SHAME ON MISSY

A few months ago I wrote a post https://selimaandthemerfolk.wordpress.com/2013/06/24/theres-something-about-missy/ expressing love for my dog Missy. I’ve had her for over four years, and she is a joy … most of the time.

Missy has full access to my house except for my bedroom. Although she is a very energetic dog, she doesn’t interfere with my stuff except for socks. She is a sock bandit. If I dare leave socks in my sneakers, she buries them under the mango tree.

On Sunday, I noticed that my first bedroom smelt pungent of dog odor. I was too lazy to mop, so I postponed it for later. Big mistake. What I smelt was actually dog urine. Missy peed on my mattress.

I keep a spare mattress in the front bedroom. I should have thrown it out early this year, when I bought a new one to replace it. I kept it so that I could throw it on the living room floor to sleep or watch TV (the new one is really heavy). Ever since I was a child, I liked sleeping on the living room floor. It was like camping to us kids. Now that I am an adult, I sleep in the living room almost as much as I sleep on my bed.

How do I discipline Missy for something like that? I won’t hit a dog, and I’d feel really stupid quarreling with her, after the fact.

Should I count this incident as isolated? She has not peed in the house for years.

What if she does it again? I can’t let her pee anywhere she pleases.

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kiel says:

Hmm, this is usually a new puppy behaviour, maybe she’s trying o get attention when an adult dog does that. Well don’t feel bad quarreling, because they understand the masters language very well. I disciplined my pup Bentley recently on pooping on the living room area, by giving him light but firm strokes (3 is enough) and he no longer does it.

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September 12, 2013 at 11:02 am
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- selimaandthemerfolk says:
  
  Sorry I can’t bring myself to hit a dog. But maybe you are right, maybe she wants some attention.
  
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  September 12, 2013 at 11:05 am
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giselle says:

Lol missy behaving bad, check and see what else she leave for you

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September 12, 2013 at 11:09 am
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Genielle says:

Ooops! Kinda funny though;)

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September 12, 2013 at 12:44 pm
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Bongo says:

It looks like Missy is really good at mischief. She should join our Monday Mischief Blog Hop.

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September 14, 2013 at 12:29 am
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- selimaandthemerfolk says:
  
  I’ll check it out. Thanks.
  
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  September 14, 2013 at 10:37 am
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Nygeva says:

This was hilarious…good one. Even dogs make mistake sometimes

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September 16, 2013 at 2:44 pm
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Allison says:

Has the behavior occurred again? It could have been an attempt by Missy to get attention, but it could also have been a sign of something wrong.

When our foster dog wet our bed, something he normally doesn’t do, it ended up being a sign he was sick. Same thing for when our first cat started to defecate outside of her litter box.

Misbehavior by pets is often a way of telling their humans something. Problem is, trying to figure out what they’re trying to communicate. 🙂

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May 5, 2014 at 9:43 pm
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- Selima and the Merfolk says:
  
  Missy is great, better than I am. I should have put her outside in time to do her business 🙂
  
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  May 5, 2014 at 10:08 pm
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