In continuing to analyze Poe’s incontinence problem, there is one interesting observation I have made: There is something about the male voice, or just the male appearance in general, that particularly intimidates Poe. Dave especially seems to be able to elicit Poe's urinary reflex. This is peculiar given that he is her biggest advocate and has very little to do with training her.
The following is a perfect example of him trying to get her to go for a quick van ride:
First, he calls her. “Come on, Poe. Let’s go for a ride!” She pees.
He's wiping it up, naively thinking the worst is over (I mean, how much urine can one dog’s bladder contain?), and calls her again.
From my position on the bed upstairs, I then hear:
"Poe, come on. Let's go, come on....OH, GEE WIZZ...Come on, Poe. Come on. Don't cha wanna go for a ride? Come on...OH, GEE WIZZ. Come on, girl, let’s go for a ride. That’s it!...OH, GEE WIZZ, each of the gee wizzes preceded by Poe letting forth a seemingly endless fountain of pee as she makes her journey from the upstairs to the downstairs.
To give Poe the benefit of the doubt, wizz is a euphemism for pee, so perhaps she was just following commands.
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