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cynsir · 10-17-2009, 09:27 PM

For those of you who dress your furbabies: Do you do so everyday? Do you put jammies on them at night? Or do you let them run 'naked' in the house, but dress them only when you go somewhere? Do byou let them outside 'naked' or make sure they have something, even a t-shirt on outside?

angeleyes · 10-17-2009, 09:46 PM

Wow, you make us sound like furbaby fanatics! Just kidding, by the way I see that you are also from Minnesota. Belle doesn't have real thick hair and I tend to put a t-shirt on her in the fall and a sweater in the winter. She is pee pad trained so she doesn't go potty outside unless we go for a walk. I just purchased a warm coat for walks and car rides. Most of the time she just runs "naked" (I love that) I am going to get her some jammies as we like our bedroom cool at night and Belle sleeps in her crate beside our bed. I also discovered that the inside walls of her crate (plastic) are cold when you feel them. I bought some fleece and lined the bottom half of the crate with it bringing it up to where the top attaches and cut out around the snaps. She likes to snuggle against it now. Hey, Minnesota...what happened to fall?

Lioncross4 · 10-17-2009, 10:33 PM

We're out and about a lot--in the cooler weather, we put clothes on our girl--or she shakes! In the summer, we dress her for fun...around home..she's naked! unless it's cold, then a sweatshirt! I would love some pj's, but, we don't have any!

Lucia · 10-17-2009, 11:18 PM

I don't dress Twinkle and Wicket everyday so they spend most of their time naked.....they wear a sweater or coat if its cold outside, and maybe a little outfit if we are going somewhere special. They don't wear jammies at night....Wicket in particular has a tendency to chew on his clothes if not supervised and I think I would come down in the morning to discover that he has eaten them!

xxx

dianaww · 10-18-2009, 02:26 AM

Teddy is always naked, in the UK we don't have such great clothes as you, I am going to get him some, now he has a heart condition, don't want him to get cold and get sick.

He has a thick coat and never shows signs of cold, and I always check.

I would love some Jammies, for him. I saw some really cute ones on YT the other day.

Take a look at some other posts you will see you can get some great things where you live.

linda44 · 10-18-2009, 03:51 AM

5 of mine go nakid all the time. One, Suki wears clothes all the time as she suffers from alergies and scratches. The other, Dakota is shaved down so he also wears clothes all the time. Mine dont seem to like pj's or anything with four legs. So mostly comfty tshirts/dresses. And yes they change daily

chachi · 10-18-2009, 04:07 AM

Mine only wear clothes on special occasions

maggiesmom_2007 · 10-18-2009, 04:52 AM

My boys only wear shirts and sweaters in the winter. They like to be naked in the spring and summer and in the house. Friday on the other hand loves clothes. When i was showing her she didn't get to wear clothes unless we went to meetups and then only for a little while. But since she got shaved down she has been wearing sweaters and shirts daily. I take them off for a few hours to brush her but then she gets a clean shirt.

JPop & Taz 2 · 10-18-2009, 05:16 AM

Mine are naked during the day. Tia won't stay covered at night so she has jammies. Her legs tend to come out of her jammas with the 4 legs, so we use the sleeve of a childs sweatshirt. Taz wears a shirt when we have bad weather. The others, only when its cold outside (not often in Louisiana)

ritzydaisy · 10-18-2009, 05:47 AM

Naked in the summer. I buy different colored harnesses with matching leashes to be cute!

In cold weather, we have sweatshirts and fleece wraps I make because they are snuggly warm. Daisy wears a T shirt or hoodie sweatshirt to bed at night. I made her some fleece PJs, but she doesn't like her back legs covered--she likes to have her furbutt out!

We have some cute dresses and they are for special occasions or when going out.

She can't do her tricks when she has clothes on. She tries to roll over, but can't seem to throw herself down--it's funny to watch her try!

JohnnieWalker · 10-18-2009, 06:01 AM

I'm from MN as well and Morgan is already always shivering. And it's only October! I bought him a super cute sweat shirt and a fuzzy warm coat. This will be his first winter, so I have to see about bundling him up. Walker has a Fido Fleece that he wears in the car when it's really cold outside. Whenever we have snow and it's freezing cold outside, I always either bring clothes for the dogs or dress them up before leaving. It's just like bringing extra clothes for myself. We live in the country and if I get stuck with the car, I'd rather be prepared. I never dress them up inside the house though and no jammies either.

