She was averse to beinghouse-trained, she was a thief, and spent much of her time asleep in our best armchair.
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I have a cousin who bought a so-called sheepdog, a collie, and the dog was perfectlyhouse-trained; nobody could possibly have any objection to it.
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My proposal allows us to take the puppy home for a while to see whether it can behouse-trained.
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I have never claimed to be trained, but the staff are both trained andhouse-trained.
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Those diaries are kept by civil servants and are partly a reward and punishment system to keep themhouse-trained.
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Far from it; we find some of them quite agreeable, especially those who have beenhouse-trained.
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