Aire, I have dog questions

[Allen ★]

@Airehead

What boots and jackets do I need to get for Ella and Cicero?

[Razors Edge ★]

 

[Razors Edge ★]

I was thinking about this the other day.  We grew up with dogs - collies, shelties, a shepherd, & a lab mix - and never had coats for them up in PA.  Down here in VA, where winters are a little milder, my pup has several coats, and in really cold weather - below freezing - she gets the double layer of coats

She has short hair though, whereas all the other dogs had pretty long coats to keep them warm in the winter.

[Allen ★]

2 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

I was thinking about this the other day.  We grew up with dogs - collies, shelties, a shepherd, & a lab mix - and never had coats for them up in PA.  Down here in VA, where winters are a little milder, my pup has several coats, and in really cold weather - below freezing - she gets the double layer of coats

She has short hair though, whereas all the other dogs had pretty long coats to keep them warm in the winter.

Sleeping on the AC vent is about as cold of weather as my dogs know.  Ella is going to be pissed 

[Allen ★]

19 minutes ago, Razors Edge said:

 

[Ralphie ★]

The important thing I have learned from aire aboot dogs is always make sure you get floors to match your dogs. 

[petitepedal ★]

Our dogs never had coats or boots..we lived in northern MN -25 air temp not unusual 

[Dottleshead ★]

Just now, petitepedal said:

Our dogs never had coats or boots..we lived in northern MN -25 air temp not unusual 

That’s the spirit. Out here in the PNW we don’t use umbrellas either.

[Parsnip Totin Jack ★]

I wanted to get Manche a Carrhart jacket because he’s a working boy. Mrs Parsnip bought a cheap Chinese version and said she saved money. Manche does not approve. 

[Allen ★]

14 minutes ago, Ralphie said:

The important thing I have learned from aire aboot dogs is always make sure you get floors to match your dogs. 

Hardwood floors and leather seats in the car. People that have cloth seats in their cars hate animals. 

[jsharr ★]

A decision was made here.  Ella or Cicero decided to just poop somewhere in the house.

[Allen ★]

7 minutes ago, jsharr said:

A decision was made here.  Ella or Cicero decided to just poop somewhere in the house.

That will be Ella, no doubt.

[Shu Fang Bastard ★]

@Airehead I have a question.  Can you take Ylva?  She broke into the garbage outside yesterday.

Thank!

Couch

[Razors Edge ★]

22 minutes ago, Parsnip Totin Jack said:

I wanted to get Manche a Carrhart jacket because he’s a working boy. Mrs Parsnip bought a cheap Chinese version and said she saved money. Manche does not approve. 

My pup recently got a $15 special from Costco (shocker!):

[Allen ★]

59 minutes ago, Shu Fang said:

@Airehead I have a question.  Can you take Ylva?  She broke into the garbage outside yesterday.

Thank!

Couch

Does she have her own boots?

 

[Shu Fang Bastard ★]

1 minute ago, Allen said:

Does she have her own boots?

I tried those once and she bit me.

Couch

[Kzoo]

1 hour ago, Shu Fang said:

@Airehead I have a question.  Can you take Ylva?  She broke into the garbage outside yesterday.

Thank!

Couch

Did she spread it all around and make a big mess?

[jsharr ★]

5 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

Did she spread it all around and make a big mess?

Yep, it looked like you had made lasagna out on his stoop!!!

[Shu Fang Bastard ★]

34 minutes ago, Kzoo said:

Did she spread it all around and make a big mess?

Yea.  She learned it from you, Daddy.

Couch

[Kzoo]

57 minutes ago, Shu Fang said:

Yea.  She learned it from you, Daddy.

Couch

I am so happy for her.

[Airehead]

I have coats for your pups for cold weather. No boots needed. You just need to keep hair between pads tidy. I will show you a little battery clipper for that. I got Ella a coat all ready. I also have an Elvis jacket for Cicero.   Most of the time they will not need jackets.  -20 they do

[Airehead]

Ylva is always welcome here. How did you have the trash that she could even get to it?  That never happens here. 

[Allen ★]

1 hour ago, Airehead said:

I have coats for your pups for cold weather. No boots needed. You just need to keep hair between pads tidy. I will show you a little battery clipper for that. I got Ella a coat all ready. I also have an Elvis jacket for Cicero.   Most of the time they will not need jackets.  -20 they do

hThat is very kind.

Elvis coat for Cicero, that would be from fat Elvis' collection, right?

[Bikeguy]

5 hours ago, petitepedal said:

Our dogs never had coats or boots..we lived in northern MN -25 air temp not unusual 

Both of our dogs stop walking after a little while and start lift their paws when it's 5 to 10 degrees or colder.   We stop walking then and go back inside.  

They both have coats for the winter. 

Our Jack Russell needs a coat.  He has short and thin fur coat and an they don't have a thick undercoat to keep them warm.   Below 45 to 50 they will get cold.

Our Beagle is a bit better with cold but she gets a coat too. 

When we had large dogs, they never had coats, and would walk in the snow until maybe -5.  They start lifting their paws too. 

We tried boots for some of our dogs.   We gave up on that.   They HATE the boots,   It gets better over time.  But, in some cases the boots come off during a walk and you are lucky to see they are gone.  

[smudge ★]

11 hours ago, Bikeguy said:

 

We tried boots for some of our dogs.   We gave up on that.   They HATE the boots,   It gets better over time.  But, in some cases the boots come off during a walk and you are lucky to see they are gone.  

This. Lots of back tracking. Luckily snow is white and Bingo had red or blue boots. Easy to find