[NAGDU] Wild to pee

[Raven Tolliver]

Restrict his water intake. Not sure if you leave free water available,
but if so, start measuring it if you already don't. So only put 2 cups
in the dish every 4-5 hours. Or scrap the free water idea and only
offer water at certain times like we do at school. Not the most ideal
situation for Ben, but if you find Krokus has no health challenge, it
might just be best for him to have restricted access to water. Some
dogs really do like to drink, and don't know when to stop. It's
atypical in my experience, but *sigh* it happens.

When running him out to relieve, allowing him a long leash might
actually be worth it. With more leash, he has more room to rush, and
might be easier to handle in this instance. Keeping him closer on a
short leash makes it easier for you to trip and stumble if he rushes,
imo. There are other things to do to prevent a dog from pulling, but
the issue is that this is a dog who desperately needs to pee, so no
matter what you do, it's an emergency and he's gotta go, and he'll
keep being a yahoo till he's all emptied out. Be sympathetic to his
circumstance.
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> On January 4, 2016 9:23:48 AM MST, Tracy Carcione via NAGDU
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>Krokus is still drinking quite a bit, and needs to go out every 2-3
>>hours.
>> Often, when I take him out, he is very anxious to make it to his pee
>>spot, and almost drags me over there.  I can deal with it in dry
>>conditions, but, once it gets icy, it's going to be a problem.
>>I have tried speaking to him sharply, and correcting him, which doesn't
>>work well, since he's pulling hard on the leash.
>>Does anyone have an idea how I can get him to not pull so hard to his
>>spot?
>>I guess I could take him even more often, but I don't want to spend all
>>day running the dog out.  Guess it's time to take him back to the vet,
>>who
>>didn't find anything last time.
>>I think he just likes to drink.
>>Tracy and the dipsomaniac