12week old Puppy going out in the rain

[BanditSocks2]

Originally Posted by Hooligansmom

My husband made a little "pen" out of plastic lattice...it measures about 3 x 3 x 3 (hinged together, so it's collapsable and portable!!) ...this is where we take Pippin to do her business.

She knows what she's supposed to do there...and is done promptly regardless of the weather. When it's raining we use a golf umbrella to hold over the pen and she stays nice and dry!!

Works for us!!!!

That's a great idea!!! That way no matter where you are if the land is strange (woods, sand, cement) when she sees her lattice area she knows what it means That's a really really awesome idea

[My Sophia]

Rain isn't much of an issue out here but they do get a little shivery after a bath so I'll throw their towels in the clothes dryer while I'm bathing them and then when they're done they've got a toasty warm towel to snuggle into and get dry. Might work the same way when you walk your little one. Throw a towel in the dryer as you walk out and when she comes back inside you can wrap her up in a nice warm towel. Just what a princess deserves, right?

[Beamers Mom]

Originally Posted by RhianR

Heyyya, I am not too far from you as I am in Scotland and I take Robbo out in the rain and have done since he was 0.8kg as it always rains here lol. At first he hated it as he did not know how to dry himself so used to stand and shover and wait for me to towel dry him but not he has worked out how to give a wee shake he is fine, infact he loves playing in the rain. I found the key is to keep him really active if I take him out to play in the rain as when he is walking he gets cold and shivers but if he has his ball and runs he loves it.

Hope all is well. How far are you from the border? I am just across in Edinburgh!

Nah - it isn't rain, it is just Scotch Mist - or so I was always told.

is the floral clock still there? I think it was at the corner of Princes street? And if I remember there were some beautiful gardens on Princes Street???

[princessizzy]

Originally Posted by My Sophia

Rain isn't much of an issue out here but they do get a little shivery after a bath so I'll throw their towels in the clothes dryer while I'm bathing them and then when they're done they've got a toasty warm towel to snuggle into and get dry. Might work the same way when you walk your little one. Throw a towel in the dryer as you walk out and when she comes back inside you can wrap her up in a nice warm towel. Just what a princess deserves, right?

Ok I lOVE this idea!!! My 9 year old already think I baby Izzy.. Just wait till she sees me take out warm towels for Izzy..lol..

[furbutt]

Originally Posted by xoxJuliexox

i think with her being so young still, i wouldn't, my vet told me that if they have at least 3 sets of there shots they should be ok going out.

Not here in England its only two shots that they have. And Poppy is all up to date with her shots. xxx

Thanks for all the fantastic advice everyone. I will be warming towls and putting on her jumper and raincoat. Thank ou all xxx

[trin7]

I live in Northwest British Columbia in Canada and we have been having lots of rain the past few days and right now were sitting at 8 degrees Celcius. Mabel is 18 weeks and 2 pounds and seems to start shivering before we get out the door. I made her a little fleece sweater and put her harness over top of the harness. She's not thrilled but she gets outside and does her business pretty fast. I can't wait for her to see snow!!

[qt2168]

Actually cold and rain is not what makes dogs (or people) sick. Its the germs you come into contact with. If you take her out to do her business then bring her back in and dry her off she should be fine.

[FlDebra]

I had to add another post in this thread after our morning experience. We just had an unusually chilly fall morning, first of the year here in our part of Florida. That wet morning grass must have been very cold on my little Annie (12 weeks old). She walked right out to her normal place and quickly came back to the patio. She walked a few feet down the patio and ventured into the grass again, and just as quickly made a retreat for the patio. She did this about 4 times then looked up at me like -- "What happened and how am I supposed to do my business in that cold stuff?" But she did make a fifth and final foray into the chilly wet grass and managed to do both "good girls." So, she doesn't like it, but thankfully, she did decide she would do it! Whew!

Can't imagine having to drag my privates through cold, wet grass first thing in the morning!!!!!

[Pixie Girl]

Being from Michigan Pixie doesn't mine going out in the rain without a coat on. But, if it is pouring hard even though we take an umbella with us, she is right back in and we wait until it lets up to go out again. When she comes back in we just take a towel and dry her off or take a hairdryer on warm and dry off the hair. Just depends as to how wet she gets.