Blooming Personalities C/D 30Th November
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Aaahh lovely tale (!) mullein!! He sounds like a right character. I just hope my little spaniel doesn't read this or he'll be trying that one.
Not sure what to tell you but, assuming there's no physical reason that he needs to 'go' during the night I think the tiring him out sounds like a good idea. I expect it takes some doing though. It only takes about 20 mins for my dog to slow down but after a sleep he's raring to go again. Maybe he's just going through an insecure phase - I think that intelligent dogs do that. Or maybe the changing season is confusing him, I know with dogs I've had their timetable seems to go a bit adrift at this time of year. (So does mine!)
Why are you green again btw?
Oh bless him, poor chap.
My dog has back problems too (he's almost 9) but try telling him not to jump on & off the furniture. I can't imagine the house without him, he was a 'reject' who'd been passed from pillar to post so when I was offered him I agreed. I prefer bigger dogs really (my last was a standard poodle, another reject) but after 7 & half years I've got used to tripping over him!
sounds like some of these dogs have trained you all well...LOL
Just a thought mullein3...if you keep him awake all day and he IS exhausted at night, he may have another accident, if he is loosing control like you mentioned, he may not be able to wake up and let you know he has to go, he will go all over himself or the area he is in. just wondering.
Let us know if this works for you....