Actually now I come to think about it he may have pee'd indoors, I have to sleep occasionally and he might well have taken the opportunity. There is a bit of a strange smell emanating from behind my armchair. I was blaming myself for it but suddenly I'm not so sure. I shall purchase a can of Febreze first thing in the morning.
He pee'd on the tarpaulin covering the wood pile. He pee'd on the anvil outside the workshop, in fact he really liked the anvil and 'blessed' it several times daily. He pee'd on every tree and every upright post he could get to. He pee'd on the van wheels, the tractor wheels and my bike wheels. He pee'd on the legs of the garden table, all four of them I do believe, and he pee'd on the chairs. He pee'd on the hen house and he pee'd in the hen's drinking trough. He tried to pee on one of the hens, namely Miss Gray, but she got out of the way just in time, and he pee'd in the pond. He pee'd on the bin where the hen food is stored. There are quite a lot of sheds around the place. He pee'd on all of them. He pee'd on the chainsaw. Luckily it wasn't running at the time. Once, after he had eaten his dinner, he pee'd in his own dish. After his stay and as he was leaving with his owner Glen, I couldn't help noticing that as he went through the gate, he pee'd on it.
Now I do happen to know from experience that female canines also pee. But the thing is they pee far more discreetly. They mostly pee delicately onto the grass but if they do feel the need to pee on something they tend to do it on flat ground. In fact with a female you sometimes wouldn't even know they are peeing. They tend not to have the males determination to 'own' everything with their scented pee.
I'm thinking my next doggie friend will be female.
Quite agree!
ReplyDeleteWill you think about a dog from a refuge?
In agreement here. Please consider a dog from a refuge. Please don't buy from a breeder. Also consider that a puppy may have a life of 15 years, it will be very boisterous for the first few years, and will need lots of walking. Will you be just as active as you are now, when you are 70 plus. Obviously you will have already considered these points.
DeleteI have considered a dog from a refuge, even got so far as filling in the form. However I then got to thinking that Bonnie the Ginger Cat would be upset. So I thought about a puppy. Since Willard the 'sort of sheepdog' s' visit and noting that Bonnie did not seem too put out by this, I am now thinking along refuge lines again.
DeleteI believe females are better pets if you are going to allow them indoors for precisely the reasons you stated. Male puppies tend to stay in that "let me chew everything to pieces" stage longer too. Of course all puppies are just silly and fun to watch. I try to get a female that is old enough to be house trained so I do not have to do it. My father-in-law preferred German Sheperds too. They are nice dogs.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to you getting a new puppy...female or not we'll love it.
ReplyDeleteAre you sure it's only because Willard pee'd on everything that you have decided you need female companionship, albeit canine...smile.
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Don't females pee then, John? I hope whatever you get there will be lots of pictures.
ReplyDeleteYou may want to go to the animal shelter to look for a pet. We were able to adopt a great older dog who did not have to be potty trained. I am sure you would be able to find a perfect pet who needs a loving home.
ReplyDeleteYou make a great point! At a rest area with my trek home with my trailer, I parked on the truck and trailer side. Seems a male person had decided they should declare ownership of a certain lane. I pulled into a wet spot, and discovered via the distinctive odor that it was a river of male human pee. Girl humans also tend to pee more discretely.
ReplyDeletethis had me laughing since it sounded like a typical day with Duke
ReplyDeleteMale dogs do tend to tag their turf. If Willard was human you could just send him off with a can of spray-paint.
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