Lovetodream88 · 10-18-2009, 06:49 AM

When its warm or hot outside Callie is rarely dressed unless its when its dark out and shes shaking because shes cold but when its cold like it is getting now shes pretty much always dressed. Callie wears nightgowns at night because I have a ceiling fan in my room and it gets cold in my room at night. Callie will let me know if she doesn't want to be dressed like when she wants to be dressed I hold the piece of clothing out and she puts her head through the head hole and then lifts her left leg into the air and puts in through the sleeve if you hold the sleeve out and then does the same with the right leg but if she doesn't want clothes on she will lift both her front legs up and kinda shew me away lol. Also if I buy her a new piece on clothing or some comes in the mail I hold it up and show her and she sniffs every inch checking it out.

Darlene68 · 10-18-2009, 08:07 AM

Bailey goes with me where ever I go, and it's getting really cold here now so I put a coat on him, soon he will have to wear a sweater and a coat for extra warmth in the colder months. At home I give him a break from the clothing most days!

iueled09 · 10-18-2009, 08:14 AM

Cooper wears a red, white, and blue jersey to my daughter's soccer games. (Her school colors) He is like their mascot. All the girls love him!!
This is his first fall and winter so I am on the lookout for sweaters and coats. We live in Indiana and winters can be mild or severe. We just never know until it happens.

MissSophie · 10-18-2009, 08:21 AM

Sophie does not like to be too warm. So she is not dressed in the summer. I will put on a sweater in the winter if the house is cool, but if it is 68 or warmer, than, no, she is fine. She will start panting easily. We went for Christmas to Minneapolis one year to visit my daughter, and Sophie wore her hoodie the entire time.

She was so cold. We are going there after Thanksgiving, and I plan to take along some of her clothes and maybe buy a Vikings shirt.

10-17-2009, 09:27 PM	#1
cynsir The 3 Musketeers Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cloquet, MN Posts: 738 Blog Entries: 1	Furbaby Clothing Questions For those of you who dress your furbabies: Do you do so everyday? Do you put jammies on them at night? Or do you let them run 'naked' in the house, but dress them only when you go somewhere? Do byou let them outside 'naked' or make sure they have something, even a t-shirt on outside? __________________ Cindy and Misty and Mazie and Cassie Max (3/31/08 - 6/1/09)

10-17-2009, 09:46 PM	#2
angeleyes YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hugo, MN USA Posts: 325	dressing furbabies Wow, you make us sound like furbaby fanatics! Just kidding, by the way I see that you are also from Minnesota. Belle doesn't have real thick hair and I tend to put a t-shirt on her in the fall and a sweater in the winter. She is pee pad trained so she doesn't go potty outside unless we go for a walk. I just purchased a warm coat for walks and car rides. Most of the time she just runs "naked" (I love that) I am going to get her some jammies as we like our bedroom cool at night and Belle sleeps in her crate beside our bed. I also discovered that the inside walls of her crate (plastic) are cold when you feel them. I bought some fleece and lined the bottom half of the crate with it bringing it up to where the top attaches and cut out around the snaps. She likes to snuggle against it now. Hey, Minnesota...what happened to fall?

10-17-2009, 11:18 PM	#4
Lucia Twinkle & Wicket's Mum Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kent, England Posts: 2,197	I don't dress Twinkle and Wicket everyday so they spend most of their time naked.....they wear a sweater or coat if its cold outside, and maybe a little outfit if we are going somewhere special. They don't wear jammies at night....Wicket in particular has a tendency to chew on his clothes if not supervised and I think I would come down in the morning to discover that he has eaten them! xxx __________________ Love from Claire (Me!) mummy to skindaughters Mia and Lucia, furdaughter Twinkleand fursons Wicket and Ozzy 'Treat stressful situations like a dog; pee on them then walk away.'

10-18-2009, 02:26 AM	#5
dianaww YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK Posts: 483	Teddy is always naked, in the UK we don't have such great clothes as you, I am going to get him some, now he has a heart condition, don't want him to get cold and get sick. He has a thick coat and never shows signs of cold, and I always check. I would love some Jammies, for him. I saw some really cute ones on YT the other day. Take a look at some other posts you will see you can get some great things where you live. __________________ Teddy Born Aug 06 Max (Mar 95 - Sept 06) Levi (Mar 97 - Aug 09)

10-18-2009, 03:51 AM	#6
linda44 Luv my 7 Furkids Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: napa Posts: 9,655 Blog Entries: 4	5 of mine go nakid all the time. One, Suki wears clothes all the time as she suffers from alergies and scratches. The other, Dakota is shaved down so he also wears clothes all the time. Mine dont seem to like pj's or anything with four legs. So mostly comfty tshirts/dresses. And yes they change daily __________________ Linda, & furbutts http://www.sketchesbybarney.com

10-17-2009, 10:33 PM	#3
Lioncross4 YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 338	We're out and about a lot--in the cooler weather, we put clothes on our girl--or she shakes! In the summer, we dress her for fun...around home..she's naked! unless it's cold, then a sweatshirt! I would love some pj's, but, we don't have any!

