Heartless Tom, You can't teach an old dog..., as the saying goes. This problem is way too old to fix with the dog. My experience is that if she had cats and they left a scent that the dog followed, a new dog...well, the circle will be unbroken. De-scent the leg after the dog moves on and TRAIN the next pet! Good luck Christina! Myrna, a no-hoper, Rybczyk From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of tom Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 7:53 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Grand piano and dog Time for a new dog? Tom -Heartless this morning-- Driscoll Subject: [pianotech] Grand piano and dog A customer has a problem with her male dog lifting his leg on the grand leg of the piano. She has tried scolding the dog and squirting his face with a special perfume to deter him but she has not been able to change the dog's behavior. The dog is 11 years old and this has been going on for several yeras. She has diaper pads next to the piano leg to protect the floor. Moving the piano to another location in the living room is not an option. The previous residents had cats and the customer thinks the cats used the same area as a litter box -- maybe the dog is attracted by lingering odors. I suggested wrapping the legs in plastic wrap or cellophane, but the result would be a puddle next to the leg. Blocking the dog from the living room would be difficult. She told me she walks the dog several times a day. Moving the piano to another location in the living room is not possible. Are there any suggestions? Thank you! Sincerely, Christina Sebelius Internal Virus Database is out of date. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.233 / Virus Database: 270.10.15/1921 - Release Date: 01/28/09 06:37:00 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090208/a6ec258c/attachment.html>
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