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See most dog parks up here are come when you want.. You aren't a 'member'.. you just show up use the park, and no one is there to challenge you..
But some of the new parks beign set up have very specific rules, people to monitor the park all hours it is open, enforce rules..
Guess depends what type of park it is if anyone really ares or not

LOL, If Cider had your guys waking up skills I'd be in the clear, lol.
Having been litter trained, she's still a year later sketchy on informing me she has to go.. so she gets taken out a good number of times in a day and almost always goes.. she isn't a barker, so there's a bell on the door.. she understands the concept, when she's really gotta go she rings it.. but it isn't the easiest method especially when she's sick, and trapped in my bedroom..

Thanks guys.. I took her out hourly, and finally had to crash at 5:30 this morning.. and feel crappy from a bad/ not enough sleep... but she seems okay this morning.  Though not too happy about being crated while I was home..
But this morning's poop was fairly formed, though not up to normal poopy quality, lol.

Just makes me wonder for future how to handle it best so she isn't all stressed out you know?
She was litterbox trained by her 'original' owner.. because we lived in an apt building.  Took a ton of dedication to get her to go outside, and then being firm when taking her outside and reinforcing it.. since being allowed to go in the house, and then not was confusing, and I totally felt bad for her.. but I needed her t ogo outside only..
So I think it's been ingrained that you don't go in the house, even though if I found an oops I wouldn't say anything to her about it.. not like she knows this.

Long story..
AT my Gram's a few weeks ago Cider wouldn't settle in bed after we'd been there 3 or so nights.  Kept shaking (she does this when scared and excited.. thought maybe noises were bugging her) Couldn't sleep she was shaking circling wouldn't settle.. She does this some nights.. but it's going on 630am, I'm gettign a headache from lack of sleep.. so I crate her (she's crate trained, sleeps there if I'm away from home or can't watch her).  Get up at 11am, and before I can see her I smell her..

Dear lord.. There is poop on the crate bars, on the dog on the bed..  I feel so so bad for her I carry her outside and she lets more liquid poop go, but perks right up after.  Major clean up, and a few more poop during the day and by evening she seems herself.  Next day solid poops no probs.

Tonight.. She seemed good, get ready for bed and it sounds like a circus in my bedroom.. so I bring her into the bathroom.  Sniffing her bum non stop, won't settle, pacing.  Bring her to bed she shakes.  Take her out she poops.  Bring her to bed she shakes, take her out she pees.  Bring her to bed she shakes, back out lil more pee.  Currently crated, but now I can't sleep.

I think when it's pooped out she will be okay, and I'll fast and go to rice and chicken, that's fine.  I think it's a tummy bug, we've been recently to the vet, she's vacc against almost everything under the sun, and it came on pretty suddenly..  If it doesn't obviously I'll go to the vet..

My long winded story brought up this Q..
When your dog is ill, what do you do?  Crate and hope for the best, sleep by the door in case they really gotta go, something else?

I'm not sure what to do exactly to be as helpful as possible and make her feel okay.  My Mom thinks part of the shaking is due to her being so well house trained that she is afraid to let it go in the house.. and the thought that she doesn't feel well is making her more upset than she already is... I don't know but I think she might sorta have a point.

So.. I think I am an uber geek.  I was reading old topics on a few boards maybe even this one.. I don't remember.. and found the dog scouts of america..
http://www.dogscouts.com/
I was a brownie, a girl guide, a pathfinder, a ranger, a sparks leader and a brownie leader (yes, I know, I'm a geek) and I lived for collecting badges..
And I think it would rock my socks to earn badges with my pup.. Only I'm in Canada.. and the only group up here is in Alberta
They even offer camps with you and your dog involved.
So, am I super geeky.. or does this at least amuse other people even if they aren't the outdoorsy type?

How did your fur baby cause a hole in your van??

LMAO super cute.  Everyone should have a watchdog like that.

You might find this article useful http://www.perfectpaws.com/lick.html

I've never read that it was a dominant behaviour.  It's a fairly normal one.  I've had plenty of submissive puppies try to lick me to death.  It's just a behaviour that you've accidentally taught.  Kinda like teaching a dog to pull harder on a leash unknowingly.