Dog People: Help With My Older Dog [UPDATE!!!]

[Sea Six]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

Oxford Dictionary of Geography:
ice flow
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The major controls on ice flow are temperature and shear stress. Glen's equation describing the response of ice to stress is:

I = A × z3
where I = strain rate, A = constant depending on temperature, z = shear stress.

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You need to read and understand the context of "ice flow." I refer you to your own link. <stage whisper> it doesn't mean what you think it means </stage whisper>

Here's more on the proper context of "ice floe" vs "ice flow".

floe vs flow : Common Errors in English

[MrPeabody]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

Some good ideas here...but I came up with a solution, I think. What do y'all think of this:

Usually, Chuck either sleeps on the slate tile or an area of the house where there is concrete because we pulled up the floor. My shower is a walk in shower and many nights that's where he sleeps because it's cool and fairly large. I was thinking I would just put a bowl of water in there and put the gate over the doorway and let him stay there during the day if no one's home. There's a skylight over the shower so it's alway lit up, and if he has an accident, the tile is non-porous, so I can just rinse it away.

Thoughts?

That sounds like a great idea. If he drops a deuce in the shower, Sanchez can explain how to dispose of it.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Sea Six

You need to read and understand the context of "ice flow." I refer you to your own link. <stage whisper> it doesn't mean what you think it means </stage whisper>

Here's more on the proper context of "ice floe" vs "ice flow".

floe vs flow : Common Errors in English

You assume I meant the common meaning. Chef lives in the DFW area, a landlocked place if there ever was one. He'd have a hard time doing the traditional ice floe thing, even if he wanted to, based on his geography.


Bill, grasping at straws

[Sea Six]

Originally Posted by bill_daniels

You assume I meant the common meaning. Chef lives in the DFW area, a landlocked place if there ever was one. He'd have a hard time doing the traditional ice floe thing, even if he wanted to, based on his geography.


Bill, grasping at straws

Well, that was a pretty impressive grasp at the proverbial straws. I'll give you a C- based entirely on that effort.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by MrPeabody

That sounds like a great idea. If he drops a deuce in the shower, Sanchez can explain how to dispose of it.

I just pee on the log 'till it disappears down the drain.....is there a better way?

[George Costanza] It all goes to the same place anyway! [George Costanza]

[Aerovette]

Sacrificial throw rugs. Buy on the cheap. Scotchguard and use them to cover the new floor, spot clean, wash, or toss away if they get too soiled. That allows your doggy to still be a part of the family and house and you can move it all into the garage when guests come over. Just a thought.

I had a female GS that lost bladder control. I loved her too much to get rid of her and material things can be repaired or replaced.

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Sacrificial throw rugs.

We did some of this too.

[Me2]

Would he use an automatic doggie door?




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If you've never crated him before, he might be devastated if you started now. But it sounds as tho' that isn't even an option in your mind.

[VatorMan]

Doggy diapers if you're not willing to put down plastic. I think you are asking the impossible if you want to put down new floors and want to let the dog roam as before.

[Iron Chef]

So, Chuck has spent the last few nights in the shower, or when no one's home. Big bowl of water, chew toy.

Last few nights, he was snoozing away. I didn't have to get up once. In the morning I let him out...he went to do his business. I noticed he pee'd in the shower. Hot water on...15 seconds later...we're done. The other day, a bigger "gift." Same deal. Cleaned up with a plastic bag, the rest down the drain.

Floors are high and dry. Chuck's happy. I'm THRILLED!!

[SnikPlosskin]

I keep thinking about this thread and thought I didn't have any answers. But I have arrived t the conclusion that you could probably introduce a crate and he'd love it.

Dogs like enclosed spaces. The key is always give rewards when in the crate. Feed him in there. My dogs LOVE the crate.

As long as its big enough. The tub works well too but he might get hurt in there. Either way, he sits in his pee.

Crate would be more comfortable. When my dogs are sick or some crap(which seems like all the time) I just put old towels in there. They wash right up.

Damn dogs. Sometimes my heart can't take it.

[LilRedCorvette]

Chuck is a cutie-pie and so worth the effort.

[LisaJohn]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

So, Chuck has spent the last few nights in the shower, or when no one's home. Big bowl of water, chew toy.

