I'm dog sitting for a week and any advice is welcome.

Swede

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Mon Nov-28-05 11:12 AM
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I'm dog sitting for a week and any advice is welcome.

Teddy is an 11 month old Shitshu,the owner left me with some dried up food in a box that doesn't say what it is. Ted isn't exactly chowing down.
Also I took him for a walk in the park and he didn't do his "business". When I got him home he quickly peed on the rug. Any helpful suggestions?

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kick-ass-bob

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Mon Nov-28-05 11:17 AM
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1. can you hook him outside somewhere for a while?

you might want to give him some space for a bit - he doesn't seem to like that you are there.

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Swede

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Mon Nov-28-05 11:26 AM
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2. I can try that,maybe he's shy.

I never thought of that,we never met til yesterday.

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AllegroRondo

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Mon Nov-28-05 11:32 AM
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3. Just leave the food out, he'll eat when he's hungry

some dogs are just like that.

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Bunny

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Mon Nov-28-05 12:07 PM
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4. Dogs are funny that way. They don't do well when their routine

is disrupted. Case in point: I have two dogs, a big Golden Retriever and a tiny little Pug. Because of holiday travel plans, I left the Golden with my ex-SO. She's been at his place since last Wednesday, and I'll pick her up today. Anyway, since then, my little Pug has been on a hunger strike of sorts because she is upset that the Golden is away. She hasn't eaten more than a few bites of food here and there for almost a week now! I'm looking forward to getting the Golden home tonight, so the Pug can finally eat.

I have no wise words, just give it a little time and see what happens.

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