Routine pooping
We’re trying to get everyone’s routines in sync right now, it’s been a bit of a messy week 
Brutus needs to go out three times in a day. First thing in the morning, as soon as we get home, and and just before bed time.
Buddy however, hasn’t got the capacity at 4 months old to hold on all day, especially considering he gets fed twice (morning and evening), and Brutus only one (evening).
So, it’s been a balancing act, but I think we’re getting a handle on it.
He needs to go within 4 hours or so of a feed, so when we feed him in the morning, we need to come home at lunch to take them out. Same deal in the evening, he needs to go out as soon as we get home, then feed him, then take him out a bit later, and again before bed.
Days we haven’t made it home at lunch (company meetings run over lunch, as did some training last week), we’ve come home to a messy puppy cage.
Training him to go out is fun. Whenever he goes while outside he gets a lot of fuss and a treat of some sort, he thinks it’s great, and now sits at my feet for a bit, hoping for a treat, before working out he needs to earn it first.
Pugs are pretty intelligent, so he should be getting there, but they are also stubborn, so if he decides he doesn’t want to, it could get interesting 
Fortunately, he can handle all night with no mess, so he’s been in bed this last few days, which has made for an interesting puppy pile in bed!
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We used to have dogs that were trained to ring a bell when they needed to go out. After a while, the cat figured out that it too could get the humans to open the door at the ring of the bell. After a few too many late night rings, the bell was removed.
I believe that dogs are angels, sent here to bless us in so many ways: they comfort the lonely or stressed or ill, actually improving our health; now they non-invasively find cancer; they lead the blind, hear for the deaf, help people with debilitating illness such as MS remain independent, help police apprehend criminals; they have stood by and protected our soldiers during war; they protect our homes, alerting us to danger from break-ins, fire, or anything that threatens us. Most of all, they love us. Animals are innocent creatures that bless our lives in so many ways - and look how some of us treat them. Visit ASPCA.com and look at their action alerts - do what you can to help animals everywhere that depend on those of us who love them. Good luck and happiness with your beautiful pug. —Ann
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