Our pointer ate so much problematic shit as a puppy (mice, etc) that we inadvertently trained him to go to the shower when he started hoarking in the middle of the night several times a week.

Unfortunately as an adult dog he eats actual shit from the yard and needs to be directed outside/to the shower when he gets the windup going which is worse in several ways.

But definitely train to throw up in the tub/shower if you can, especially at night in a northern climate it is great not having to chase them out of your room, down the stairs, out into the yard as they’re doing their best dinosaur call

Which speaker is that? I’ve been sort of on the lookout for a good compact speaker for a while

Piece of information I found interesting that may apply to your experience https://youtu.be/_-uJl_Db4Rw?si=pKSj5m0OVvRGLy2W

Detroit?

The answer is driving everywhere. everywhere I’ve lived/visited in the US is not feasible to live without a car, mostly for lack of the access you take for granted and it sucks. All of our cities are designed around cars and everyone having access to them, public transit and neighborhood shops are basically nonexistent, especially outside of major cities