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  • baddog
    So Fucking Banned
    • Apr 2001
    • 107089
    #1

    How can I teach my dog to wipe his feet first?

    I love my tile and hardwood floors, and I love my dog, but when it rains, and I let him in the house he tracks his wet paws all over the place. The maids just came yesterday, so it isn't like they will be back soon.

    Anyone have any luck teaching their dog to wipe their paws before coming inside?
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    • beemk
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      • Jan 2002
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      #2
      i stop my dog at the door and get him to sit then wipe them off with a rag
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        • Sosa
          In Tushy Land
          • Oct 2002
          • 40149
          #3
          right now we just have dirt all around our house since it was finished this last fall and not enough time to put in sprinklers/sod/fence so whenever it snows/rains it is terrible. We have a darking wood floor and it shows up like crazy. paw prints everywhere. Only way we can get it clean is hands and knees with just water and towels. Sucks because almost all the main floor is this wood flooring.

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            • baddog
              So Fucking Banned
              • Apr 2001
              • 107089
              #4
              Originally posted by beemk
              i stop my dog at the door and get him to sit then wipe them off with a rag
              Hmmm, not a bad idea. Maybe I can market a dog shamy

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                • baddog
                  So Fucking Banned
                  • Apr 2001
                  • 107089
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Sosa
                  Only way we can get it clean is hands and knees with just water and towels.
                  At least you have a wife to do that stuff for you.

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                    • tony299
                      lurker
                      • Aug 2002
                      • 57021
                      #6
                      if you go to your local pet super store , they should have mats for this.

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                        • L-Pink
                          working on my tan
                          • Mar 2005
                          • 39151
                          #7
                          I put beach towels near the door and just taught her to stay ... works great when the whole dog is wet also.

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                            • WarChild
                              Let slip the dogs of war.
                              • Jan 2003
                              • 17263
                              #8
                              You can't really teach a dog to wipe it's feet, because it's not self aware enough to understand it's feet are dirty. You might be able to train it through repition to do it habiturally everytime it say, crosses a specific mat left at the door.
                              .

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                                • baddog
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Apr 2001
                                  • 107089
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by L-Pink
                                  I put beach towels near the door and just taught her to stay ... works great when the whole dog is wet also.
                                  "Stay" is a command he hasn't quite grasped yet. Everything is so damn exciting in his life that it is a task just to get him to hop in one spot.

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                                    • scottybuzz
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                                      • May 2006
                                      • 14799
                                      #10
                                      what i have is an old towel by the door and each time i let him in, i put the towel on the floor and let him walk on it .

                                      that gets rid of nearly all the surplus and if its really rainy ill just rub his paws with the towel. simple stuff really, but saves alot of hassle if i have to clean the floors.
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                                        • baddog
                                          So Fucking Banned
                                          • Apr 2001
                                          • 107089
                                          #11
                                          I will have to get a long bath mat or something . . .

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                                            • Tempest
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • May 2004
                                              • 10217
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by beemk
                                              i stop my dog at the door and get him to sit then wipe them off with a rag
                                              I do the same thing.. I'm also teaching my dog to "shake himself off" before we come in the house.

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                                                • beemk
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                                                  • Jan 2002
                                                  • 20829
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Sosa
                                                  right now we just have dirt all around our house since it was finished this last fall and not enough time to put in sprinklers/sod/fence so whenever it snows/rains it is terrible. We have a darking wood floor and it shows up like crazy. paw prints everywhere. Only way we can get it clean is hands and knees with just water and towels. Sucks because almost all the main floor is this wood flooring.
                                                  hands and knees to clean the floor? you need one of these. my house is all hardwood and tile, its a life saver for me.

                                                  http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13649880
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                                                    • Sosa
                                                      In Tushy Land
                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                      • 40149
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by baddog
                                                      At least you have a wife to do that stuff for you.
                                                      Haha yeah, but I'm so nice I usually help out.

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                                                        • Sosa
                                                          In Tushy Land
                                                          • Oct 2002
                                                          • 40149
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by beemk
                                                          hands and knees to clean the floor? you need one of these. my house is all hardwood and tile, its a life saver for me.

                                                          http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=13649880
                                                          I'll have to look into that one. We have tried all sorts of things and nothing keeps it clean from the dog prints. 5 minutes after we clean it, wherever he walks you see the prints lol. Just a pain in the ass to clean it.

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                                                            • Marleys88
                                                              Confirmed User
                                                              • Jan 2007
                                                              • 153
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by WarChild
                                                              You can't really teach a dog to wipe it's feet, because it's not self aware enough to understand it's feet are dirty. You might be able to train it through repition to do it habiturally everytime it say, crosses a specific mat left at the door.
                                                              thank you.
                                                              Last edited by Marleys88; 02-22-2007, 08:46 PM.

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                                                                • tony299
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                                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                                  • 57021
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by baddog
                                                                  "Stay" is a command he hasn't quite grasped yet. Everything is so damn exciting in his life that it is a task just to get him to hop in one spot.
                                                                  Isnt that one of the wonderful things about dogs Want to teach get Hot dogs chop them up little pieces. Put a leash on him, tell him to stay, your tone even. If he stays for two second praise and give a treat. Then work a little with him everyday, alittle more time. Thats the way I learned at doggie school I took moo moo too and it works. Also practice sitting on him, what that means your watching tv or working on the computer, put a leash on him and just give him a enough leash to sit or laydown. This will teach him to mellow out and is helpful if your have non dog people visiting.

