Poor Homer! He was in quite a mood this morning. Normally, he wakes up in the morning, comes to see if I'm ready to get up, then returns to his bed when I tell him that it isn't time yet. Today, he started getting up at 5am and kept coming back to wake me up every 5 minutes.
Finally, at 6:10a, I stumbed out of bed and fed him - hoping that would appease him for 30 more minutes. It didn't. I thought he might be restless because of the storm and wanted to have someone up with him. So I finally got up (5 minutes before the alarm went off) and started getting ready for the day.
I take my shower. Step gets up and gets in the shower. I ponder the sad state of my wardrobe. And the whole time, Homer won't quit pacing. I'm getting vaguely worried because I don't want Homer to be the type of dog that freaks out in a thunderstorm.
I'm happy to report that isn't the case. While we were brushing out teeth, Homer continued to pace around the bathroom. Eventually he starts semi-squatting every 2-3 steps...looking up at us pleadingly. When we realized he had dropped a couple of small round turds, the light bulb went off and Step rushed him into the backyard.
Poor, puppy. He probably had to poop for several hours and we just weren't getting the hint!
Posted by jfer at February 20, 2003 3:53 PMNote that by volunteering to release Homer into the back yard I brilliantly avoided having to pick up the turds!
Posted by: stepan on February 20, 2003 6:24 PMYou should get Homer a doggie door. That way you can sleep and he will not have to go throught another torturous morning again.
Posted by: mom (aka Rita) on February 20, 2003 7:43 PMYou two need more practice with potty activity before you even think about dealing with two-year-old. The poor child would never get it with your approach, Jenny.
Posted by: Kathleen on March 13, 2003 12:01 PMI don't know about you Jenny, but I take Shelbi out immediately upon waking in the morning. She goes before I go!!
Posted by: Theresa on March 20, 2003 2:14 AM