They Said To Bring Your Pets In From The Cold

[DiO'Bolic]

"Here kitty, kitty."

(One of my daughters friend’s step-father has a large room in their house where he breeds non-poisonous snakes, lizards and tarantulas. My daughter doesn’t mind holding the snakes and some of the lizards, but the tarantulas freak her out. He has several space heaters in the event the furnace fails this time of year, and a small generator for the space heaters if the electricity goes out. Not the kind of pets I would keep)

 

[Out of Order]

I'd rather have the Rhino.............

 

[Neesy]

They bought be a Caramel Machiatto with extra nutmeg!

 

[GNTLGNT]

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They bought be a Caramel Machiatto with extra nutmeg!

....snack hog?.....

 

[not_nadine]

 

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[fushingfeef]

Our fluffy Eskimo dog Miska is the only one in the house who wants to go outside these days! She doesn't see what the big deal is with single digit temperatures! I call her The Arctic Fox!

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[Spideyman]

Our fluffy Eskimo dog Miska is the only one in the house who wants to go outside these days! She doesn't see what the big deal is with single digit temperatures! I call her The Arctic Fox!

My Mack, the Akita, loved when we got cold weather. He wouldn't come back inside. In summer he slept under the AC vents.

 

[skimom2]

I don't mean to make light of a serious situation, BTW. The stories of what can happen/has happened to real neglected pets just break my heart.

 

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I don't mean to make light of a serious situation, BTW. The stories of what can happen/has happened to real neglected pets just break my heart.

Absolutely skimom2. Just my way of bringing it to attention. I've had a word with a neighbor or two in my day about leaving their pets out when it is brutally cold out. Got the cold shoulder so to speak, but it made me feel better.

 

[GNTLGNT]

 

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[Neesy]

....snack hog?.....

on top of that I seem to have a head cold "they bought be..."

 

[Neesy]

Our fluffy Eskimo dog Miska is the only one in the house who wants to go outside these days! She doesn't see what the big deal is with single digit temperatures! I call her The Arctic Fox!

She is so pretty - her fur reminds me of an Arctic fox!

 

[Moderator]

Our fluffy Eskimo dog Miska is the only one in the house who wants to go outside these days! She doesn't see what the big deal is with single digit temperatures! I call her The Arctic Fox!

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What a pretty girl! I put the pic in a spoiler just because it was so big.

 

[skimom2]

Absolutely skimom2. Just my way of bringing it to attention. I've had a word with a neighbor or two in my day about leaving their pets out when it is brutally cold out. Got the cold shoulder so to speak, but it made me feel better.

My husband grew up where it's arctic cold (a little valley in WY), and sees no problem with leaving dogs outside in brutal cold (granting that they have an insulated doghouse with a heat curtain, carpet/blankets, etc. I let him talk me around to that with our older dogs, and I still regret it. Not that the cold killed either of them (they lived to be 18 and 16, respectively), but they could have had better winter lives. I'll never do that again, even with my GSD who adores cold and snow.

 

[skimom2]

Our fluffy Eskimo dog Miska is the only one in the house who wants to go outside these days! She doesn't see what the big deal is with single digit temperatures! I call her The Arctic Fox!

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My German Shepherd, Lulu, is the same

 

[Neesy]

That baby in the snowsuit (middle picture) sure is homely!

 

[fushingfeef]

I might have to get some snow booties for Miska...they salt the heck out of our sidewalks and it seems to be irritating her paw pads.

 

[Spideyman]

I might have to get some snow booties for Miska...they salt the heck out of our sidewalks and it seems to be irritating her paw pads.

Products For Protecting Dog Paws

There are many products designed to protect dog paw pads during the winter month, from pet safe deicing products to protective waxes and dog booties. Safe Paw is a common pet-friendly de-icer, but sand, small stones, and kitty litter (non-clumping) are also options for deicing while protecting your dog’s pads from injury and chemical burns. Musher’s Secret is one of the most popular paw waxes. Paw wax is applied to the pads of the feet before a walk, forming a protective barrier between the paw and the salty sidewalk or pavement. Paw wax will wear away after extended exercise, and should be reapplied before each walk