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10-27-2008, 06:08 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Winter Walks? Hi Guys, What do you use to walk your pups in the winter? They obviously need some sort of coat or sweater but do you put the harness on over or under, or do you have a sweater harness combo? So far it hasn't been cold enough to put the sweater on but I would like to start looking for something. Thanks very much! Kristina and Molly |
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10-27-2008, 06:17 PM | #2 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Layla walks all winter long! and it gets COLD here I put her harness on and then her sweater (has a hole for the d ring) and then i put on her coat which also has a hole. These are the coats she wears- i can't find anything quite as warm.. they are SO great PetEdge: Casual Canine Snow Parkas with Knit Scarf |
10-27-2008, 06:20 PM | #3 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY
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| did you cut a hole for the D ring? |
10-27-2008, 06:32 PM | #4 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| no a lot of Layla's sweatshirts come with it and so do those jackets. If the sweater doesn't come with it i go to a seamstress and ask them to put a button hole there |
10-27-2008, 06:34 PM | #5 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wauseon
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| Winter Walks It was 36 here today and I took Molly out shopping and she shook the whole time ..I don't think we will be doing any walks outside this winter and its not even that cold yet.. And she did have a sweater on.. I put the sweater over her harness..Most have a hole for the ring in the back... |
10-27-2008, 06:37 PM | #6 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Long Island, NY
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| Thanks guys! We don't really have any sweaters or coats for her yet but I will keep an eye out for the ones with the holes in them. Great advice! |
10-27-2008, 06:41 PM | #7 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wauseon
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| walks Be careful of their feet in the winter..My vet told me the pads are real thin and can freeze in the matter of mins.. When your cold so are they! Just like little babies |
10-27-2008, 06:42 PM | #8 | |
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10-27-2008, 06:44 PM | #9 |
Love my little flowers Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In Gorgeous Montana!!!
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| Hi, and WELCOME To YT!!!! We go for walks all year long....unless it's under 30 degrees!! Then we stay inside!! We use sweaters and coats when it's around 30!!
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10-27-2008, 06:45 PM | #10 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| well Layla has had booties.. she will not wear them. In my opinion dogs pads are dogs pads... the pads of Layla's feet are no more sensitive than a large dogs.. they are just smaller... and she has yet to complain... it takes her a few weeks to acclimate to the weather but she loves the snow.. she loves to dig her little nose in it and the walks keep her nice and warm |
10-27-2008, 07:24 PM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Ajax, On, Canada
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| Hi Marcerella02, this is my first winter with my furbabies and I had wondered about walking during the winter. Your responses are helpful about the coats and booties. Did you get thoses coats shipped to Canada? Was it shipping and handling very expensive?
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10-27-2008, 07:46 PM | #12 |
YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Dublin, California
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| Keeping warm Try to check for Pet Stores and baby stores and yes, you should be able to get just about anything shipped to Canada. Our babies do not have an undercoat and get cold very easily. Try shopping on Amazon and EBay for yorkie clothes and such. I lived in Belgium for three years and had EBay ship there. I realized that I could buy some things in Premee baby size that would work for CoCo. And I have alot of thick baby blankets to keep her wrapped up in. I know that there are alot of sites that cater to small dogs and sell coats and sweaters. If your baby is small enough stuffed bear sweaters fit too. Keep your baby warm! warm hugs, jeanette and coco
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10-28-2008, 04:56 AM | #13 |
Loved by Layla Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Canada
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| Shipping to canada is STUPIDLY expensive. I have an american mailing address and an aunt who live in Phoenix but her son goes to school here.... so you should try if you can to get it sent to the states and then pick it up.... but seeing as how they are just coats- it might not be as bad.... |
10-28-2008, 05:24 AM | #14 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Halifax, NS
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| I'm in Nove Scotia and wish I had someone in the US to ship things to. Duty and shipping costs more than the item most times. Now that the dollar has dropped again it makes it even more expensive. We walk Punkin in the winter too. We do shorten her walks on the very cold days and when it is cold and there is a wind chill warning we usually have an extra play in the house. We also make sure to clean her paws well when we come in to remove salt. I adjust Punkin's harness to go over her sweaters in the winter if I need to, but I will buy things with the button hole on the back if they are available. |
10-28-2008, 05:52 AM | #15 |
I love my baby girls! Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana
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| I would be sure to always put the harness under the sweaters and jackets. Daisy slipped out of her harness because I had it over the sweater. It seems to make the harness slide easier.
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