NOT a Snow Dog.

Sookie would be most happy in a mild climate. I think she is meant to be a beach dog; however Sookie lives in Connecticut. So instead she gets humidity and snow. Like me she seems to thoroughly dislike both. I always feel like I have to remind everyone that I love this dog before I start complaining about her, but again I love her. She makes every day an adventure!

It snowed on Monday night which started an epidemic for this dog. I tried to take her out to go to the bathroom on Monday night. There was already a little snow on the ground and even getting the dog out of the house was a bit of a challenge. I managed to get the dog outside without carrying her or dragging her so it felt like a victory already! We walked around the yard a bit and it really seemed like she was going to go. She started to get down into squat formation and slowly lowered her butt to the ground, as soon as she felt the slightest bit of cold she decided she didn't need to go anymore popped up and ran us both into the house. I got up the next morning brought her outside thinking for sure she would go even in the snow as she hadn't been since around 5pm the previous day. Again she walked began to squat and decided peeing was not worth the cold in such close proximity to her private area. So we went back inside. I went to work and proceeded to pontificate on the state of the doggie bathroom affairs. I worried myself silly that the neurotic pup would add to her already long list of issues by giving herself an infection. So I rushed home at lunch as soon as I could to get the dog outside hoping that she didn't have an accident in the crate. (she hates those almost as much as I do!) She hadn't gone so I rushed her outside and finally the urge was to much and she went. Phew disaster averted. Sort of. So Tuesday night she refuse to go. She wakes me up at 2am drags me outside quickly goes and runs back in the house to bed. Refuses to go when I get up for work and then refuses at lunch. Refuses before bed and then gets me up at midnight last night. Again doesn't go this morning but did go at lunch. Ok I am sure everyone is like I don't care about your dogs bathroom habits. I get it I get it, but I am exhausted annoyed that its cold outside and feeling really gross myself now. I get it. It's cold. I personally wouldn't want to be squatting outside in the snow either. Seriously if I were her I probably would have gone in the garage or anywhere else but the snowy ground. This only proves that the dog is better behaved and more of a lady than myself (another reason I love her!).

So anyway. This was a pretty mild snow I can only imagine the winter is going to get worse for us both....any suggestions?