Millie Sage goes potty, rain, shine or snow, outside. She did not like the rain in the begining. She just would not go, but we would not go in until she did her business. We found an area that had the most shelter, and we brought our umbrella outside. It was not pleasant, for her or us, but, after a while she she learned to go fast. Get to her business right away and back in the house. Now she will go on her own, if she has to go(we have a doggie door). She even will go out in the snow. The snow was not as bad as training her in the rain.
Yes, we do get a towel and dry her off, try to make sure that we get to her before she runs around the house. We have not had to bad of a problem with tracking in mud or anything. We have dark wood floors, so they probably hide a lot. I just never find it to be that big of a problem. I have a rug at the door, both on the outside and inside of the house. I think that helps a lot. |