Ruby has to be the most stubborn dog in the world. This morning, it's pretty warm outside (upper 50s) and lightly raining. She does not want to go potty in the yard. So I go outside with her to see what she does. First, she pees. In my head, I clap quietly. Then she looks at me and I am staring down at her, saying "WEE WEE" sternly. She walks over to the other side of the house where she can hide from my view. So I walk over there and stand next to her, saying "WEE WEE" again. Does she think she is hiding from me? She thinks I can't see her. After a few minutes of this, she runs to the back door. I let her in, for the time being. Twenty minutes later, we are back outside and she runs to her "hiding place", which I am standing next to, telling her to "WEE WEE". Finally (after a few more unnecessary minutes of standing in the rain), she climbs up the hill and poops. REALLY. If she just went outside and did everything quickly, we would not have to draw this out to ten minutes of standing in the cold or rain. And I will be standing in the cold/rain EVERY MORNING, making sure that she uses the potty, for the rest of this winter, whether it takes 5, 10 or 20 minutes. I will win this battle.