For most of you "Rain" isn't news, but in Southern California rain is a screaming headline, a reason for breaking news tickers running at the bottom of the T.V. screen. "Rain" is covered with the same intensity as a natural disaster and for my dogs–George in-particular–it IS a disaster.
Maybe it has rained five times in his life so far. He's still a puppy, but still you would have thought I had asked him to cuddle with a cat the way he looked at me when I asked him (very politely) to go outside and do his business in the rain.
First with the attitude.
Then once I got him out there, there was the overly dramatic and reproachful shaking.
After several attempts at running for the door, came the waiting it out. Both of us standing out in the rain to sees whose will was stronger. Who could out stare the other. Who could stand in the rain the longest.
"George is getting upset."
Finally, probably due to my years living in San Francisco, and my umbrella, I won out and he finally gave in.
He then high-tailed-it back to the door.
It was suggested to me on Twitter that someone should come-up with Doggie Depends just to accommodate the skittish California Dogs on raining days. Not a bad idea, someone get on that…
I love it! My dog is a complete moron with it comes to the rain. Whenever it starts and it’s been a while, he seems to have forgotten how much it sucks to get wet. He stands outside until he’s soaked to the bone. Once he’s realized he’s drenched, then he freaks out. In subsequent hours and days, he tries to pee on our sun porch, as if we are going to ok him using the indoors as his toilet because there’s a few sprinkles.
i was just going to post that socal dogs everywhere were standing at the back door going “i’ll hold it, thanks.” yesterday…then i read lisa’s post!
Love the shots! Funny stuff. My guy just said “George? That’s a crazy name; the monkey’s name is George!” 🙂
I couldn’t stop laughing out loud as I read this post. My dog Artie and I had the same showdown yesterday. I closed the back slider and made him stay out there until he did his business. Haha! He was not a happy dog!
LOL I have a New England hound that won’t go out in the rain. Luckily, she has a bladder the size of Texas….
My dog refuses to go out in the rain. He can’t go if he’s wet. I chalk it up to my same issue when standing in the men’s room at a latrine surrounded by other dudes. Ain’t gonna happen…
This is so funny. My dogs loathe the rain too and in Sunny Florida, it rains all the time. I have to take them out with a big ol umbrella. Yep, I can only imagine what the neighbors are saying.
George is so cute. 🙂
My dog loved snow. Hated the rain. When a pretty lightweight tropical storm (seriously, it was just like a regular rainy day) blew through Eastern Carolina, she refused to so much as put a foot outside. She did however whine and complain until late that night when there was no wind and not even a sprinkle. When it snowed? She was running around and jumping in it like crazy. Still got wet. Duh. She was a weirdo. 🙂
Pretty sad that our dogs are as spoiled as we are… I wonder if they’d still want to do dog beach in the rain.. that might be a fun test!
George looks exactly like the dog we had when I was a kid and she didn’t like going in the rain either. She would stand at the edge of the patiountil she couldn’t hold it any more, then dash out and do her duty. It was hilarious!
Also I think doggie depends exist already. Sadly.
You are cruel to poor George!
My little chihuahua can relate. (Unhappy about rain). One day in Walla Walla when I went to let him out the backdoor to go potty, I was walking out and assumed he was with me (so door was swinging shut behind me) and he saw the rain, and just. stopped. Right. in. the. doorway. And it munched his little tail. And now he has a crook in it forever, poor little guy.
What a cutie! My dogs are not fond of the rain. Those are some great shots of George!
Something so uncommon must make it extra special then? Strange, I haven´t seen George before. Well, a big HELLO, then!
My dog, Bear, is the exact opposite. I have to ask, then demand, and then eventually bribe/ trick him to come indoors.
It rains here often. In fact it’s raining right now. Pouring actually.
Mom, our dog is absolutely crazy! Sometimes he embarrasses me.he is crazier than my little brother.
Emily,Ben&Famly,your dog is absolutely adorable.
I love Your dog’s.
Grace
Ashton Chambers
I think this is a real great article. Keep writing.