Jen
06-02-2006, 10:23 AM
We had one helluva storm last night. Over an HOUR of thunder and lightning. Tasha started off under the couch, then next to DH on the couch with his arm on her, just light pressure no petting. That worked pretty well and when things died down a bit he took her on walkies about 9pm. I wanted to wait as it was raining pretty hard and still some flashes of lightning.
They were gone so long I was worried she bolted or something as I was still hearing thunder. Finally they came back, a frustrated and wet DH. Tasha wouldn't go. He set her down at the top of the stairs and she tried to run down the landing area along the top of the stairs (about 6 ft long, lino, we use it for storage) but he nudged her inside. I went hmmmm :scratch: I think she was gonna go pee there. He said, no, she didn't go outside.
We tried Tasha off and she went in the bathroom--we thought to hide for the storms. An hour later I went in to use it and the bathmat had a big wet spot. Hmmm, we didn't shower last night. :scratch: I had DH put a papertowel down to absorb some--uh huh, dog pee! In two years this is the first time she ever did it on purpose (once when we first got her she kind of got excited playing, but I swear that one was not intentional). DH was not amused, but hey, she went and didn't hold it till morning, that's something.
As a side note, we both got a dog drool shower last night. During the storm when we were on the couch with DH on one side of her and me of the other, Tasha's panicked panting sprayed spit everywhere. I put down towels but it was still a very wet couch and wet humans. Ack.
They were gone so long I was worried she bolted or something as I was still hearing thunder. Finally they came back, a frustrated and wet DH. Tasha wouldn't go. He set her down at the top of the stairs and she tried to run down the landing area along the top of the stairs (about 6 ft long, lino, we use it for storage) but he nudged her inside. I went hmmmm :scratch: I think she was gonna go pee there. He said, no, she didn't go outside.
We tried Tasha off and she went in the bathroom--we thought to hide for the storms. An hour later I went in to use it and the bathmat had a big wet spot. Hmmm, we didn't shower last night. :scratch: I had DH put a papertowel down to absorb some--uh huh, dog pee! In two years this is the first time she ever did it on purpose (once when we first got her she kind of got excited playing, but I swear that one was not intentional). DH was not amused, but hey, she went and didn't hold it till morning, that's something.
As a side note, we both got a dog drool shower last night. During the storm when we were on the couch with DH on one side of her and me of the other, Tasha's panicked panting sprayed spit everywhere. I put down towels but it was still a very wet couch and wet humans. Ack.