[nagdu] When they gotta GOOOOOOOOOOO!

[Daryl Marie]

Karyn,
Thanks for the advice!  I think I have a decent handle on it - during work I have her more or less on a schedule.  If she gets busy earlier in the morning, then she will need or might want to busy mid-morning. If she gets busy later (i.e. just before we leave for work), she's fine until lunchtime.  Usually later in the afternoon or early evening, she will have to go more frequently, and I am starting to think that is directly related to the fact that we're out and about, switching buses, walking longer, etc.

Daryl and Jenny
----- Original Message -----
From: Karyn & Thane <bcpaws4me at gmail.com>
To: Nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 14:03:08 -0600 (MDT)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] When they gotta GOOOOOOOOOOO!

It can take a while to get used to your dogs habits-- when it needs to go 
based on how much it has ate or drank (and sometimes what it ate also plays 
a roll).
My previous dog was on a medication that made him both have a need for more 
water and as a result more opportunities to busy.
Rather than have urgent *I gotta go* scenarios, I like to watch how much my 
dog drinks and how long it has been since a busy or large amount of water 
was consumed more closely.
I don't work, but up until recently a lot of things (including the process 
to busy my dog) were a lot more challenging for me with my energy level and 
sensitivities.
Some people think I give my dog too much opportunity to busy when I am 
working him. I find a place before shopping for him as well as before any 
long transit ride. If its a shorter ride and he was not busied beforehand, 
then I find somewhere to do so once we get off.
If I were working, I'd probably set times and take my dog just as a pattern 
at certain times. It may not completely eliminate the urgent situations from 
ever occurring but it will greatly diminish them. It may take some tweaking 
to figure the best interval but it sure beats the urgent speed running pace 
walks to find somewhere to go.

Karyn and Thane 


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