Sam however, actually used the bathroom in a few scenes. He is seen standing next to the toilet urinating, using his nose to put the seat down and his paw to flush before exiting with some toilet paper stuck to a paw. Later when Grace walks into the bathroom, she finds Sam sitting on the toilet, holding a newspaper in his paws. The toilet that was used is a real toilet, but inopperative and lower to the ground than most. A platform was built inside the bowl for the dog to rest his front paws on when standing at it. A trainer stood off camera cuing the dog to look in various directions and used verbal cues to get the dog to nudge the seat with its nose and flush the toilet with its paw. The seat was rigged with a spring controlling it down easily. For Sam reading read a newsparer A special metal holder was attached to the toilet to hold the newspaper and was padded for Sam's comfort. The paper holder not only held the newspaper but had special supports for Sam's front paws. The dog was taught to sit on the toilet and to rest his front paws on the paper holder with tape holding the newprint in place. A piece of doubled sided tape was used to attach the piece of toilet paper to Sam's paw. Sam nudged the bathroom door open with the help of a crew member who was standing out of camera sight.

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