You should probably know by now, but in case you don’t….. I love animals.  I am a mother of 7 kids…. two 2-legged and five 4-legged.  I have talked about each of my kids and you know how much they mean to me.  All of our dogs came from either a dump site or the shelter.  My spaniels were abused by their previous owners and they hold a very special place in my heart.

Working with the abused animals, I know that structure and loving care is the perfect remedy to their mental state.  Our recent rescue, Fred, is a much older dog and has made great strides to overcome his bad potty habits.  You must understand…. he was in an environment that gave him no choice but to potty where ever he was standing.  We are lucky.  Fred is a quick learner and wants to please.  Every once in a while he may have an accident and we are careful as to how we handle the situation.  We don’t want to sound abusive but we tell him “bad dog” in a firm loving way.  Seems to work thus far……

Here recently, though, I have found a wet spot in our hall.  I have continually called Fred over and scolded.  He would give me the oddest blank look.  Every day I would clean it up just to find that it had happened again.  After about a week, I was doing the old putting his face down to it and telling him “No.”  Again with the odd look……  Two weeks had passed and it was still happening….. but the amount had increased.  I was getting upset and frustrated.  He wasn’t learning his lesson.  I felt I had no choice but to rub his nose in it……again, he looked at me like I had lost my mind.  I was at my wits end…..I cleaned up the mess only to find an hour later it was soaked again…….UGH!!!

Until……I was going to replace the AC filter.  I pulled open the vent….which by the way was next to the Fred’s favorite “wet spot.”  I discovered the AC was leaking water and it was pooling in the hall.  OH!  I felt horrible!!!  Here I have been scolding this precious babe for 2 WEEKS!!  No wonder he was giving me the strange look!!!!  Needless to say, he’s going to be spoiled for 2 Weeks!!!!

God Bless…….

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