Drought doodles

[Lynda Kamrath]

Well, the drought is over here in California and we have been getting lots of rain.   My problem is that my dogs do not like the rain and will not go out in it.  Usually when I open the slider, they go running out to the dog run and do their business.  But, if the rain is coming down, they just stand at the back door and look at the rain.  Once in a while they will run up under the eaves and pee by the laundry room, but most of the time they just decide they can hold it.  Harpo still goes out to get the newspaper in the rain.

Anyway, anyone ever train their doodle to pee in the toilet?  I know it has been done and my friend trained all his cats to use the toilet.  As soon as one does it, the others follow suit.  There is a photo of a dog (that looks much like Harpo) standing on the seat with his front paws up on the toilet lid and peeing in the toilet.  I tried to get Groucho Too to stand over the toilet and pee (he was tall enough to straddle the toilet) but he never got the idea.  Any ideas?

[Jaime + Oliver]

This was hilarious to read.  Oliver doesn't like water at all (so much for being a mix of water-loving dogs) and the 8" we've gotten in the past week has nearly put him over the edge.  We have to follow him around with an umbrella to get him to go outside.  Spoiled puppy!