It’s winter. It’s snowing. Or raining. Or sleeting. Or whatever. It’s gross out there.

Dog owners know the struggle well: get up early, walk the dog, try to convince the dog to pee and/or poop, then scurry back inside. But first? First you gotta wipe off your pup’s filthy paws.

Or you could do what Reddit user Valadin did with his pup Bentley: Train your dog to clean his own paws off on the doormat before going back inside.

A+ job, Bentley. (Okay, and Valadin.) Other Dog, we still like you, too.