couch pillow when i was kinda busy online.. .. this is a a whole new level of giving attention gaah!

I just finished dogsitting 3 dogs- a puppy, 8 year old, and 12 year old for 10 days. I have lots of experience with dogs but Iโ€™m exhausted. The dog may act out bc of the change in ownership. Destroying stuff is a sign of bordum. Give the dog a toy that they are allowed to chew on to teach them. since heโ€™s 7 he shouldnโ€™t be acting that way. Hopefully since itโ€™s day one it will pass soon

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seems much clamer today.. after leaving me 2 big piles of crap. one in the am and one when i returned.

made a big mistake the other night rewarding him a good ol treat for good behavior.. wasnt aware this was a big dog treat.. .. those fake chewy bone treats. that night he ate the whole damn thing under 10 minutes

lesson learned

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omfg.. this works

https://youtu.be/KNQ-9uEclWA

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oh btw.. something changed with me.. is it normal to have a conversation with the dog?

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I talk to my dogs about as much as I talk to anyone these days. They never talk back but that's not a problem. Yeah this dog is playing you, pooping on you and tearing your stuff up. I guess we figured out who the alpha male really is in the house.

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NaCtHoMaN wrote:
omfg.. this works

https://youtu.be/KNQ-9uEclWA

ehm, this is working with me, too!!! i must be a (non gender) also.. :O

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Ohh sorry I am late for the invite :(

Ok first of all I want to dispel the 'alpha dog' myth. It is simply not true, dogs do not dominate or compete for position.

The dog is peeing/pooing in the house because this is a new environment for it, it is likely stressed/nervous/anxious about a completely new person in a completely new house.

Along with the destructive chewing I would say it is definitely separation distress.

It could settle in a few days, or it might be a while. How long do you have the dog for? If you have any questions I would be happy to answer them.

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day 6 here, much better behaved.. since Saturday finally got the feeding cycle right. crap/pee is now on schedule.. has not done any chew damage since i removed all the pillows from his environment when i caught him.

barking is the current issue.. still working on that, tho today right before i let him outside i sternly told him in calm but firm command "noooo barrking ok.. noooo barking" to my amazement .. he didnt make one quip. but still he does bark a lot at other times.

about one more week to go till his owner comes back to pick him up.

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bit out of touch can i upload pictures on this site or does it have to be linked?

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It sounds like you two have made friends. Now he's not going to want to leave.

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Pictures have to be hosted elsewhere. Only avatar pics are actually stored on the HelpQA server.

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last day with the dog..
its just a dog
our last day here
why should i even care
all he wants is to play
loves me more than i ever cared
how horrible could i feel
just when he's about to go away
thats all i wanted to say

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Man is dog's best friend, or something like that. I grew up with a dog in the house, and as soon as I was settled in I started having dogs myself. I have two of them now, they really know how to make you feel loved.

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actually i kept him one more day.. at my request to the owner lol :P

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NaCtHoMaN wrote:
actually i kept him one more day.. at my request to the owner lol :P

:D ..hope you had fun!

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What does he eat there..?

There is also the famous Hachiko dog who waited for his owner years at a train station. Made into a movie with Richard Gere.

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this is real sad. im crying literally

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