My dog happily jumps into my bed to cuddle as soon as he realizes I'm awake. Only when we're both sufficiently cuddled, we go on our merry way.
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My dog doesn't have a shit box in my house that I have to clean constantly. That makes up for the 3 months it's a little cold out.
Are you saying you don't clean up after your dog? Otherwise, you're cleaning up shit daily. Litter boxes are not typically cleaned daily(constantly) and they make auto litter boxes that clean themselves.
Small dog in a fenced yard, picking up after him is a non issue. His business breaks down in a matter of a couple of weeks and there's never enough to become a problem. If he goes while on a walk, i pick it up.
It's just your specific case. If you have an outdoor cat you also don't have to maintain a cat toilet.
No, I'm representative of all dog owners. If a cat is left outside, it is technically a form of mountain lion, which does not count.
Dogs rool, cats drool.
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Is scooping poo out of a box daily really any worse than bagging it up on a walk daily?
Especially with big dogs where you're picking up fresh, steaming, human-sized turds with nothing but a few microns of plastic between it and your hand.
For big dogs, I wear boots and kick the dookie into a fine mist against my neighbors houses as a disposal method. I have warrants in 3 states.
Fenced yard with a small dog, so I don't have to pick it up on the daily, only if he poops on a walk.
Bagging it up on a walk is decidedly worse than scooping it out of a litter box if the dog happens to have diarrhea. At least the litter clumps up, making cleanup much easier..
Good luck training a dog to use the box consistently though.
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Clearly you don't live as far north as I do. :P
Nah, it gets plenty cold here, I'm mostly just playing around with the classic dog people vs cat people war.
I'm fortunate to have a fenced yard and a dog that absolutely does not fuck with the cold. He's out, does his duty, then back in within like 2 minutes.
Well, for reference, the city I currently live in has a -19C/-3F minimum average temperature.
I generally prefer cats over dogs for other reasons, though.
Why don't we just train dogs to use a litter box? 🤔
Or a toilet? One of my previous cats used the toilet all on her own. If she could figure it out without help, surely training a dog should be easy enough.
I trained my dog on a litter box. She only pees in it. I'm very glad I did.
However, I'm fortunate enough to have a basement I could put it in where it's out of sight.
That's a thing and people.do, especially apartment dwellers. Dogs learn it quick too.
It's just no one would have an animal shit in a box in the house unless they absolutely had to.
Oh...
Cats leap and perch with more ease than dogs so you'd need a contraption that might get in your way.
- I don't train my dog to use a litter box because I don't want to clean out a shit box.
- You probably could train one to use the toilet, but you'd probably need to make some modifications to make it possible. I don't see most breeds of dogs being able to balance themselves quite well enough for things to work 😅
Its a good idea, but from my understanding, you still have to take dogs on daily walks. Maybe not first thing in the morning, but at least once a day or so
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- that cat
That lower image is fake. The cat isn't checking to see if it's ok to start trying to eat its owner's owner's eyeballs yet.
That cat looks like they are trying to escape.
Normal cat look
My dog goes outside to piss and shit. He's a very good boy.
Sure, I'll take him out for walks once I'm up but, to be honest, I need the exercise as much as he does.
Fenced yard. Still have to open the door though. Should really get a doggy door
I had a great dane and it was absolutely a choice between both!