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                                                                    • spacedog
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                                                                      • Nov 2001
                                                                      • 14149
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Buy him a pair of Doggie Boots then you just meet him at the door to take his boots off before he walks around.

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                                                                        • Virago
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                                                                          • Jun 2006
                                                                          • 111
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by baddog
                                                                          "Stay" is a command he hasn't quite grasped yet. Everything is so damn exciting in his life that it is a task just to get him to hop in one spot.
                                                                          if he can't manage "stay", "wipe your feet before entering the interior of the house" might be a bit much.



                                                                          that "sit" & you wipe thing might be the ticket

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                                                                            • Marleys88
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                                                                              • Jan 2007
                                                                              • 153
                                                                              #20
                                                                              watch "The Dog Whisper"
                                                                              lol my ex loves that shit

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                                                                                • PussyTeenies
                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                                  • 6496
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  we learned the dog to do it this way

                                                                                  pick up one of the paws
                                                                                  move it over the doormat. say wipe
                                                                                  repeat repeat repeat and reward with voice and treats

                                                                                  next repeat and also use a 2nd paw after that
                                                                                  repeat etc
                                                                                  untill you 've done all 4 of them
                                                                                  after a while the dog will pick up the trick and the fun of the rewards

                                                                                  (must say we have a border collie :D )
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                                                                                    • aico
                                                                                      Moo Moo Cow
                                                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                                                      • 14748
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      teach him to dig (seen that)
                                                                                      Then when you say "dig" have him stand on a doormat.

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                                                                                        • spunkmaster
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                                                                                          • Jan 2004
                                                                                          • 2052
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          My wife sewed three towels together and when the dog goes out she puts the towels down so it's like a runway.

                                                                                          When the dog comes in he runs the length of the towls and his feet get clean !

                                                                                          We just roll the towls up each time he comes in and put it by the door

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                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                              • 107089
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by aico
                                                                                              teach him to dig (seen that)
                                                                                              Then when you say "dig" have him stand on a doormat.


                                                                                              You may be onto something there

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                                                                                                • baddog
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                                                                                                  • Apr 2001
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                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by spunkmaster
                                                                                                  My wife sewed three towels together and when the dog goes out she puts the towels down so it's like a runway.

                                                                                                  When the dog comes in he runs the length of the towls and his feet get clean !

                                                                                                  We just roll the towls up each time he comes in and put it by the door
                                                                                                  good idea . . . can I borrow her for a while?

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                                                                                                    • TG Rebecca
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                                                                                                      • Aug 2006
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                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      good luck! i've got the same problem here with all four fo my dogs.

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                                                                                                        • shekinah
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                                                                                                          • May 2006
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                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          When we had a dog, I never let him out of the house when raining, so I didn't clean his mess

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                                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                              • Apr 2001
                                                                                                              • 107089
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by shekinah
                                                                                                              When we had a dog, I never let him out of the house when raining, so I didn't clean his mess
                                                                                                              you must have had a small dog

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                                                                                                                • munki
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                                                                                                                  • Dec 2004
                                                                                                                  • 13393
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  We taught Gigi to roll over on mat we have... keeps her clean after the morning walks and her lake swim...

                                                                                                                  “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

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                                                                                                                    • ArkansasDave
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                                                                                                                      • Jan 2002
                                                                                                                      • 2148
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Get removable feet for him and just put dirty ones aside and put then the clean feet on upoun entry.
                                                                                                                      No seriously, thats a tuffy, I've never heard of someone training their dog to wipe their feet.
                                                                                                                      Good luck on this man!
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                                                                                                                        • Kimo
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                                                                                                                          • Jan 2006
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                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          this is a job for the dog whisperer
                                                                                                                          ...

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                                                                                                                            • baddog
                                                                                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                              • Apr 2001
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                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by munki
                                                                                                                              We taught Gigi to roll over on mat we have... keeps her clean after the morning walks and her lake swim...
                                                                                                                              I think I need to develop a static mat of sorts that will allow a dog to roll over and clean themselves. Kind of like a lint brush.

                                                                                                                              Hey, I have a question for you.

                                                                                                                              I was talking to this chick the other day that said when you let your dog swim in the ocean you should give them a half hour before putting them in the car for the ride home as the salt water gives them explosive diarrhea.

                                                                                                                              You experience this phenomenon with Gigi?

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                                                                                                                                • munki
                                                                                                                                  Do Fun Shit.
                                                                                                                                  • Dec 2004
                                                                                                                                  • 13393
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by baddog
                                                                                                                                  I think I need to develop a static mat of sorts that will allow a dog to roll over and clean themselves. Kind of like a lint brush.

                                                                                                                                  Hey, I have a question for you.

                                                                                                                                  I was talking to this chick the other day that said when you let your dog swim in the ocean you should give them a half hour before putting them in the car for the ride home as the salt water gives them explosive diarrhea.

                                                                                                                                  You experience this phenomenon with Gigi?
                                                                                                                                  As of yet... she has been diarrhea free post ocean... I think it depends on how much your dog drinks while out swimming...

                                                                                                                                  Gigi like most dogs avoids lapping up the salt water like the plague...

                                                                                                                                  Italian food on the other hand... which she has learned to ninja from us... that's a different story...

                                                                                                                                  “I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.” -Oscar Wilde

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