how to kill flies

[mirela]

my pup still occasionally does her business in the house, although, i tried to clean the floor as soon as possible, still draw few flies into the house, how can i get rid of them? any spray recommended? thanks

[Postdog]

Raid - it's the best one I found. Zap them direct and within minutes they're dying and buzzing like crazy.

[mirela]

cheers, i will do a quick shopping before i start work then, can i find it from sainsburys?x

[Goofy]

raid is available from most supermarkets - and i agree it is excellent.
You can buy deodisers (I think that is what they are called) to get rid of the smell of your pets 'mess'. Well worth it, as if your puppy can't smell where she has been before it is easier to discourage her.

[alfieblue]

Good idea Goofy - many sprays on the market - not bad price but will eliminate smells from little accidents. Helps to keep smells at bay plus cleans and deods and hopefully flies will go else where.And wee pup will rather go outside rather than in. I admit, flies are a nuisance at the mo, particularly in this warm weather, but this info should help. :o)

[mirela]

thanks guys, didnt manage to go supermarket before work, have to bear thos flies tonite, will do tommorrow. my pup stil does her business in the house :(( i will give those spray ago, so they wont do any harm to the dog then?xx

[alfieblue]

no mirela - they won't harm pup at all. The are excell and just stop pup from going on the same spot.

I know many people who have used them, particularly when pups were small wee things and accidents happened!

Is pup alone at all? Are you able to take pup for good walk in the morning so pup can do its business (if you are away thru the day)? Just a wee thought. I know its hard but perserverence pays off in the end. I'm sure it will all work out for you and pup - keep us posted - :o) xxx

[alfieblue]

Ps: if supermarkets don't stock it then pet shops will - do you have one near you? Def worth investing in to help you n pup xx

[squarebear]

I find the best way to keep flies out of the kitchen is to place a large lump of horse manure in the living room.

[mirela]

i do all late **** this week, so i let her out to garden in early morning, then took her down to the field about 11ish, do quite intensive excerise, i running around with her too!! play fecth game for at least half hour, she normally shattered in the end.... she does her business most time when we out, but sometimes doesnt.
if i work early, dogsitter come around 11ish, but i been told she did mess already sometimes, and each time when i back home, about 3 hours after the dogsitting, i always can see her mess in the house too!
if she is alone up to 3 or 4 hours, she will do her business in the house. im not sure is it normally? how often aldut dogs go to toilet per day? my pup is opver 9 month now.

[gravitation]

fold a peice of paper up small. get a rubber band and flick it at the fly. this will often knock the fly to the ground. while it is motionless get your puppy to own it

[mirela]

thanks for above, i will let my pup's carzy dad to do that job then.

[madsteve]

I know this is not really what you are after but a good substitue is a srpay wax furniture polish, spray the fly and slow but sure the wings start to stick and they can't fly then get your little pup to take ownership

[whiffy]

Another way is to wait until they land on a rotten apple, then you can stun them with a wooden spoon and guillotine them humanely.

[alfieblue]

May be worth checking her diet although having said that - is it possible for dogsitter to take her for a little walk and runabout as well? Or after dog sitter has been, take pup out for another run yourself - before pup does the business in the house.When you are on early shift are you able to take pup out very early to do her business? Perhaps pup gets confused with the hours you work - its only a wee suggestion - I would try anything cos you really don't want pup to be going in your house on and off. Try different things - different walks, perhaps set hours, - anything really, then hopefully all will be well with pup and you xxx

[mirela]

yeah, thanks for the advice alfie, if im at home, leila always shows me she wants to go toilet and very rare does mess in the house. so i feel she just couldnt hold it for longer than 3 hours till i back home.
im thinking to push myself harder as well, so doesnt matter i do early or late shift, i will try to get up same early and fixed time for the early walk and late walk. sometimes just feel like a single mum lol well, not that bad, but when u have to do everything-work,housdework,shopping, dog etc. by yourslef, do have to push yourself a bit harder.... err,

[alfieblue]

I know what you mean hun! Been there myself. I'm sure you will be fine. And wee pup will enjoy your extra company , make the most of the light mornings and light evenings - you and pup will be ok. She may be stressed out also when you are at work - hence the wee messes. Just keep praising her when she does her business outside, she will soon get the message.Plus the spray will help. Hopefully poops in the house will no longer be an issue and flies should disappear. You def have to address the dogs toileting first tho, else pup will think its ok to go in house and the flies will keep on coming!!!! Best wishes to you, I'm just off to burn some lasagne!!! Lol!!! Keep us posted. xxxx

[jules77]

What are you feeding her on, how often and when in relation to her exercise. A 9 month old puppy should be able to hold itself longer.

I have always had mine fully house trained day and night within two weeks, and certainly by 12 weeks of age. If its bad weather, they can 'hold' themselves from early morning until tea time if necessary.

[gelda]

Mirela are you sure the dog sitter is doing what she should do and letting the dog out, do you know her well enough to trust her to do this? for all you know she might be just popping in to see if the dog is okay and then leaving. A friend of mine had this problem with a dog sitter once, she went to work but didn't feel well so came home to find no dog sitter, she had left 3 hours before she should have done, my friend didn't say anything but took the next day off from work but left at her usual time came back an hour later and the dog sitter had gone again. I'm only saying this because her dog had started messing in the house while the dog sitter was supposed to be there, in fact she nearly took the dog to the vet thinking there was something wrong with her. If you know and trust the dog sitter that's okay but if you don't it would be a good idea to give a couple of checks on her.

[lajohn]

i think gelda is right about the sitter not letting the do out. why don't you stake out the sitter and see if she's does take the dog out.

[mirela]

hi gelda, yeah , i quite trust this dogsitter, they are very reliable, and every time when i back home, i can see our posts been picked up from floor and put oneside by them, they always clean mess did by leila as well, so they definately been. think we havnt done housetraining properly, i have no any knowledge about dog by that time we got leila. i took her out to garden quite often, so she must use to go toilet often as well, which means she could not hold it for long time.
i took alfie's advice now, first thing in the early morning is taking her out for walk to let her used to go toilet outside the house and garden. also if possible give her more excersie during the day, take her out again evening. i move her treats to coservatory as well, to remind me to reward her when she went to wee in the garden. i think i just have to back house trainning.