My poor puppies; they've been thrown out. Not thrown exactly, that would warrant a visit from the RSPCA, but they have been re homed. Don't worry, it's only to the shed, but that's bad enough. The house seems strange without them diving through the kitchen, grabbing a quick bite of slipper and leaping to the worktops to see if any food lurks about. That bit I didn't mind. Even the Farmer gave a little chuckle at Bonnie's persistence. The last straw came yesterday when Farmer cleaned up poo for the third time that day. And I hadn't told him about the two times I had cleaned it up in between. When Amy ran upstairs at 8pm shouting, "puppy poo, puppy poo", I knew that was it. The Farmer put his foot down and I, reluctantly, agreed. I can hear you saying I told you so, from here, and I wish I had followed my head right from the start, instead of going with my heart and allowing them to live inside. Molly was a model puppy, Sparky was, as my older readers know, a damn nuisance, but both were soon toilet trained and have been good dogs ever since, albeit Sparky still being a pain in the arse from time to time. The problem has been that both the Farmer and I have been poorly recently, had really bad colds which could have bordered on flu, man-flu in the Farmer's case, but nevertheless, neither of us have felt like wiping up puppy pee and puppy poo.
It's a comfortable kennel that they have, plenty big enough to stretch their legs, and totally sheltered from the elements. But my intention now is to get a purpose built shed-like building, erected near to the house, which will house both puppies and preferably Sparky. Not sure how the Farmer will react to my idea of it housing Sparky too but I'll do my best. They're too rough for Molly so she can stay in the house which I am sure she will be thrilled about. At only four and a half months, they're young enough to adapt to new surroundings and they can poo to their heart's content. I'd much rather muck out a dog kennel every day than be standing in dog shit every time I want to get through the back door.
Meggie
Bonnie
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i know they will love their new home...we had a dog once before we had kids...we were not ready then and returned the poo machine to his original home...i think it may be about time to give it a try again...
Ah CJ, it had to be done, poo and flu do not mix!
aaaah, tough love time... shame. but it's the best for all at this time, dare i say?
They're working dogs, right? They'll get used to living in the kennel.
Their muzzles are so pretty.
Hehe..good for you! ^_^
I know it's tough but it had to be done. I felt the same way when we had rabbits and they pooed all over the house!
But it was still hard to let go of them. We had to give them away when Mom got cancer.
Love
Deboshree
They are really growing aren't they? Doggy poo in this house is a no-no.. so glad my girl is finally house broken... now if I could just keep her off the furniture!
It's a smart decision, Crystal. If they won't be house broken they'll just have to poop and pee in their own place. They learn soon enough not to do that. They'll be outside dogs and they'll be fine.
Eek! The only thing that worries me is that they will now never learn the difference between in and out, and will poop wherever, whenever...which means you may be cleaning up forever.
Good luck!
Oh well, it had to be done. I wouldn't be able to put up with the mess either. They're so cute though.
I can't blame you for that. They are little pooing machines...... but will they ever learn now?
Nuts in May
It's always tough when you have to do something like that but I think it's a good move. Welldone.
I could not be doing with dog poo in the house. No no no no no.
Oh, poor poo machines!
I am sure dogs like it best in their own space - we over humanise them.
Had to let my Jack go this year - started biting Dylan. Was very hard though.
I love their names, too. They'll be fine where you have them!
Great idea CJ :)
Please, CJ, please post a very stern warning next time you publish pictures as cute as those... I've got a house full of coo-ing, ahh-ing, can-we-have-one daddy-ing now... And I'm softening!
I Love my Corky BUT once he's crossed over...That's IT!! I'm tired of the utOhhhh's!
Cute shots sweetie!hughugs
Sounds like a great plan and they will do great out there and be so happy to see you daily. Good luck I hope it goes smoothly
Sounds like a plan. We rigged up a pen / run along the side of the house and heaped it with sawdust which makes clean up easier, but it took a while.
They have grown so much...just adorable..
Well at least you tried. As long as the are protected from the elements they'll be fine. Hope you're feeling better. I had it too and felt rough fvor two weeks.
It only makes me realise how lucky I was with Ivy she was partly housetrained when we got her was fully house trained after an other 6 weeks and hasn't had accidents for years now ( I am sure after writing this, tonight will be the first night she poos into the house for years)
Hope your cold has gone and the puppies have enough fur not to feel cold in the barn.
Sorry to hear the fate of your puppies.
Fortunately, our two puppies are house trained, and we haven't had any "accidents" for a long time. The sad part: I injured my back working with the puppies early on and, three months later, I'm still having back problems.
Hope you get good lodgings for your girls.
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