Dexter is working on becoming a big boy

lmtoth2 · 12-21-2008, 09:48 AM

As you all know, Dex is very white and very fluffy - somehow, that fur picks up dirt very very quickly. We almost always put Dex on a leash for his potty breaks. Otherwise, he goes potty and then starts running around and gets filthy (I'm not up for multiple paw washings in the tub a day).

This past week I started letting him out himself again. I shake the bag of treats and tell him to "go potty" and amazingly he has started to go and then come right back for his treat. A few times he looked distracted and I just shook that treat bag and he refocused. Maybe there's hope yet for him?

Yesterday he was so funny...he went and did his business, did 2 huge doodle 500 laps around the yard and then ran at full speed back into the garage and crashed into our cooler - silly doodle.

Kirby can wander the yard for an hour and come back totally clean...I don't know what it is about that F1B fur!

dgeggis · 12-21-2008, 10:01 AM

It's the white color. It's a known fact that if you wear a white top, you will definately eat something with tomatoe sauce and spill some on your top. Guaranteed!

Remy doesn't have that problem unless he finds something to dig in and then oh boy.

Raleighsmom · 12-21-2008, 10:33 AM

He's like a magnet Leslie!!!

He's a true boy!!!

Altho I wouldn't be laughing if Raleigh was white....

tuffystar · 12-21-2008, 11:57 AM

Well at least you can see the dirt! Black dogs get dirty! The evidence is in my bed! I think I got all the dirt off them and when I go to bed there are little dirt rocks in my bed! I know first MAKE THE BED! Second COVER THE PILLOWS! Or the big one DON'T LET THE DOGS ON THE BED! I am a confirmed softy! So I bought me a whisk broom and brush the dirt off every night! I also wash my bedding a lot! So don't think they don't get dirty, you just can't see the dirt on a darker dog! Also my allergies tell me every night that my dogs need a bath!

**MaxandMe** · 12-21-2008, 01:05 PM

LESLIE come on ...you must be fibbing

the DEXTER at my house stayed NICE and clean
OH wait, that is till you and Jerry came back taking him on a walk to the creek hahaaaaaaaaaaaa
i must find that pic

Kathie..........I have several SPECIAL DOODLE queen to king sized blankets i put on my bed BEFORE inviting max/peanut up.

lmtoth2 · 12-21-2008, 01:22 PM

haha...well I 'm just happy we can let him out himself (for now)...this crappy weather makes me happy to stay in the garage and let him go off himself

blueteal · 12-21-2008, 06:07 PM

I find the cream/white dogs so much easier to clean because at least you can see the dirt............
When Denver comes in from the mud you do not see anything but Ryder shows me just how dirty Denver must be.........
We do not see the dirt on Denver until we put him in the bath to wash it off.........

12-21-2008, 09:48 AM	#1 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	Dexter is working on becoming a big boy As you all know, Dex is very white and very fluffy - somehow, that fur picks up dirt very very quickly. We almost always put Dex on a leash for his potty breaks. Otherwise, he goes potty and then starts running around and gets filthy (I'm not up for multiple paw washings in the tub a day). This past week I started letting him out himself again. I shake the bag of treats and tell him to "go potty" and amazingly he has started to go and then come right back for his treat. A few times he looked distracted and I just shook that treat bag and he refocused. Maybe there's hope yet for him? Yesterday he was so funny...he went and did his business, did 2 huge doodle 500 laps around the yard and then ran at full speed back into the garage and crashed into our cooler - silly doodle. Kirby can wander the yard for an hour and come back totally clean...I don't know what it is about that F1B fur! __________________ Leslie

12-21-2008, 10:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
dgeggis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Carlisle,MA Posts: 398	Re: Dexter is working on becoming a big boy It's the white color. It's a known fact that if you wear a white top, you will definately eat something with tomatoe sauce and spill some on your top. Guaranteed! Remy doesn't have that problem unless he finds something to dig in and then oh boy. __________________ Diane

12-21-2008, 10:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Raleighsmom Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor,Ct Posts: 4,617	Re: Dexter is working on becoming a big boy He's like a magnet Leslie!!! He's a true boy!!! Altho I wouldn't be laughing if Raleigh was white.... __________________ Kathie,Raleigh & Molly! "Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes!" ~ Theophile Gautier

12-21-2008, 11:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
tuffystar Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 2,292	Re: Dexter is working on becoming a big boy Well at least you can see the dirt! Black dogs get dirty! The evidence is in my bed! I think I got all the dirt off them and when I go to bed there are little dirt rocks in my bed! I know first MAKE THE BED! Second COVER THE PILLOWS! Or the big one DON'T LET THE DOGS ON THE BED! I am a confirmed softy! So I bought me a whisk broom and brush the dirt off every night! I also wash my bedding a lot! So don't think they don't get dirty, you just can't see the dirt on a darker dog! Also my allergies tell me every night that my dogs need a bath!

12-21-2008, 01:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
MaxandMe Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, NY Posts: 15,103	Re: Dexter is working on becoming a big boy LESLIE come on ...you must be fibbing the DEXTER at my house stayed NICE and clean OH wait, that is till you and Jerry came back taking him on a walk to the creek hahaaaaaaaaaaaa i must find that pic Kathie..........I have several SPECIAL DOODLE queen to king sized blankets i put on my bed BEFORE inviting max/peanut up. __________________ *Annmarie, Max,& Peanut* "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France uncondtional love: what a dog always does for us and humans strive to do but can we?

12-21-2008, 01:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
lmtoth2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 5,920	Re: Dexter is working on becoming a big boy haha...well I 'm just happy we can let him out himself (for now)...this crappy weather makes me happy to stay in the garage and let him go off himself __________________ Leslie

12-21-2008, 06:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
blueteal Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,334	Re: Dexter is working on becoming a big boy I find the cream/white dogs so much easier to clean because at least you can see the dirt............ When Denver comes in from the mud you do not see anything but Ryder shows me just how dirty Denver must be......... We do not see the dirt on Denver until we put him in the bath to wash it off.........

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