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01-06-2016, 09:46 AM | #1 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: i like to hide under things
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| Keeping your babies was in winter Hi guys. It's getting really cold here.. (maybe around 30s) but my puppies love being outside. My smallest baby (3lbs) would shiver as soon as she gets out.. and other (4lbs), would shiver and run at the same time and never wants to get back in, no matter how cold it is. I have some sweaters for them but it's not that thick.. it's really hard to find clothing for them when they are so tiny! They wear xxxs or xxs.. I've looked online but I can't seem to find anything in their size.. Smallest baby gets cold easier since her half of the body is shaven down due to lp surgery on both legs.. What do you guys do to keep your puppies warm? Do I need to pick up a sewing machine and attempt to make their own clothes? Lol Last time I made a round duffle bag.. it became a square :/ |
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01-06-2016, 11:04 AM | #2 | |
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01-06-2016, 01:59 PM | #3 |
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| Deviruchi, I'm a little more south than you, but it has been in the high 20s here the last couple of nights. Zeusy loves his Thundershirt, and i found him a Thundersweater (it has the shirt and the sweater snaps over it). It keeps him very warm. He wears an XXS. I still cuddle and wrap him in his blanket when we come inside. Oddly, he has a left hind quarter shaved due to Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease surgery. We may have to have the LP surgery on both knees. How is your baby recovering? |
01-06-2016, 09:24 PM | #4 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: ohio
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| This is my first winter with chewie, he is 2 pounds and also wears xxs. I've found sweaters at petsmart, pet supplies plus, pcdogclothing.com (they have xxxs). This winter has been mild here but he's been out in 11 degrees. I really don't like it but I layer him up with his pajamas, a sweater, and a coat, and only long enough for him to potty. I hope you find some nice clothes for your little ones!!
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01-07-2016, 12:28 PM | #5 |
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| I have made little all in ones from fleece material, it's great for keeping the snow of their hair and nice a warm and comfy for them.
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01-07-2016, 12:30 PM | #6 |
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| there are tons of warm stuff for dogs every where and if your pup is hard to fit, try ETSY or some of the sewers listed on here. But I think the biggest challenge in keeping them warm if there is snow, ice or rain is through their feet and belly. Most clothing does not cover their belly or their feet. There are shoes for dogs but most dogs have trouble walking in them. I tried Lola in a pair but she walked so poorly I was afraid she was going to twist a leg while trying to learn. Lola tolerates the cold real well, but once we get snow here we stop walking because even in the heaviest coat her feet and underbody get wet and cold. Unless it is single digits she goes out to potty naked because it does not bother her and she comes back inside in around 3 min or less.
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01-07-2016, 12:33 PM | #7 |
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| how do you deal with the underside, Lola is so close to the ground that the snow clings to the fleece and then just gets wet
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01-07-2016, 01:20 PM | #8 |
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| I put a little coat on top of the fleece the coat fastens up the back so it covers the bits that the fleece doesn't.
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01-07-2016, 03:17 PM | #9 |
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| Also you can cut a men's sock to wear as an undergarment to make warmer your existing clothes! Good luck)
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01-07-2016, 06:00 PM | #10 |
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| They have many very warm coats at ALIEXPRESS.COM and very inexpensive. Take a look. It comes direly from China, the reason everything is so cheap, and most things are free delivery. I have ordered a dozen things and like everything.
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01-07-2016, 06:59 PM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Canada
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| Dexter's a big boy and this is his second winter, he's coping MUCH better this year and tolerates the cold really well. I dress him in flannel pj's and put a parka over top, so he's as covered as possible. We have over a foot of snow now and he loves romping through it. He's good to about -15 c (5 f) but colder than that and he's too cold, but like I said, Dex is a bigger boy, close to 11 lbs. My point though is pj's as an under layer, plus a parka that velcros around the belly and neck are a good combo |
01-07-2016, 08:27 PM | #12 |
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| Many of the Dallas Dog brand sweaters come in sizes that will fit a 3 pound dog. The 6" back length size is really small.
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01-07-2016, 11:37 PM | #13 | |
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01-07-2016, 11:38 PM | #14 | |
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01-08-2016, 09:27 AM | #15 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Montebello, CA, USA
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| My little fur baby is always cold... so I put her on sweaters and she loves it... there's alot of wear out there for dogs just depends on material, etc. good luck! |
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