how cold is too cold?
 ). However, the cabin manager warned us he might not be able to sleep in the cabin... in which case he'd be in the car. It gets to be about 20 F--is this too cold for him? Should we try and find someone to take care of him for the weekend instead?
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| From what they say on the news, yes... (anything below freezing point) although many pets here in AK do in those temps. However, they are not puppies which I think makes things colder.
Even when we're just leaving Yuki to go inside a store for a few (less than an hour) ....Mr. J rushes back to the car several times to turn the heater on. We don't love our dog .......really.  |
| I would bring a crate and tell the manager he will sleep in the crate...in the cabin. No asking involved. You can't leave a puppy in the car...too cold. |
| No way. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for your dog. |
Agreed. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for him.  Just let the cabin manager know you'll be crating him and it shouldn't be a problem. |
| If you dog isn't used to it, yes that's too cold. Mine don't mind the cold. Though they sleep inside at night, many mornings I have to leave them out when it's 20. They have their dog beds and the garage if they are miserable.
My first sheepies lived outside in the Colorado mountains!! As long as they had shelter and another dog to snuggle with, they were fine. I remember when a show sheepdog got lost in Alaska for several days.....did fine. I can't guide you on this because I don't know your dog and how cold tolerant he is. |
ButtersStotch wrote: No way. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for your dog.
Oh come on - we don't have fur coats and I really like it to be above 80 outside - mine think that is way too hot. |
kerry wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: No way. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for your dog. Oh come on - we don't have fur coats and I really like it to be above 80 outside - mine think that is way too hot. Sure, but do you like standing barefoot outside in below zero weather? A fur coat isn't airtight. When wind blows, it still hits the skin and can cause frostbite and make the dog cold. |
| When we were kids we had to leave our family dog in a car overnight because we couldn't bring it into the hotel with us. It was about 40 degrees outside, and even though we left it blankets, our dog ripped open this gigantic hole in front seat to keep warm. |
kerry wrote: ButtersStotch wrote: No way. If it's too cold for you, it's too cold for your dog. Oh come on - we don't have fur coats and I really like it to be above 80 outside - mine think that is way too hot. Its a question of acclimation....80 degrees would kill me dead!  If a dog with a thick coat is used to that kind of weather, they might be fine, but this pup isn't. |
| I'm with Jill. If it's too cold for me to sleep outside, it's too cold for my dog, and 20 degrees F is too cold to be outdoors overnight. Oscar runs hot, but he is an indoor dog, not acclimated to cold weather for long periods of time.
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| I would take a crate and put him in there to sleep.
If you can't do that then I would find someone to look after him. |
| Even though the dog won't die or physically hurt from being outdoor in 20 degree F (with all the fur and stuff), leaving the dog alone in the car overnight is just like leaving your bundled up 5 years old human kid in the garage overnight. The 5 years old won't die from the coldness, it is just not as comfortable as being in the bedroom, being close to the family, it is just lonely and scary and confusing as to why he was left there alone.... probably crying to sleep or hurting himself trying to get out of the garage/car to get close to the family. I would not be able to sleep well knowing I left my 5 years old sleeping in the garage or my dog sleeping in the car. |
| So just being curious, is the pup allowed in the cabin during the day? Being he said it may not be able to sleep in the cabin at night? Where would the pup be during the day while you are skiing? In the car? |
Gigi wrote: Even though the dog won't die or physically hurt from being outdoor in 20 degree F (with all the fur and stuff), leaving the dog alone in the car overnight is just like leaving your bundled up 5 years old human kid in the garage overnight. The 5 years old won't die from the coldness, it is just not as comfortable as being in the bedroom, being close to the family, it is just lonely and scary and confusing as to why he was left there alone.... probably crying to sleep or hurting himself trying to get out of the garage/car to get close to the family. I would not be able to sleep well knowing I left my 5 years old sleeping in the garage or my dog sleeping in the car.
20F is below freezing-- you could freeze to death if you were small and weak depending on how long you were out there. |
 Ops..you are right, Jill. 20 degree F is below freezing. It is way too cold. I actually meant even IF, not even though...and its a big "IF"
 My English is not good at all That's why I have not been posting much.  Pardon me |
| I didn't say it was right, just let's not anthropormorphiize the dogs. |
Gigi wrote: :P Ops..you are right, Jill. 20 degree F is below freezing. It is way too cold. I actually meant even IF, not even though...and its a big "IF"
My English is not good at all That's why I have not been posting much. Pardon me Lol. No worries! I just know that's flippin' cold-- because that's how cold it was this morning and I'm pretty sure I'd die if I slept in that car! |
| No wind in the car....
20F isn't too low for a dog well acclimated to the cold. You think that it gets very warm on the iditarod trail? I wouldn't do this without being sure (or being assertive) that your dog will not be in the car overnight. At a minimum, nobody will be happy about it. |
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