G'Morn; my NC is☔this morning. My dogs really hate to go out in the rain when we let them into the back yard. I have to put clothes on & walk around or stand in the rain with 'em😁
Hubs won't; he'll just fuss at 'em to go out, then put pads down, "just in case."
Nope; I take them up, unless it's raining & we're going to bed & w/our aches/pains may miss their pleas; I feel it's backwards training otherwise🤷🏽♀️
🤔We only really fuss about our furbabies😂
Whatever you do today, just...BE!
@Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine 🤣No. The things we do for our 'kids'! Some rainy days, I really wish I had cats instead😬 Wouldn't trade these 3 for anything though...sigh...just gotta stand in the rain...btw, 2 won't go out if I have an umbrella; they're the ones w/previous owner. I feel they might have been either abused or neglected. They crave attention & shy from certain things; just their overall behavior tells me something amiss. The owner didn't; dogs were w/others🤬in🏠as he worked OT w/me
@Gramdma2011 I have one like that. A retired service dog. I sleep on the floor with her. For about two years she would only sleep nearby the front door under a table or we finally got a couch.... I also have PTSD. So we did it together. I get it.
@Gramdma2011 if people think I am weird or creepy or lying I don't care. I am too old for this. I don't feel the need to justify/prove anything. I just hope the future is good....
@Klaatu_Veratta_Nectarine 🌹Hugs; Such a loving parent!💯
Hubs has PTSD as well, from childhood traumas; pups are the most calming thing we have. He'll rage about one thing or another in an agitated state. He refuses any meds😬 When his Schizoaffective & other issues present, our dogs just naturally go to him, demanding attention; it helps him refocuse his thoughts & calm himself(and me!🥴) He'll then go nap awhile, w/dogs on him, or very near as he😴😁
@Gramdma2011
My dog hates the rain too, last night I had to coax her out under the back deck to go.
We put down some pine straw under that area, and pine straw apparently smells really, really good to dogs, or to my dog, anyway, and makes them want to pee on it, plus being under the deck keeps her semi-dry. But I feel ya on the dogs not wanting to go out in the rain thing!
@janallmac They seem to like my piles of leaves in the yard; will harass me until I make some around the yard, like little dog port-a-pottys, because I rake 'em up every few days😂
In rain, when they can hold it no longer, they'll stare at me as if I'm crazy for standing outside, then shoot out the door together & head straight to the nearest pile...all 3 at the same time, like a furry baseball team sliding through the mud into home base all at once🏁🤣
@Gramdma2011 Good Sunday Morning! Happy your Fur babies are taken care if despite the effort. 🦴☕️
@ACG2 ❤️Always; we go overboard in spoiling, but the agape love received is worth it!
The newest 2 are great at most commands & are at either my hubs' side every time either of us moves. On days when our legs are wobbly, they walk beside us and balance us, pausing at each step w/us, almost like guide dogs; amazing to know they instinctively know when/where we most hurt; they become 'live heating pads' as we lay/sit; they'll lay across feet & legs, even upside my ouchie back when I lay down💯💝
@Gramdma2011 So I am not the only one out holding the umbrella for the furbaby?????