ok, the dogs eliminating in the house is a big fucking deal. they need to jump on that can crate train the dogs, or confine them while you are gone. that is hands down unacceptable. that means neither dog is house trained and i find that disgusting. it smells. it gets tracked all over the house, and shows that the dogs have no space to call their own.
fwiw- when we leave walter goes into the bathroom with a baby gate and toby goes in his gate. they are allowed on the furniture, but we have old furniture since we have kids and animals.
unfortunately, this is not going to work unless your parents get on board.
i think i can manage to get them on board for putting the baby gate up in front of the laundry room when nobody is home, or at least closing the laundry room door. i've tried locking them up if i come home and there are messes, but it doesn't really work. my parents feel bad punishing the little dog because he is cute, and they feel bad punishing the big dog because she is old (she didn't always pee on the carpet, it's a trick she picked up from the small dog when we got him). something has got to change though.
tie your parents down, put in those thingies that don't let you close your eyelids and make them watch a dog whisperer marathon. you watch it with them.
the stupid thing is they've actually watched dog whisperer and i haven't. when i came home from my boyfriend's today, my dad was like 'LOL R U DOG WHISPERR NOW? HERP DERP' all mocking me and stuff. my dad is the worst.
you should watch it, the man is a fantastic behaviourist, predominantly on the human side of the equation. dosn't sound like your folk's are getting that part of the philosophy.
we sell a shit tonne of his books at the store and i can't stand his stupid face. i actually looked at one of his books on my break and i was like 'ahhh i can't do it'. i like the book i picked up because it has a lot of pictures to show me what i'm supposed to be doing.
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fwiw- when we leave walter goes into the bathroom with a baby gate and toby goes in his gate. they are allowed on the furniture, but we have old furniture since we have kids and animals.
unfortunately, this is not going to work unless your parents get on board.
good luck.
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good luck darlin
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