Norah is pretty much house trained now. She will go to the bathroom on command outside, even on her short leash. She also doesn't try to go indoors anymore. I'm sure she'll have an accident here or there but for the most part it looks like the work is done. I can't believe someone gave up this dog because "she wouldn't go potty on a leash" (yup, that was one of the stated reasons why she ended up at the rescue agency).
Since Norah seems to be MUCH calmer in her kennel when left home alone, I no longer leave her in the kitchen - I think she likes the way the kennel is like her den (she sleeps in it at night as well). I of course wanted to leave some water in there for her though so I put a bowl of water in it today and when I came back she had tipped the bowl over and was having a great time splashing around in it. She looked at me with her "look what I did!" face when I came home. So, today I went out to PetSmart and got a kennel water thing... it is basically like a gigantic hamster water bottle (see the picture)
Gigantic hamster water bottle
Anyway, to make a long rambling story short-ish: Norah now poops outside and drinks water like a gigantic hamster.
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