10-18-2009, 04:07 AM	#7
chachi I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana Posts: 37,147	Mine only wear clothes on special occasions __________________ Chachi's & Jewels Mom Jewels http://www.dogster.com/?132431 Chachi http://www.dogster.com/?132427

10-18-2009, 04:52 AM	#8
maggiesmom_2007 YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,991 Blog Entries: 13	My boys only wear shirts and sweaters in the winter. They like to be naked in the spring and summer and in the house. Friday on the other hand loves clothes. When i was showing her she didn't get to wear clothes unless we went to meetups and then only for a little while. But since she got shaved down she has been wearing sweaters and shirts daily. I take them off for a few hours to brush her but then she gets a clean shirt. __________________ Lori, Friday, Olivia, Miranda , Chanel and Casey

10-18-2009, 05:16 AM	#9
JPop & Taz 2 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: LA Posts: 989	Mine are naked during the day. Tia won't stay covered at night so she has jammies. Her legs tend to come out of her jammas with the 4 legs, so we use the sleeve of a childs sweatshirt. Taz wears a shirt when we have bad weather. The others, only when its cold outside (not often in Louisiana) __________________ Linda, owned by JPop, Taz, TJ, Halo, my "Lil Deuce Coupe", and my angel Tia

10-18-2009, 05:47 AM	#10
ritzydaisy Crazy Miss Daisy Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Eastern Washington Posts: 1,904	Naked in the summer. I buy different colored harnesses with matching leashes to be cute! In cold weather, we have sweatshirts and fleece wraps I make because they are snuggly warm. Daisy wears a T shirt or hoodie sweatshirt to bed at night. I made her some fleece PJs, but she doesn't like her back legs covered--she likes to have her furbutt out! We have some cute dresses and they are for special occasions or when going out. She can't do her tricks when she has clothes on. She tries to roll over, but can't seem to throw herself down--it's funny to watch her try! __________________ Yorkie Talkin' with Paula & Daisy!

10-18-2009, 06:01 AM	#11
JohnnieWalker Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: In the sticks, MN Posts: 219	I'm from MN as well and Morgan is already always shivering. And it's only October! I bought him a super cute sweat shirt and a fuzzy warm coat. This will be his first winter, so I have to see about bundling him up. Walker has a Fido Fleece that he wears in the car when it's really cold outside. Whenever we have snow and it's freezing cold outside, I always either bring clothes for the dogs or dress them up before leaving. It's just like bringing extra clothes for myself. We live in the country and if I get stuck with the car, I'd rather be prepared. I never dress them up inside the house though and no jammies either. __________________ *Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." - Henry Wheeler Shaw*

10-18-2009, 06:49 AM	#12
Lovetodream88 Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md Posts: 23,247	When its warm or hot outside Callie is rarely dressed unless its when its dark out and shes shaking because shes cold but when its cold like it is getting now shes pretty much always dressed. Callie wears nightgowns at night because I have a ceiling fan in my room and it gets cold in my room at night. Callie will let me know if she doesn't want to be dressed like when she wants to be dressed I hold the piece of clothing out and she puts her head through the head hole and then lifts her left leg into the air and puts in through the sleeve if you hold the sleeve out and then does the same with the right leg but if she doesn't want clothes on she will lift both her front legs up and kinda shew me away lol. Also if I buy her a new piece on clothing or some comes in the mail I hold it up and show her and she sniffs every inch checking it out. __________________ Taylor My babies Joey, Penny ,Ollie & Dixie Callie Mae, you will forever be in my heart!

10-18-2009, 08:07 AM	#13
Darlene68 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 4,923	Bailey goes with me where ever I go, and it's getting really cold here now so I put a coat on him, soon he will have to wear a sweater and a coat for extra warmth in the colder months. At home I give him a break from the clothing most days! __________________ Darlene Bailey Blu & Jesse Bee

10-18-2009, 08:14 AM	#14
iueled09 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Vernon, Indiana Posts: 101	Cooper wears a red, white, and blue jersey to my daughter's soccer games. (Her school colors) He is like their mascot. All the girls love him!! This is his first fall and winter so I am on the lookout for sweaters and coats. We live in Indiana and winters can be mild or severe. We just never know until it happens. __________________ New teacher and Yorkie mommy!

10-18-2009, 08:21 AM	#15
MissSophie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 807 Blog Entries: 1	Sophie does not like to be too warm. So she is not dressed in the summer. I will put on a sweater in the winter if the house is cool, but if it is 68 or warmer, than, no, she is fine. She will start panting easily. We went for Christmas to Minneapolis one year to visit my daughter, and Sophie wore her hoodie the entire time. She was so cold. We are going there after Thanksgiving, and I plan to take along some of her clothes and maybe buy a Vikings shirt. __________________ Sophie's Mom :