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"Every dog I’ve ever know was very good about knowing not to relieve itself in its own building, but considered every other building fair play" That's absolute
by giantg2 3y ago
"Every dog I’ve ever know was very good about knowing not to relieve itself in its own building, but considered every other building fair play"
That's absolutely wild. Every dog I've known, except for a few with issues, seems to know not to relieve themselves in any building if they know not to relieve themselves in their own building. No specialized training, just regular house training.
- silverquiet 3y agoYeah, I had the same thought - clearly dogs understand the concept of inside/outside which is interesting on its own (I've read that they "din" animals which means it is somewhat instinctual). The only dogs I've ever had were found street dogs and I also never had to housebreak them.
- bryanlarsen 3y agoDo you mean "den animals"? That they instinctually know not to urinate in their den? That makes sense -- pigs instinctually urinate on one side of their pen so I'm sure other animals have similar instincts. Perhaps a hardware store is too big and too non-den like that some dogs don't consider it a den.
- giantg2 3y agoI haven't had trouble in stores either though. I've noticed they like to eliminate on grass or grass-like stuff. It's actually hard to get my dog to go on concrete. Also if she gets sick in the house, it's always on the carpet and not on the hard flooring surfaces.