Might work. There's only one drawback to my sitting out there for who knows how long...... I live in Arizona. You may not realise what this means so.... Lately, it's been hitting 100 out here. There's not a lot of shade out there. Ooh!! I just had an epiphony! That might be part of the problem... Arthur is a weanie.... The other dogs are used to it, I guess, but Arthur does the "hot foot" thing whenever he goes out there. Lord knows I can't handle the heat (hence the minor issue of my sitting out there for half an hour, an hour at a time) maybe he can't either. OOh! I just had another epiphony! I have a large umbrella.... maybe I can jam it in the ground and create a shaded spot... LoL SOrry... thinking out loud as things come to me.

I'll figure something out, and camp out outside until he's ready to go. Thanks for the advice! I hope it helps! I'll let you know how it goes.