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    Behavior Modification: Walking A Dog Three Times A Day

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    5 pages in length. This paper provides a study overview of why it is important to walk a dog no fewer than three times a day in order to prevent accidence inside the house. The time frame examined throughout the one-month trial from September 28 to October 28, 2006 was first walk, 7:00 am; second walk 6:00 pm and third walk, 10:00 pm. Methodology includes where the dog was walked, for how long and whether any play was involved. Results indicate too long a wait period between the first walk and the second walk, as well as the third walk and the first walk. Bibliography lists 1 source.

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    the house. The time frame examined throughout the one-month trial from September 28 to October 28, 2006 was first walk, 7:00 am; second walk 6:00 pm and third walk,  10:00 pm. Methodology includes where the dog was walked, for how long and whether any play was involved. Results indicate too long a wait period between the first  walk and the second walk, as well as the third walk and the first walk. II. INTRODUCTION Dogs require a steady routine in order to abide by the  training received for various behaviors. While a dog may be housetrained not to relieve himself inside, he is met with considerable confusion when he does not have a way  to get outside even though he knows he is supposed to do so. This conflict ultimately causes him to potty in the house which presents two problem: 1) he  feels obviously contrite for doing something he has been trained not to do and 2) the owner may get angry for having to clean up the mess even though it  was his responsibility to make sure the dog had appropriate access outside to relieve himself. III. METHOD The one-month trial utilized a three-times-a-day schedule of walks at 7:00 am,  6:00 pm and 10:00 pm. The first walk was the shortest of them between Monday and Friday due to the owners work schedule; as such, the dog only received  ten minutes to relieve himself after waiting nine hours since the last walk. This was, for the most part, sufficient for allowing him to urinate and defecate but did  not provide for any additional exercise; weekends permitted longer walks of at least twenty to thirty minutes. The second walk - by far the longest stretch of time the 

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