The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for August 15, 2018

The joy of dog ownership.

Always look on the bright side of life.

Mom stops to talk to everybody, and you stop to sniff every tree and telephone pole. It evens out.

Mom needs a hat, then she can enjoy the walk too

I live on 5 acres, this is one thing I don’t have to do. I stand on the porch (and dry) and they do out and do their thing. Of course the labby mix will walk around in the rain and enjoy it for a while. The shiba is not thrilled about the water and have no idea how the puppy is yet.

Snow, same thing. Unless I want to video – then I will dress for the weather and walk a bit with them and video the antics. That is kinda fun :D

Whenever I see someone walking a dog in the rain or snow, I bend over the dog and say, “You know if you’d learn to use the litter box, s/he wouldn’t be out in this weather.” It usually gets a laugh.

My dog potty area has astro turf, for easy clean up. But when it rains they hate walking on it, so do their business on the concrete porch. If I let them out to any other area, grass or mud, it’s no problem!

Taking an umbrella would help. They even have leashes with them today for the doggies.

But her walk will be spoiled by the wet dog smell.

It never fails that a dog that will refuse to go out in the back yard in the rain to go potty will immediately want to go for a walk in the same rain if asked do you want to go for a walk?