Calm Down Time.

[Pam]

most of us have been socked in cold weather, snow and ice

And are sitting here right now looking out at a soggy yard (temp was 50 yesterday!) onto lots and lots of unscooped poopies that have been buried under the ice and snow.

[borzoimom]

We are warming up today- had warmer yesterday too. It took two ful days to get that ice to melt enough the dogs can walk. They acted like they had total cabin fever. Instead of running out in the morning to do their business and back in- it took about 35 minutes to have them come in the house for the morning cookie .. ( normally according to Femka- the 1st most important event of the day..)
Work is staring me in the face too. I have to pull of ivy around the rock garden, the flower beds need major help..
Can we open a flower planting thread? I sure could use some help... I have alot of flowers I have no clue what they are to get more. ..

[NicoleLJ]

And are sitting here right now looking out at a soggy yard (temp was 50 yesterday!) onto lots and lots of unscooped poopies that have been buried under the ice and snow.

Yup we have a soggy yard but no unscooped poopies in it. Never was. My dogs are trained not to potty anywhere but in their Potty Pen. Sure makes clean up easier, never have to do an after winter search, and the kids can play outside all year round with no problems of stepping in anything. So that is one of the few things I don't have to worry about. lol
Nicole

[Miss Z]

I've probably contributed to a little of the heated atmosphere lately. I make a point of never starting fights, as I have the morals that PT is still a place of real people and that no-one has a right to throw insults freely in a public place! However, I am one to remark bluntly on posts I think are downright rude or disgusting. Thankfully I missed a lot of the drama recently so am glad to say I've stayed out of most of it!

[GreyhoundGirl]

I am fortunate to have sunny days here almost endlessly.

Haha... and you HAVE to mention it endlessly.

And are sitting here right now looking out at a soggy yard (temp was 50 yesterday!) onto lots and lots of unscooped poopies that have been buried under the ice and snow.

haha... what's dangerous here is when you get fresh poop while it's snowing... in as little as 10 minutes it can be competely covered... uneasy to spot... easy to... uh... not see... and... uh...

[NicoleLJ]

haha... what's dangerous here is when you get fresh poop while it's snowing... in as little as 10 minutes it can be competely covered... uneasy to spot... easy to... uh... not see... and... uh...

Have you ever thought of training your dogs to use a potty pen? This would eliminate this hazard. If you don't know what I am talking about here is a link to an article I wrote about how to train a dog to use it only and never the yard:

http://giftofgracekennels.com/id27.html

I have been fortunate to have this article published in multiple dog magazines. I have also writen other training articles that have been published multiple times in dog magazines as well. To check them out just go to the menu on the left and click on Training Pages.
Nicole

[cyber-sibes]

Great article, Nichole. Sheena's such a beauty, and what a cute little puppy she was. I don't have a pen built, but my two each selected their own "designated area" in our current kennel. We're going to be moving, and I might try this at the new place, as the yard will be much smaller & it would be nice to keep it clean. Star won't even walk around in areas that are used for "potty", not a problem now but could be with a small yard.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Haha... and you HAVE to mention it endlessly.

I do mention it alot don't I? If there's one thing we have here in Florida, it's plenty of sun. There I go again.........