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09-06-2016, 03:20 PM | #31 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: USA
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| My guy has no interest in going indoors unless it's right before i have somewhere important to be...... I have boots and a little jacket for him for the elements, the only problem with snow is, sometimes they have a hard time finding their sent so maybe put a little lawn table or something outside in the back yard that will be shielded from the snow where he an go under, or be sure to keep an potty area "tamed" so he can find the ground. good thing about the cold is, they usually don't doddle, they get their business done and high-tail it back indoors. |
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09-06-2016, 03:38 PM | #32 |
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| Amount of time it takes for a dog to "do its business" is directly proportional to outside temperature + suitability of owner's outerwear. ~Betsy Caņas Garmon Ohh, AMEN to that!!! |
09-06-2016, 07:38 PM | #33 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Fargo
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| So does that mean this winter I shouldn't sneak outside in the middle of the night in my tshirt and undies 😀... Sounds like he might dawdle out there just because he can! |
09-06-2016, 09:00 PM | #34 |
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| When I'm prepared to 'go out' in case Piper is fixated and not listening to me or if she's barking and not listening to me, she is quiet and quick and right back inside. When I'm shoeless (or ah-hem, more less) it's like she knows I'm helpless and takes full advantage! Winter nights...t-shirt & undies...(soo funny) at your own risk!!! |
12-11-2016, 05:27 AM | #35 | |
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12-11-2016, 06:07 AM | #36 |
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| absolutely! I feel a little mean but YES - all our small breed dogs and fosters - no matter the size or breed potty outside in the winter, in snow storms and at sub zero temperatures. Our Bella is now 5 months old and still potty training. She was a rescue and unfortunately raised in a dog mill type situation where she went potty wherever. Dogs raised in filth are a bit harder to train to go outside ... they never experienced to stay clean and will potty in any crate you try to put them in... I started to take her out every hour or so and we are now at about every 2 hours ... that is a LOT of trips into the backyard ... I have a potty pad only at night in the dog room. Bella is doing much better and I know she will potty train eventually. None of my 4 small breeds likes to go out in rain or very cold weather - I sometimes have to " insist" they go and watch them closer so they don't find a quiet corner in the house just to avoid getting their precious little toes wet ;-). I feel sorry for Bella and Pixie who don't have undercoats but they both have sweaters for the really cold days and we never stay out long. I want my dogs to potty outside exclusively - potty pads seem to confuse them - it seems to send the message that it is ok to potty indoors- but then ... all my dogs are mill puppies so potty training is a bit of a challenge to start with. Eventually they all " get" it and my older ones know to go out even in a blizzard ( super quick!) - I always make sure they have a small area cleared from snow on our patio and grass and we have a dog door. We have a trampoline - the area underneath is always snow free - I have carried our pooches there in really bad snow ;-) |
12-11-2016, 07:42 AM | #37 |
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| Sorry I haven't gotten any notifications until today! Here is chewie in his coat and boots and a picture of the girls coats.
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12-11-2016, 07:56 AM | #38 |
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12-11-2016, 09:13 AM | #39 |
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12-11-2016, 10:04 AM | #40 |
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| It looks like my two are the minority here. My two are pad trained and I love it. Mine don't like the snow or rain. It is so nice for it to be 20 degrees outside, blowing snow and they just go to their potty pad and do their business in bad weather. I watched a friends Yorkie a few weeks ago that is outside trained and it was such a pain in the rear to take her out early in the morning or late at night when it was cold.
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12-11-2016, 10:27 AM | #41 |
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| OMGoodness the boots are so cute, your little boy looks like he's ready for some action lol. Adorable.
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12-11-2016, 05:05 PM | #42 | |
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I am with you richards6402. My Joey has a potty box and does not go outside in the weather. I completely agree with you in this. It is so much better for him and for me as well.
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12-11-2016, 07:04 PM | #43 |
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| Ian is potty pad trained, also...thank goodness!
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12-11-2016, 08:19 PM | #44 |
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| A couple of winters ago my two yorkies had to go outside in the middle of the night on a cold, icy night. They were afraid to come up the steps to the deck after they did their business so I went down the steps to get them, after making sure there wasn't any ice on the steps. I didn't realize that there was a sheet of ice on the patio at the bottom of the steps and I took a really hard fall on my rear end as soon as my feet hit the ice. My legs flew out in ways that I didn't even know they were capable of bending. One went straight out to the side and the other went behind me. I landed on my elbows so hard I thought they were broken and I came within inches of smacking my head on the bottom step. I was in a lot of pain and i couldn't stand up. I had to slide myself up the steps backwards to get back in the house. It was really slow and painful but I finally made it inside and the dogs did too. So now I have these two puppies and I decided that I'm not going to ever put myself in that situation again. They are pee pad trained but prefer to go outside. So this year I am going to block off the steps so if they want to go outside they will have to do it on the deck. I thought about putting a tarp or something over the table out there so there will be a small covered area for them if they want to go out and it's snowing or sleeting. This will be my first winter with them so I don't know how they will take to snow and ice. Please everyone, be careful when taking your pups out in bad wearher. I still shudder when I think about that night. That could have had a really bad ending for me and my babies, while my husband was asleep and didn't know we were out there.
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12-11-2016, 11:50 PM | #45 | |
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