Originally posted by Dixieland Dancer
I have a little different take on things.....

I personally don't think it matters if the dog sees you clean it up or not. The time for the consequence to sink in for unwanted behavior is past. Any frustration you have in cleaning it up with the dog watching or not watching is wasted energy. The dog may pick up on your frustration but still won't know it's something they did to cause it.
Its good that people have diferent views. Because some tactics won't work on some dogs (or people) while others will. If everyone was the same this world would be a boring place and no one would elarn anything. lol

Don't get me wrong I believe in the 3 second rule. I don't ever punish my dogs unless I catch them in the act, which is less than 3 seconds.
But I also personally think that dogs are smarter than we think. You can see it in their eyes.