Need input with Coat Length
So my question is...are sheepies so warm natured that the coat length isn’t a factor or do you think that the coat length does help keep them warmer. I would like to keep the coat shorter just because the longer the coat the more mats you have to deal with. |
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| Without a doubt, I think the longer the coat, the warmer they are. If it's above 32 or so degrees, I don't see why you can't leave your dog outside even if he/she's clipped short.
I personally wouldn't keep my dog outside for work hours if it was below freezing no matter the length of coat, but that's me  |
| I don't think many people leave their dogs outside unsupervised, or when the family are not home. Or for any great length of time...
Mine go outside 4 or 5 times a day from 5 minutes to 1/2 hour....unless we are at the dog park...then it is longer.... So they can stay in a shorter coat. |
| Mine are both in short coat and spend alot of time outside. If they are moving, on a walk or at a dogpark, they don't seem to get cold at all. If they are not moving, just sitting outside or exploring the yard, they only stay out for 15-20 minutes before they want to come back in. |
| What about getting a gate for an area in your house that doesn't have carpeting? I keep mine in the kitchen, but lately she gets the entire downstairs because I can trust her. That way you can keep them clipped?? Or are you just gone too long? |
| Read this post from Carl Lindon about heat and cold exposure. It's very informative.
http://forum.oes.org/viewtopic.php?t=2554 |
Kim, we lived not too far from you for many years.  The weather was just too unpredicatable for me to be comfortable leaving my furkids outside for long periods of time.
All of our Sheepies have been housedogs. I do close them up in a room with a tile floor while we are gone, but that is strickly because our Golden is an eater (and had emergency surgery for obstructions - twice!). If you need a volunteer to let them outside in the middle of the day, we could see if my daughter would do it for you. She will be back in Norman this weekend for the semester - and she would probably love to get her Sheepie fix! She keeps threatening to take one of ours back with her.  |
| Thanks for the input everybody. I appreciate the offer from the guest (sorry, your name wasn't on the post) to let my sheepie out at lunch.
My neighbor actually will do this for me while I'm gone. (Your daughter is welcome to come over and visit if she is missing her sheepies). I also have a Siberian Husky and leave he and my sheepie outside so that they have companionship and can play. On days that it is coldest I make ammends for them, but most days it is nice enough for them to stay outside and romp as I just don't see any use to keep them cooped up in a house. I understand everybody has their preferences though. My sheepie is with me all other times except when I'm at work, they are such loyal companions! |
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