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05-26-2010, 02:32 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2010 Location: bronx
Posts: 70
| yorkie and hot weather I had a pekingese who couldnt do ANY hot weather. now we are a yorkie family, so i am wondering, how are yorkies in hot weather? |
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05-26-2010, 03:02 PM | #2 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lake Charles, La, United States
Posts: 325
| I'm not sure but where I'm from temps get into the 100's easily this summer. I'm sure the general rule of thumb applies...excessive panting etc...means pup is getting overheated. Around here, outside dogs get ice blocks in the morning and industrial shop fans at their pens. Some even get baby wading pools
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05-26-2010, 03:03 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, Texas USA
Posts: 2,473
| I would be very cautious w/any pup in hot weather...After recently taking several first aid/cpr classes, I watch my little ones very carefully, when it's hot...I don't let them run and play, outside, 'till it gets cooler, in the evening, (after 7 p.m. or so) and even then, if they started running around like mad, I stop them, after a few minutes, and take them to the water bowl...They usually have a drink, and stop for a few...Sometimes, we really have to "parent" these little guys, 'cause they might get carried away and forget how over-heated they are... |
05-26-2010, 03:41 PM | #4 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: phoenix
Posts: 445
| I live in AZ where in the middle of the summer its pretty much 105 or hotter. Nights "cool" down to 90's if we are lucky. Anyways they don't spend very much time outside. When its really hot they just pee on the back porch, I hate it but they just won't go out to the grass because its so hot. We provide ice water in the house, even though its kept pretty cool inside. when we go outside we put ice out.
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05-26-2010, 04:06 PM | #5 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Illinois
Posts: 4,603
| Ours has spent 13 years in Illinois and a lot of time in AZ. She loved to swim in the pool in AZ, and we just watch her and use common sense. When it is extremely hot, they just go out, do their thing, and come back in. I think she prefers the heat over the Chicago cold. Short hair, and a personal fan for the Yorkie! |
05-26-2010, 04:19 PM | #6 |
Phantom Queen Morrigan Donating Member | general rule, if your hot, they are hot. if you are cold, they are cold. During the day i don't let mine stay outside for more then 15-20 minutes. after dusk i'll take her for a walk, but only if it cools down enough. I also keep mine shaved in the summer. all the hair just makes her so hot. she has thick, cotton hair and its just too much for her. always make sure they have access to plenty of water, and ice cubes can be given as treats or in the water.
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05-26-2010, 04:24 PM | #7 |
Piper & Sebastian Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: florida
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| We live in Florida, and pretty much keep our outside time to our pee breaks.
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05-26-2010, 04:29 PM | #8 |
Action Jackson ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Maryland
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| I just pay attention and see when/if he looks tired. He self regulates pretty well. When we visit my dad's house, he has a fenced in yard with a big inground pool and sometimes we can be outside for 2 hours at a time, and the dogs are typically with us. Whenever Jackson starts to get hot, he goes over and lays in the pool (on the top step) to cool off, and we also leave water bowls out. But he's in and out all day too if my dad goes inside, sometimes he will follow him, or whatever. But I think if we were in a state like AZ or FL, it'd be a lot different. I mean we have some extremely hot days but most we get into is low 90's typically in summer.
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05-26-2010, 04:46 PM | #9 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Louisiana
Posts: 749
| Summer is so hot and humid here that we only go out to potty...lol or in the late evenings to play.
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05-26-2010, 05:19 PM | #10 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ball Ground, GA
Posts: 1,262
| I always start checking the gums and if they start getting red, I do something to cool the dog down. Lizzie will pant more than my other dogs, and it took some getting use to. She will also go out, like the other dogs and just plop down in the sun. When they get good and hot or I can't take it any longer, they come in looking like they are having a stroke. Here is a site with the symptoms of heat stroke: Heat-Related Illnesses
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05-26-2010, 08:26 PM | #11 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Southern California
Posts: 1,233
| What a great thread! I hadn't thought about the really hot days and how Copper would do. I live in So. California. The heat is dry but we get a lot of 90-100 or more days. Good advice from all who posted! Thanks!
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05-26-2010, 08:43 PM | #12 |
Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas
Posts: 21,173
| You can have 82 degrees, but if you have high humidity they will get too hot very quickly. Temperature is not the only concern.
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05-28-2010, 04:30 AM | #13 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA
Posts: 947
| Yorkie and hot weather Really good advice and I agree. I also live in Florida and found out last summer that my little yorkie could not take much time outside. She loves it outside; she thinks hunting for lizzards and chasing squirrels across the fence are the greatest things! She seems to have a heat stroke if she is outside for any length of time. We limit time outside to very small time-frames. |
05-28-2010, 06:59 AM | #14 |
Ringo (1) and Lucy too! Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: On the Edge of Glory
Posts: 3,447
| I just got told by my Vet not to take Lucy on our usual mile walks in this heat and humidity. Even though I waited until 8:00 pm the other night; he believes that she either got low blood sugar during our walk or got dehydrated - making her very weak. My Westie can go and go in the heat (of an evening though) but Lucy is tiny and I believe we will have to take things a little easier this summer as far as distance. |
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