lyndon baines

Well, I found out today that the new ruff wear harness has its disadvantages.  The rear strap goes right over Lyndon’s little peepee.  At first I didn’t think that it would be any problem, I figured that when I let him out to go potty that I would just unclip the back strap so that it didn’t interfere with his business.  Unfortunately, Lyndon has a nasty habit of leg lifting in the house when nobody is looking.  He doesn’t have to worry about lifting the leg now, but he still thinks accidents in the house aren’t that big a deal.  So when I came home today and unclipped the back strap of his harness, it was soaking wet and stunk.  I was able to wash the pee out of the strap, but I’m sure that it was uncomfortable for Lyn during the day.  I’m hoping that maybe this experience will discourage him from trying to sneak a pee in the house any more.  Sweet little brat is very smart… if only he’d use his powers for good instead of evil. 

Other than that little chink in the armor, the harness has been working really well for Lyn.  He can go down stairs by himself, but he’s not confident yet yo go up.  If you go to the top of the stairs with a treat he’ll go up them with not a moments hesitation, but without a treat he just stands at the bottom and cries.  However, if I hold the harness while he’s going up, he feels safe and will go on up the stairs.  It seems to be comfortable to him, as well.  He hasn’t objected to it the way he objected to the cone, boxer shorts, sweater and occasional Halloween costumes.  I think that it is also keeping him warmer than he would have been without it, which is good for winter, but we’ll have to see what happens in the summer.  For now though, we’re happy.