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10-23-2013, 10:09 AM | #1 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
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| Too Cold to Go outside?!? My little 4 lb guy is constantly cold. If it gets below 70 in the summer, I put a tshirt on him. Now that it's gotten colder here(I live in Michigan), it's even worse. I've got sweaters and jackets and I even purchased a snow suit for him, which I've been putting on him for our walks...and it's not even THAT cold, compared to what it's going to be. Today, it's almost 50 and he couldn't even make it around the block without shivering and needing to be picked up and carried. It doesn't help that he hates his snow suit I remember my older guy being sensitive to temperature, but not as bad as my little guy...and now that my older guy has gained weight, he seems to be able to tolerate the cold much better. Does anyone else living in a cold climate have this problem?? Even with sweaters and jackets, it's still too cold to for your yorkie go outside for walks?!? I am thinking of trying to pee pad train the boys. Has anyone tried to pee pad train their adult yorkie and had success?? |
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10-23-2013, 10:14 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | My Mom's 7 pounder doesn't tolerate anything below 50, while my larger pups can tolerate it even if they don't like it. You might try layering clothing rather than one thicker outfit. I've also found that if Rhett's ears get cold, he seems much more uncomfortable, so we've started using hoods.
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10-23-2013, 11:50 AM | #3 |
YT 2000 Club Member | I have 3 yorkies and the largest is 6 lbs. The cold doesn't seem to bother him, but he is a little over weight and I think the extra fat keeps him warm. Now, my 2 and almost 4 pounder are bothered by the cold! Tatiana is always in a t-shirt and now a jumper or pajama as she is cold in the house! I layer her when we are outside and she is pad trained. She goes outside when the weather is warm enough or just to follow me to the car, otherwise she stays in the house. I don't know about pad training an adult dog but is is probably possible. Maybe you could take her potty in a covered patio or area out of the elements. If not layer her just as you would your self as protection from the cold!
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10-23-2013, 12:47 PM | #4 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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| I'm NOT looking forward to our Canadian winters! Minus 30 is fairly typical for weeks on end - and even colder if you factor in the wind chill. There is no way I can keep Enzo in for 6 months of it! He hates clothes - but will have no choice come those temps
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10-23-2013, 12:58 PM | #5 |
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| We just got our first snow flurries of the season. When I took Annie out for her walk, I put her in her snow jacket and she seemed ok, but her poor little feet got cold. It had rained/snow flurried, so we got about 6 houses away and I decided to turn around and come back home. It was around 30 degrees. I wonder if she would tolerate some snow booties. I am really concerned about the cold weather and her morning walks....she really, really looks forward to her walks. Last edited by Annie09; 10-23-2013 at 01:00 PM. |
10-23-2013, 01:31 PM | #6 |
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| Maybe his feet are cold have you tried dog boots? This is one of our members sites Dog Boots | Dog Shoes & Dog Booties
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10-23-2013, 01:40 PM | #7 |
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| ZoE clearly isn't fond of letting me put clothes on her in the house. But on days like today, when I let her out to run around the backyard, I take one of hoodies to the door with me. She makes a few laps around the big yard, with the wind blowing through her hair, then she runs right up the sunroom steps and will slip her head right into the hoodie I'm holding. It's so funny! Then back into the yard she runs. I agree with the other poster, maybe his feet are cold.
