Puppy walk
January 5th, 2008
It’s raining outside and it has been for two days. Lucky for all of us, morning was dry and I managed to get in a hour-long walk with Sonya in the park. Since that time, both the dog and I have decided to stay in the comfort of living room. Unfortunately, my canine is not sophisticated enough to use the toilet (or not to eat her own poo), so outside potty breaks are needed. This is how our latest walk played out:
Step one: notice that the puppy is looking for a place to pee. Pick her up (and admire your dog body language recognition skills.)
Step two: proceed downstairs. Put on a rain jacket and shoes. Put on her rain jacket (so cute! so functional!) and a leash.
Step three: go outside and walk up and down the street for about 15 minutes dragging the dog behind you. Stop and tell her to go potty; hope that passing people don’t hear you. Observe as the dog is staring at you marveling at your insanity.
Step four: realize that your jeans are now soaked and no potty is going to happen. Take a deep sigh and bring her back in.
Step five: remove shoes, both rain jackets and the leash.
Step six: wipe her dirty paws.
Step seven: sit back down and pick up a glass of hot chocolate just to put it down immediately as the dog is peeing in front of your flat screen TV.
Step eight: Try not to kick the dog in the head; reach for the paper towels and the cleaning solution.
Step nine: start thinking of the next time she needs to go poo as the rain outside is getting stronger.
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