Peeing in the rain- Or the lack therof.
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Lycia has a bladder of steel.. I have seen her go almost a full 24 hours with no peeing due to adverse weather. hehehe
LOL, Cody too, although if it had been up to him, he would have waited even longer!
When it's raining, he'll stand at the door for a few seconds like he's weighing his options. "Should I get wet and dirty, or should I just hold it?" When it's a heavy storm, he doesn't even pause, he just attempts to run back into the house. On those days I have to pick him up, carry him into the back yard to his spot, wait for him to do his business, and then carry him back inside. If I didn't do that, he would just stand there like he was paralyzed by the rain (his own personal kryptonite!). He has me trained well. Luckily we don't get many storms like that :)
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We live on the coast in BC, so Kipawa, who was born in the Pacific Northwest, has realized rain is a part of life here. Of course he prefers dry weather (what basenji wouldn't!), but if he really has to go, he will go in any weather. Certainly it does help if I am there, also getting wet, saying "hurry hurry". I believe that because he also sees me getting wet, he figures that the situation is then fair. :)
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Well, it was storming outside, and I stood in the rain with him for about 7 minutes, but all he did was cry horrendously, run around in circles, pull on his leash, and try to hide under my legs to avoid the rain. 7 minutes in a downpour is a lot to me…lol. It just didn't seem like standing and waiting would have worked. I'm pretty sure I would have had to stand till he uncontrollably peed on himself lol, and who knows how long that would have taken. I still need to get an umbrella /sigh
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Walking helps to stimulate the bladder. Usually if they have to go they will hurry to do their business if they know they will get to come back in. My boy will run out to the tree pee as fast as he can and then pull to get back in but that is because he learned if he doesn't we will walk until he does.
