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Archive for the 'Potty Training' Category

Aug 28 2008

How Green Is Your Grass?

One of my husband’s biggest issues with getting a dog was the fact that said dog would inevitably “burn” our back yard when it went potty.
Urine contains excess nitrogen resulting from the natural metabolism of protein in the body. And dogs, especially females, urinate anywhere and usually all at once, often causing dead brown patches or [...]

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Jun 24 2008

How to Out Spot the Spots

Published by jsfarmer under Greta, Home, Potty Training, Products

In my house, there’s only one room with carpet (well, besides these amazing carpet tiles, which we had to purchase and scatter about the house when Greta developed a sudden fear of hardwood floors).
The carpet in our living room was purchased after we bought our home but before we ever thought about having a dog join [...]

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Apr 28 2008

New High Tech Electronic Pet Door

Pet Doors USA’s latest idea is a technological twist on the pet door that combines convenience with security and safety – for pet owners and pets alike.
Plexidor Pet Doors offers the Plexidor Electronic that opens exclusively for your pet via a wearable pass code “collar key”. It’s like having a personalized garage door and electronic [...]

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Mar 20 2008

The “P” Word

Published by jsfarmer under Greta, Potty Training, Training

 
Back when we knew Greta was going to be a part of our household, but she had yet to join our lives, I was reading a lot of “dog training” books.
A lot.
One of them (who can remember which one?) mentioned that when training your dog to “go” on command, you need to choose your wording [...]

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