It's pouring and it's time to potty!! Maddie is trained to potty outside. We haven't had rain her in so long I forgot it was a problem. Anyway, the other night it was POURING rain, and lots of lightening. Time for bed, but Maddie needed to go out one more time before turning in for the night. What do you do when you can't take them out if they are only trained for outside. When it's just raining, I take her out in a harness/leash with a big umbrella, but this was pouring rain and even if the rain wasn't so bad, the lightening would have made it very dangerous. |
What part of Texas are you from? I know what you mean about the rain. It has pretty much rained everyday here since last Friday. I had no idea what to do when the rain started because Winston is also trained to potty outside. At first he would just pee on the sidewalk under the over hang on the porch...but he wouldn't poo there. So then I grabbed the umbrella and tried to shield him from the rain so he could poo on the grass...but he just ran out from underneath the umbrella and pooed and then high tailed it back under the porch. I just grabbed a towel to dry him off and then came in and gave him a little blow dry. He wasn't soaking wet but he was damp. So I have been doing this for a week now. He just goes and realizes that he will get wet but that mommy will dry him off and make him warm again. We haven't had very much lightening but the suggestion I have for that is to just try to wait it out until it stops and then let them try to go outside. Winston doesn't seem too afraid of the lightening and thunder unless it is so loud that it shakes the house. How does your do with the lightening and thunder? |
Maybe try a raincoat and boots? |
Jackson generally won't go out if it's POURING rain either. He doesn't care about drizzling, but the thunder/lightening/downpour, no way, he's not doing it. He's just learned to hold it until the rain stops, I guess. If he's barking at the door to go outside, and I open it, and he see's it's pouring, he'll kind of decide if he REALLY has to go, and most of the time he goes to his bed and just sleeps and waits, ha! |
This is why God invented pee pads Seriously, big old Bear, poor little Baxter and Daddy can play in the snow, ice, subfreezing temps all they want, I'll just say 'good girls' hand out cheerios or carrots and smile at my babies while the boys head out. Me no play in bad weather and since I'm responsible for the girls I chose the easy way out. Baxter was grown and housebroken when we got him, and Bear of course is an 80lb no brainer. |
Ha! Yes, this can be an issue! Our back door faces north - so when its bad outside - Bailey will back up and just look at me as if to say - "really? you want me to out THERE?". If its raining, I offer the down stairs back door and she goes under the deck/overhang; if its the cold north wind - we go to the front door (south side). If you don't have those kind of options - then its probably best to wait out the heavy rain and go a little later? |
Morgan still goes out but just a lot faster then usual. LOL sometimes she'll hug the house and go in the flower bed which i only allow when its pouring or when its snowing in winter and there is nothing in them. Usually if its raining really hard i wait a little bit and it lets up for a few minutes. that's when we run outside. when we were training i used to go out there with her and an umbrella. not anymore. i stand in the doorway and watch :D sometimes she step two feet outside, feel how hard its raining, and then run back in. she'll sleep it out and wait till later. |
Mine are trained to go outside and also to go inside on washable potty pads. They will not go out if it is raining. They refuse. So it comes in really handy to have the pads down when the weather is bad and they use them. |
I thought ahead about that bad weather problem. We got Daisy on a cold and snowy December day. She was only 12 weeks old. I sat her down on the snow yo potty and she just froze in place. So she was pee pad trained all winter. This is her second summer and she now barks to go out to do her thing. I encourage going outside, but still keep the pee pads out and she goes on them a couple times a day. I wondered if you could train them to do both. Guess you can because it is working so far. And it is so nice to have pee pads when you have to be away longer than planned and not have to worry about them crossing their legs! I am just afraid to use the washable ones. As a pup she had a little problem using the throw rugs by the door. Does anyone else have that problem when using washables? |
I've been meaning to post. I recently ordered two washable pads from LittleBit & we are thrilled with them. Bella was always trained on disposable pads so at first I put them on top of the washable ones until she became accustomed. She's using them fine now. The quality is great & love the designs available!:thumbup: She doesn't bother area rugs. She knows the two places assigned just for her in two different rooms.;) Good Luck! |
I don't know if you live in an apartment or house, but, what we do when it is raining is, I put papers down in the garage and they go on them. It really helps because our garage is off the laundry room and that way, no one gets wet. |
as an afterthought, my girls are indoor trained, but when we do go outside to play, they have no problem copping a squat and taking care of business...LOL both kinds!!! |
Our Henry is pee pad trained but will also go outside. Now Maggie on the other hand is outside trained only. She is a year old and we live in the Northeast and this is the first winter she has ever seen. She already doesn't like the cold wet grass. So we are wondering too, what is going to happen when the snow flies. Anyone have any suggestions for training her to go on the pee pad like Henry? Will 2 dogs go on the same pad? Has anyone seen the fake grass setups that walmart carries, do they work? |
I like the idea of putting something in the garage to go on. I've not seen the fake grass at Wal-Mart. Is it like turf? |
You might want to consider using a baby gate and block off a small bare-floor area. Cover it with about four wee wee pads. If your dog doesn't go at first, put him in his crate for five minutes. Lead him to the pads and put him in the blocked off area. Just keep repeating until he goes. When he does, praise him like crazy. |
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