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catbyte

(34,334 posts)
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 05:22 PM Dec 2019

Dog Refuses To Put More Than One Paw Out In The Cold

NOPE 😂❄️

By Caitlin Jill Anders

For such a small dog, Norman has always had a huge personality, and he loves to goof around and let his family know exactly what he wants.

“He’s so silly and mischievous,” Denise White, Norman’s mom, told The Dodo. “Nonstop hiding and trying to eat paper products.”



Norman’s favorite thing to do is hide under cozy blankets and only emerge if he needs a snack, and now that it’s winter, being under the blankets is pretty much his default state.



After a recent snowstorm, Norman’s mom disturbed him from his blanket-hiding to take him outside to do his business and get a little fresh air. After the door was opened for him, Norman peeked outside, put one paw out in the snow — and immediately retreated back inside.



“He put one paw out, looked up at me and RAN back in and went straight for the couch,” White said.

Norman’s family tried to get him to go back outside, but his stance was very clear: He prefers the cozy life, and there was nothing cozy about the freezing cold snow.



Knowing they had to get him back outside somehow, Norman’s dad worked on making the conditions outside a little more bearable for tiny Norman — and finally, three hours later, he reluctantly left his blankets and ventured out into the cold.

“He wouldn’t go back outside until my husband totally cleared a path with ice melt and there was no snow touching his stumpy paws,” White said.

Norman is a dog who knows what he wants, and now his family knows too that snow is definitely not his thing.

https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/dog-refuses-to-go-out-in-snow
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Dog Refuses To Put More Than One Paw Out In The Cold (Original Post) catbyte Dec 2019 OP
Look at that adorable face Submariner Dec 2019 #1
I know, he is so cute on the couch cushions NJCher Dec 2019 #7
Norman!!! Maven Dec 2019 #2
I'm with Norman. nt Laffy Kat Dec 2019 #3
There you are, catbyte! lillypaddle Dec 2019 #4
I went to Arizona for several days but I'm back now. catbyte Dec 2019 #5
he needs winter booties. pansypoo53219 Dec 2019 #6
So cute! smirkymonkey Dec 2019 #8
Cute! MatthewHatesTrump2 Dec 2019 #9
I know that breed. Yavin4 Dec 2019 #10

Submariner

(12,497 posts)
1. Look at that adorable face
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 05:45 PM
Dec 2019

How can any decent human force poor Norman outside in the cold death of winter, and deny him the warm comfort of pooping and peeing inside the house.

NJCher

(35,619 posts)
7. I know, he is so cute on the couch cushions
Mon Dec 9, 2019, 08:58 PM
Dec 2019

Hey, Norman's hooman, puppy pads only cost about 35 cents each!

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