 We're walkers...
Chewie walks 3 times a day in the cold weather...
-Morning (right before I leave for work)
-Early Evening (right when we get home from work)
-Bedtime (right before we goto bed)
We all bundle up and walk around outside. He gets distracted in the snow, but enjoys getting out to see his "buddies" that live on the block - The mastif and poodle across the street, the chi-mix around the corner, etc...
He definately needs the puffy coat when we go out in the cold - which gets to be a pain, as the anatomy of male dogs and the warmer winter coats available do not always mix well. But that's what washing machines are for!
Anyways, in the warmer weather we have an "after dinner" walk as well. But Chewie isn't interested in that "bonus" walk in the cold weather.
He certainly gets down to business quickly in the snow/sleet/cold. Our walks are much shorter - but quite productive! Oh, we all can't wait for warmer weather to run around in the field and get some good exercise!
We've thought about pee-pads. But he's crated during the day, and aside from the first 2 or so accidents when we brought him home with us we haven't had a single problem at our house with him... So we figure that we shouldn't mess with success! |