For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for May 07, 2024

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    9thCapricorn  7 months ago

    Oh Elly. You’re being ridiculous and rigid. Edgar did communicate his need and scratching the door is his preferred method. Accept it and move on. Urinating on the floor is him making his point. And don’t you dare make Liz or April clean it up

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    LookingGlass Premium Member 7 months ago

    Here’s your …..sign!!

    (With thanks to Bill Engvall)

    :-)

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    Asharah  7 months ago

    The dogs training you Elly!

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    snsurone76  7 months ago

    You asked for it, Elly! Now, maybe, you’ll leave him alone.

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    amethyst52 Premium Member 7 months ago

    We taught our dogs to touch a little bell hanging on the doorknob.

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    Partyalldatyme  7 months ago

    Our dog door and invisible fence were among the best purchases I ever made. No more getting up at 3am because a dog is whining to be let out. It’s so satisfying to hear the “click-click” of the door closing behind him.

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    howtheduck  7 months ago

    Clear liquid. I guess Edgar was sitting on some ice cubes that melted under his body.

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    Coopersdad  7 months ago

    My dog, Cooper stands in front of the TV and whines or if no one pays attention…..flaps his ears. Has never made a mess in the house.

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    drbee  7 months ago

    Well, she got her wish.

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    DorothyGlenn Premium Member 7 months ago

    I like the bell rope hanging from the door knob. They learn that fairly fast.

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    Enter.Name.Here  7 months ago

    You don’t instruct them to tell you things. He has no idea what you are saying.

    Instead you have to learn their body and behavior language over time as they learn yours, and in time you will both be in sync. One must learn to read the signals first. Don’t rush it.

    Dogs talk to us all of the time. Just not verbally.

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    French Persons Premium Member 7 months ago

    This is where you rub his nose in it.

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    Pogostiks Premium Member 7 months ago

    Something about bathroom “business” makes women want to control everything! It just HAS to be on their terms…(I’m thinking of the toilet seat wars – the day I first heard about that was the day I began to re-think my support for “Feminism”)

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    Watchdog  7 months ago

    Smart dog, dumb humans

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    JohnTheFoole  7 months ago

    Well, there ya go!

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    SquidGamerGal  7 months ago

    Well… you’ve asked for it!

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    BJDucer  7 months ago

    This certainly is one of those cases where one can say “Be careful for what you ask for. . . .”

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    goboboyd  7 months ago

    Careful what you wish for. Or, how you phrase it.

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    boydjb47  7 months ago

    This country has gone to the dogs. Young couples have dogs instead of children.

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    birkemeyerjulie  7 months ago

    It’s Ellys fault here.

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    lagoulou  7 months ago

    Hope that Noem b… doesn’t get a hold of him…game over Edgar!

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    ctolson  7 months ago

    Time for Elizabeth to make a quick exit.

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    ladykat  7 months ago

    Well, that’s another way he let you know, Ellie!

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    CultofFarley  7 months ago

    Ooga Farley

    Booga Farley

    Googa Farley

    Wooga Farley

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    g04922  7 months ago

    A guy can only hold it for so long – no matter how young.

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    lisaegray  7 months ago

    My daughter would go berserk if he scratched the door! It would ruin the door! There is nothing wrong with getting him to bark that he wants out! If he was a GSD he would have had it in no time!

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    yoey1957  7 months ago

    We don’t have pets of our own but do dog and cat sitting for others whever they need to leave thier pets behind. Most everyone drops off toys, food bowls, beds, etc. The most commen item is a string of bells that hang on the door knob that both cats and dogs have been taught to use when they want out. When they come back in from doing their business, treats! So yeah, training goes both ways.

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    pheets  7 months ago

    Oh Elly. Poor pup WAS trying to tell you that he needed out. Animals almost always will signal first, and because we humans don’t always get the memo, THEN they bark/scratch/pace/whine/pee on the floor if you STILL don’t get it.

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    paranormal  7 months ago

    He found a way…

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    Jogger2  7 months ago

    Good heavens! How large a bladder does Edgar have?

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    John Jorgensen  7 months ago

    He barked when it really counted a few weeks ago, but outside of emergencies he prefers nonverbal communication. I wish Elly understood how lucky she is to have a dog like that. Usually it’s very hard to train them not to bark.

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    thedogesl Premium Member 7 months ago

    Be careful what you ask for.

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    CoreyTaylor1  7 months ago

    Like everyone else, Cru-Elly, Edgar doesn’t care what YOU want!

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    planostanton  7 months ago

    Mission accomplished.

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    bookworm0812  7 months ago

    Dang, what did that dog have to drink? Lake Erie? That’s quite a puddle!

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    eced52  7 months ago

    How about that, Elle. Does that work?

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    namelocdet  7 months ago

    Ok Elly. Grab a mop.

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    lindz.coop Premium Member 7 months ago

    That went well…

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    fourteenpeeves  7 months ago

    As the old saying goes…be careful what you wish for

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    vick53  7 months ago

    We eventually gave up trying to teach my daughter’s Jack Russel to bark when she needed to go out. SHE taught US by sitting in front of the tv and staring at us and then looking at the door. Dumb people. Smart dog.

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