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10-23-2013, 09:51 PM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California & Washington states
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| I live in Wisconsin, and I completely pee pad trained my yorkie. Since she was little, she refused to stay outside and would not utilize grass for bathroom if it is cold and/or wet. Now she is completely pee pad trained and I love it - I don't have to wake up in the early snowy mornings to take her out . She still loves summers and warm weather, and we go on a long walks during those warm seasons and I keep her inside during cold temperatures. |
10-24-2013, 06:36 AM | #9 |
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10-24-2013, 06:51 AM | #10 |
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| Sorry to hear about your cold weather in Medicine Hat, but just saying that not all of Canada is that cold Here it has been w/o rain for 17 days and the temp has been 13-17 degrees. It all depends where you are in Canada Cheers! |
10-24-2013, 09:42 AM | #11 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada
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| Yup its a balming 15 degrees & sunny here today too! Unfortunatly here in the Hat we get extreme Alberta winters -40 with the wind chill & snow drifts as high as 6 ft
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10-24-2013, 10:12 AM | #12 |
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| If you try to pee pad train make sure you get the pads that have the smell in them and then get a bottle of "go here spray" I think that is what it is called. Spray it all over the pad. It's the same smell that they smell in other dogs urine that makes them want to mark. Also, make sure you always have the pad in the same spot and treat him every time that he uses it. The only problem we ever had is that sometimes Gizmo's face would be over the pad and his body wouldn't but other then that he did fine. If he is being super resistant try putting on his harness and leash and walking him through the house to the pad like you would if you were on an outdoor walk and that may help kick start the process. Good Luck! |
10-24-2013, 11:43 AM | #13 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
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| Thanks for the tips!! I actually put a pee pad out last night where he had been peeing the most and to my surprise, my little guy went there every time but once. His aim isn't always the best so I did end up putting out a couple of pads out. Right now, they are in the hallway as that is his favorite pee spot, but I am going to try to slowly move them into a better place...inch by inch. I think he must have been pee pad trained in the past...which is probably why he has no shame in going in the house right in front of me. My other dog doesn't really like them because he knows going in the house is naughty...and the cat keeps messing up the pee pads because she keeps trying to bury the pee. I will have to try the spray on the pads. Ideally, it would be nice if both of the boys would use the pads while I am not home!! I am thinking of locking them in my kitchen in their exercise pen while I am gone with a pee pad in there...and then slowly giving them access to the house when they've learned to use the pads successfully. It would be nice if they didn't have to go outside in the winter at all...for both me and them. I don't leave them outside unattended so I am out there freezing my buns off with them. I'd gladly clean up pee pads instead!! |
10-24-2013, 11:56 AM | #14 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | The secret is to introduce them slowly to the change in temperatures and keep them moving. I don't miss a walk as the seasons are changing, so they hardly notice the change taking place. If they're just standing outside, they're going to get cold -- just like you. Chart out a 20-minute walk and keep moving through it. A coat works great but only if you keep them moving. I dress mine in a coat that doesn't restrict their movement -- I prefer no legs, but if you use a legged coat, get one that doesn't restrict their movement. I use booties only when there's snow on the ground. I don't think twice about the cold down to -5F. Below that, I may cut the length of the walk or skip it altogether for a day. I really pay attention to them before, during and after the walk to know how the cold is affecting them. Good luck! Dogs do love winter walks -- breaks the boredom and keeps them happy.
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10-25-2013, 11:59 AM | #15 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: dearborn heights
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| Well....Ricky's been peeing on the pee pad...most of the time...but he won't poo there. Instead, he poos further down the hallway. I also took the boys out for a walk again today. Instead of putting on the snowsuit, which ricky HATES, I put on layers...a tshirt, a sweater and a jacket. He seemed to like that much better. I also brought the stroller along and I put a few warm blankets in there so we could go on a longer walk. About 1/2 way through our walk, after the boys had went potty enough, I put them both in the stroller and wrapped them up. Ricky was still a little cold so I am thinking the next thing to try is a winter hat because his head was literally the only thing that was exposed. I am also thinking of getting some hand warmers to put in the bottom of the stroller to keep them warm. I've also been thinking of turning the electric socks into an electric sweater. I've never had a pair of them...just have heard about them....so I on't know whether it would work or not. Any thoughts on that?? Also...any suggestions on how to get Ricky to poo on the pee pads? He will pee on them(most of the time) but he'd rather poo on my carpeting. I picked up his poop and put it on the pee pads in hope that he would understand that he poos there. So far...no luck though!! |
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