On one of the forums I frequent, a poster recently asked if two dogs were more work than one. Yes, in many ways. Especially weeks like this. On Saturday, we had about 5 inches of rain in as many hours.

Lola refuses to do her business when it’s cold & wet. She’ll go outside (because we carry her); she’ll walk around; she’ll even sit down. Shivering. Imploring. But she won’t do anything.

Now, she can also hold it a very long time, too. The problem is that she still isn’t completely housetrained, so when the weather is icky and she hasn’t gone in a long time, she either has to be crated or closely watched — which can make it difficult to get anything done.

So that makes it even more challenging. Not only do they not want to go outside, we’re going out the front rather than the back, because our patio becomes very slippery when icy (not to mention our backyard is a lake right now).

Tonight we’re supposed to get more ice, and possibly snow. Up until now, I’ve still been able to get the dogs out for short walks, so at least they’re getting a little exercise. We’ll see about tomorrow.

Recently, we upgraded Lola to a “big girl’s crate”; the next size up crate. So far, so good; no accidents. But who had to nap in it the first night?

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