Last few nights, he was snoozing away. I didn't have to get up once. In the morning I let him out...he went to do his business. I noticed he pee'd in the shower. Hot water on...15 seconds later...we're done. The other day, a bigger "gift." Same deal. Cleaned up with a plastic bag, the rest down the drain.

Floors are high and dry. Chuck's happy. I'm THRILLED!!

Was the bigger "gift" too big to flush?

[BuckyThreadkiller]

Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

I keep thinking about this thread and thought I didn't have any answers. But I have arrived t the conclusion that you could probably introduce a crate and he'd love it.

Dogs like enclosed spaces. The key is always give rewards when in the crate. Feed him in there. My dogs LOVE the crate.

As long as its big enough. The tub works well too but he might get hurt in there. Either way, he sits in his pee.

Crate would be more comfortable. When my dogs are sick or some crap(which seems like all the time) I just put old towels in there. They wash right up.

Damn dogs. Sometimes my heart can't take it.

The thing to understand is that Chef's shower is large enough to house and extended Vietnamese family.

[Iron Chef]

Originally Posted by SnakePlissken

As long as its big enough. The tub works well too but he might get hurt in there. Either way, he sits in his pee.

Let's not make assumptions. He is NOT "sitting in his pee." It's a pretty large shower and there's plenty of room for him to stretch out without running into anything. He gets up and walks just fine, so I think that given what he is used to, this is the best solution.

Originally Posted by LisaJohn

Was the bigger "gift" too big to flush?

You know...I didn't think about it. I was more focused on getting it (and the smell) out of there.

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

The thing to understand is that Chef's shower is large enough to house and extended Vietnamese family.

At least my daughter gets her mani/pedi done for free!

[99 pewtercoupe]

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

The thing to understand is that Chef's shower is large enough to house and extended Vietnamese family.

Never been to IC's place but when we redid our master bath last year, we put in a shower that you could probably have 3-4 people in at the same time (not that we have). It also has a built in seat that a small to medium dog could sit on if it didn't want to be on the floor. We love it

So glad to here this is working out for Chuck. Sounds like an easy to live with solution

[Jay13]

Originally Posted by FasterTraffic

That's a well-trained cat you have there.

Originally Posted by 99 pewtercoupe

We have five cats and the smallest still weighs more than twice that amount. The largest weighs over 4 times that much.

She's a Maltese and adorable. Despite her diminutive size, she doesn't hesitate to "attack" neighbor dogs on her sidewalk. Of course, they just look at her with amusement.

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

So, Chuck has spent the last few nights in the shower, or when no one's home. Big bowl of water, chew toy.

Last few nights, he was snoozing away. I didn't have to get up once. In the morning I let him out...he went to do his business. I noticed he pee'd in the shower. Hot water on...15 seconds later...we're done. The other day, a bigger "gift." Same deal. Cleaned up with a plastic bag, the rest down the drain.

Floors are high and dry. Chuck's happy. I'm THRILLED!!

Lower stress on both of you.

[oyealiz]

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

The thing to understand is that Chef's shower is large enough to house and extended Vietnamese family.

LOL

Yeah, I was going to point out that the shower would hold a bedroom suite as long as you didn't need a king sized bed.

[Truck Guy]

Originally Posted by BuckyThreadkiller

The thing to understand is that Chef's shower is large enough to house and extended Vietnamese family.

So it's 48" x 48", nice!

[onedef92]

Originally Posted by Iron Chef

He's the butt of a lot of jokes, but he's my buddy. When he was a pup, he'd sleep at the top of my pillow. Throughout some of the least fun times in my life, he'd put his head on my lap or lay next to me.

It's the very least I can do.

Bruce makes "his rounds" during the night.

He'll start out in my son's bed, sleep there for a couple hours, then make his way to our bed and spend most of the night there.

By 4 a.m. (after he's copped his morning squat outside) he'll cozy up in my daughter's bed where he sleeps until we leave for the day around 8:30 a.m.

Then he goes down to the basement to play, sleep, and get into his usual brand of mischief until we get home.

It sure doesn't take long for them to capture your heart. Already we're dreading the first week in April when he's scheduled to get neutered and has to spend the night away from us at the vet for the first time.

I've said it before, but I'm convinced there's no greater source of unconditional love on earth than the canine. They are truly creatures after God's own heart....