Trouble with my dog

[deborah]

Thank you very much for your email.

I think alot of training and work also helped out,
because a dog always feels better when they have something to do, and I
found that once I expected her to do her obedience work without any
treats
as a reward, she started settling down too... just an odd coincidence
maybe. But now we are working on carting, so she has been fairly
exausted during the day.

Sounds plausible to my ears, but the organisation I would like to train
her by, won't allow us, to go untill she is 4 months old - and she is
that today So next week I'll start. Untill now, I've done my best to
train her, and it she has been ndoing quite allright, she seems very
bright, a quick learner.

My dalmatian is
12, and latley he has been getting Urinary Tract Infections, and he
NEVER
goes in the house. But when he has a medical reason he cannot help it
because it hurts so bad he just has to go. I would not rule out any
medical
problems unless you have already checked it out, because alot of times
that
can be or IS the problem. And it seems more likley because the dog not
only does it while you are gone, but while you are there.

I have already had that checked out and there shouldn't be a problem.
Btw she does not only urinated, but also shit (-sorry don't know the nice
English word for that action )

And another thing, you said you were only gone for 20 min. Well when a
dog
typicly does something, be it destroy something or urinate etc. when
you are
gone, most of the time it will happen within the first 10-30 min. you
are gone.

I've heard that too, but when I had her under 'surveillance' she started
the destroying after 4-5 hours...

If you wouldn't mind explaining the full details of the problem and the
situations, it may make things a WHOLE lot easier to classify a
problem.
Hope I either may have helped, or will be able to help in the future!

Thank you so very much.
I would love to explain the full details, but my English knowlegde is
very limited, so I often find it very hard to explain, I love when I get
emails like this, 'cause then I'll just have to answer questions
You would help me a lot, If you could tell me what I have left out, a lot
to ask, but just give me a clue, and I'll be there.

Again, thank you all very much, for trying to help me out.

Deborah