Polar Sheepie
I let the dog out about fifteen minutes ago. Rufus refused to go out and is laying on top of the heat vent. He went out for about 2 minutes this morning and hasn't gone out since. Leonard the giant ball of hair is napping outside on the back step. He has decided he is a polar bear. I check every 5 minutes to see if he wants to come inside and he looks at me like I am crazy to not want to be outside. I grabbed my phone and snapped a picture. He is stretched out watching the world go by and enjoying the cold day. He is so cute, I think I may go drag him inside right away because I am worried about frost bite... He's not going to like coming back inside!  |
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 I wouldn't leave him outside though. Gracie is the same thing, when we had our record cold last week (ok, ok, not as cold as in Winnipeg, remind me again why Winnipeg is actually inhabited?  ), she'll run outside and plonk down in the snow chewing a toy, and smiling as happy as can be.Oh, and for the Americans, -48C is -54F!!!!!  |
 He is sooo adorable! Oliver does the same thing only I put his coat on him. After aprx 2 minutes, I make him come in and his beard is frozen stiff!!! I too, worry about frostbite. At least they don't get their tongues stuck on metal like kids do and some adults.  |
| Adorable! Evan Foz doesn't want to be out today in 1 degree. |
| I forced him to come inside after about 20 minutes. His nose and feet weren't cold, they were cool (those are the parts I was worried about). He is now laying at the back door moping because he wants to go back out. What a weirdo! Last week it was warmer in bother the North and South Poles than it was in Winnipeg. On the plus side we have really hot summers  |
bruuruu wrote: On the plus side we have really hot summers With LOTS AND LOTS AND LOTS of mosquitos! |
| There are a lot of mosquitos in the bush, but usually not in the city. There were none in our back yard for the past three years we have lived here. I would say that's an urban legend, or that the city is getting good at pest control. Leonard has given up on getting outside. He has taken up his usual spot on my feet while I work. I know if I get up he will likely go stand by the door again and wait to be let out. Maybe he wants to go meet the actual polar bear...http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/story/2013/01/29/mb-hudson-polar-winnipeg.html |
bruuruu wrote: Even people in Winnipeg think it is cold. That says it all! We need a shivering with cold emoticon! |
Baba wrote: :D I wouldn't leave him outside though. Gracie is the same thing, when we had our record cold last week (ok, ok, not as cold as in Winnipeg, remind me again why Winnipeg is actually inhabited? ), she'll run outside and plonk down in the snow chewing a toy, and smiling as happy as can be.Oh, and for the Americans, -48C is -54F!!!!! BRRRRR that is cold! |
Baba wrote: : Oh, and for the Americans, -48C is -54F!!!!! Cold is an understatement!!!!  Cindy |
| Go Leonard!! Here in Southern Alberta the dogs generally like the cold too. However, last week we went for a bath and came back with a haircut instead. So, my bald baby hasn't been so keen on going outside, but he doesn't like the coat I bought him either. Charlie, who passed away last June, would be outside when it was 30 below doing exactly the same thing as Leonard! There's no accounting for it. But when their coats are nice and thick, I really believe they think we ARE crazy for not wanting to be out there too!! |
| We had herding today, then 4 of us helped the farm owner clean up and get ready for a herding clinic we are hosting in a couple weeks.We herd in the arena (unheated). We then went outside to clean pens, etc. We were outside after herding for several hours. Chewie and Bond were loving it, but the border collies were holding feet up, curling in a ball, etc. at times. Bond is totally a fuzz ball in show coat, but Chewie is only 2-3 inches long...he's a hot boy anyway. |
| Yesterday we walked to obedience class, Google maps said it was a half hour walk but it took over 45 mins because we stopped to practice sitting and were working on leash manners/heeling the whole time. It was only -15 and Leonard was so excited to be going on this long walk (since it has been cold our leash training sessions have been 15 minutes tops lately). We got home and the dogs were playing outside, Ru lasted about 5 minutes before asking to be let in. I looked out the window to see Leonard curled up in my flower bed asleep in the middle of a snowfall, if I could have got a picture without waking him up I would have. It was so cute! He has also recently decided that sleeping on his bed is too warm and opts for the cool tile or wood floor. Am I going to have to cut off his coat in the summer???  He really loves the cold (he is enthusiastic to go out when it is -45 out) but dislikes heat... it gets up to +45C with high high humidity here in the summer. We have A.C. but basically live in our yard all summer. Maybe he'll need a puppy splash pool and a hair cut (don't want to cut his beautiful coat!!) |
| This summer was rough on everyone with the extreme heat waves, not just our fully coated girls. We basically kept activity during the middle of the day limited, ALWAYS brought water when we went out, tried to keep in the shade like hikes in the forest, and ran the A/C at home. Our girls managed. During the worst heat waves, it was too hot for everyone, people and dogs. Just because a dog is shaved doesn't mean it's safe for them to be real active in 35+ sunshine. Even without a coat, I wouldn't want to run around a dog park for 2 hours at noon on the hottest days of July either. Risk of burns are real. Our herding was cut down, but a few times our trainer said it was too hot for the sheep to run around. So I think just basic common sense should be fine. And when it was really hot, like pushing 40, my answer to the 50 billion people who felt the need to comment "aren't your dogs too hot?" is "of course, it's too hot for everyone, duh."  |
| OH NO! I would let them go in the house! No way I would open a door! |
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