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Too cold for dogs
It would have been nice if the cold weather had blown in a huge
dump of snow, but we got only a couple of inches. The official temperature is -32C/-26F, but the windchill makes it -50C. This is the coldest weather I've ever seen and it's supposed to last 4 more days before getting up to a balmy -10C. The dogs are out-and-then-in-real-fast today. I'm looking after a friend's Chihuahua for a few days and she didn't bring its jacket! Granted, it was a beautiful and sunny 0degC when she dropped him off. He pooped inside and I forgave him. -50! FerGawdSake. Thanks for listening. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Too cold for dogs
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Rocky wrote: The dogs are out-and-then-in-real-fast today. I'm looking after a friend's Chihuahua for a few days and she didn't bring its jacket! Do right by the dogs and get a business opportunity! Pick up a few coats, rent 'em out. By way of context, here's how big, tough sleddogs - ones with a goal of running the Yukon Quest, where -40 is common - deal with a cold snap (with photos): http://wannabemusher.blogspot.com/20...-40-below.html -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Too cold for dogs
"Rocky" wrote in message ... It would have been nice if the cold weather had blown in a huge dump of snow, but we got only a couple of inches. The official temperature is -32C/-26F, but the windchill makes it -50C. This is the coldest weather I've ever seen and it's supposed to last 4 more days before getting up to a balmy -10C. The dogs are out-and-then-in-real-fast today. I'm looking after a friend's Chihuahua for a few days and she didn't bring its jacket! Granted, it was a beautiful and sunny 0degC when she dropped him off. He pooped inside and I forgave him. -50! FerGawdSake. Thanks for listening. It was FREAKING cold here over the weekend - but its passed on and is +10 F this AM. Hopefully its going your way. Pirate and Tok don't seem to care much but I don't let them stay out for long. |
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Too cold for dogs
"Rocky" wrote in message ... snipped -50! FerGawdSake. Thanks for listening. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. My sympathies! Where is it that you live? After reading your post, I feel guilty for our own weather here. We are in a terrible drought here though. For those on city water, restrictions are at the highest level ever. But your arctic weather is surely bone-chilling. I hope none of your charges suffer from arthritis? My own bones ached just reading what you'd written. best, td |
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Too cold for dogs
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tiny dancer wrote: My sympathies! Where is it that you live? After reading your post, I feel guilty for our own weather here. We are in a terrible drought here though. It's a lot easier to get along in cold weather than it is in a drought. -- Melinda Shore - Software longa, hardware brevis - Prouder than ever to be a member of the reality-based community |
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Too cold for dogs
"Rocky" wrote in message: The dogs are out-and-then-in-real-fast today. I'm looking after a friend's Chihuahua for a few days and she didn't bring its jacket! Poor little fella! If you can bring yourself to go out, get one of those battery operated heated socks, cut appropriate holes, and stick him in it. Hopefully, that'll be sufficient to keep him from freezing when he has to go do his bizness. Hope your crew stays healthy and no one get the runs during the cold spell. Suja |
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Too cold for dogs
"Suja" said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:
Hope your crew stays healthy and no one get the runs during the cold spell. At least Maybe is learning than when she barks to go out, she "gets" to go out. It's not just fun'n'games out there today. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Too cold for dogs
"tiny dancer" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: After reading your post, I feel guilty for our own weather here. We are in a terrible drought here though. You shouldn't. Extreme cold weather can go away quickly, droughts tend to linger. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Too cold for dogs
"BethInAK" said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior: It was FREAKING cold here over the weekend - but its passed on and is +10 F this AM. Hopefully its going your way. Our weather is apparently a result of your weather meeting some southern weather ("Blame America"). The systems are meeting up right over my house right now and have decided to stay for much of the week. Pirate and Tok don't seem to care much but I don't let them stay out for long. My method has always been to go out with the dogs no matter what. The only concession I've made today is to send them out ahead of me while I put on the toque and ski gloves. -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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Too cold for dogs
"Rocky" wrote in message ... "tiny dancer" said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior: After reading your post, I feel guilty for our own weather here. We are in a terrible drought here though. You shouldn't. Extreme cold weather can go away quickly, droughts tend to linger. I simply meant temperature-wise. And yes, the drought has plagued over a year now. Landscaping businesses and nurseries have really been having a rough time of it. So many either going out of business or barely hanging on. I was surprised to read your post, because I had thought you lived on the western coast of Canada, and just assumed the weather would be similar to that of say the Seattle area. td -- --Matt. Rocky's a Dog. |
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