Rocco's wild ride....
This morning, I took Rocco out without his gentle leader on a flexi leash to go potty. I was shutting the patio door when all the sudden he bolted. I remained strong and held the leash and hit the ground hard. I have a nice bruise on my chest, a skinned knee and the a gash in the palm of my right hand. (I am right handed.) I held strong to the leash and when Rocco realized what he did he made haste back to my side and started kissing up. I had the breath knocked out of me and was light headed but ok until..... a nice guy who saw the whole thing asked if I was ok. Then came the crying fit. The poor nice guy didn't know what to say so he made small talk, made sure I was ok and went to work. Rocco of course knew he was in trouble and glued himself to my butt for the rest of the morning. I can tell he feels awful but it was my fault, I should not have taken him out on just the flex without the gentle leader. I learned my lesson.
The Poop Saga...
I can't seem to consistantly get two poops a day from both on the same days. Maia will hold it and then poop a horse pile. Rocco just gives me nice soft, smearable piles. It is hard for them to concentrate on their business when there are children or other dogs everywhere. I admit I get frustrated after walking them for a couple miles after each meal and nothing. Maia has yet to eat both her meals in full on any day. She just picks and the guards what is left from Rocco. We have never had food issues before. I am going to start mixing rice into their food to solidify Rocco's poop and to encourage Maia to eat hers in one sitting. I'm sure once we get settled into a rountine things will work themselves out.
The Barking Dilemna...
I got the coolest things at PetSmart. They are little boxes that let off a high frequency whenever the dogs bark. This has eliminated their alert barking which for now is good. They were barking when the girl upstairs walked, granted she walks really loud for such a small girl. Other barking triggers were horns, knocks, other dogs, kids yelling, and all other random noises. The two magic boxes I got have worked really well though every once in awhile it hurts my one ear.
I just have to keep thinking I started out with 48 days now I'm down to 43 days, I can handle this. I will never do it again so this is a once in a lifetime learning experience. I can do it.
