When we took in our first male foster we were asked "do you have some belly bands?". My response was "what the heck are you talking about?" A belly band is the best thing ever invented and has saved a lot of furniture from male foster boys coming into a new setting. Lots of these boys are stressed out and often not neutered which can lead to "leg lifting" in the house. The belly bad wraps around their waste and cover the penis so when the dog lifts his leg he wets the band which is not a good feeling. Lots of dogs figure out pretty quickly that this band isn't so comfortable and graduate to being belly band free.
Getting neutered also helps and we are guessing that once Figgins has his neuter surgery he will be good to go. Figgns appears to be house trained - the leg lifting is all hormones...
First experience with the belly band - he wasn't sure what to make of it.
"I can still play with this toy in my belly band!"
"Look I can still watch Teo while wearing this band"
"Hey, I can even play in my band"
"Maybe if I do a crawl, the band will come off? Nope but, that's ok since I can still run and play in the band!"
"I can still chew on my bone in my band"
"Look downward dog in my band - I have skills"
"I can sit outside and enjoy the sun in my band"
"My foster parents think I'm pretty awesome, even in my belly band!"
"I'm so easy going that the bands are now just an accessory!"
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