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Ah-ite, y'all want you a hard an fass rule?
The Faldage Rule:
Don' never use no possessive if you ain' sure.
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Grammatically (FWIW):
We appreciate your dog being on a leash. -- we appreciate your dog when he is on a leash. (not that anyone would necessarily mean to say something like this)
We appreciate your dog's being on a leash. -- we appreciate the fact that your dog is on a leash.
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Please keep your dog on a leash.
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-I want Somebody In Authority to say what IS the way it should be done!
Sorry, I'm still thinking about it, and I'll let you know when I come up with the rite spelling for it, as well.
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musick, you might find the answer over on Miscellany under "less empty." 
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When it comes to gerunds ya just gotta stop the sentance.
Accordingly, it is correct to say I can understand his wanting to go, but incorrect to say I can understand him wanting to go.
So just stop after the subject "him" ... "I can understand him ... " and then the "his wanting" becomes easy-peasy choice.
“we appreciate you being here.” becomes "we appreciate you,(pause) being here" ... when what you want to say is "We appreciate your being here."
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