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11-25-2017, 12:29 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
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| Exercise/walk in the winter I live in the northern part of Canada and our normal winter temperature is around -20C (-4F) and I know sometimes it's been around -30C (-22F). I need advise on how to make sure my 5.5 pound yorkie gets the exercise she needs. She's used to morning and afternoon walks in the summer/spring/fall time that can be up to 40 mins (like 20 mins of sniffing and 20 minutes of actual walking haha). What do you guys do in the winter time? |
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11-25-2017, 01:24 PM | #2 |
Yorkie mom of 4 Donating YT Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: LaPlata, Md
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| My two youngest love running around in the house chasing a laser pointer. They also make these things with toys that are a pole with a rope and a toy attached to the rope that my little boy likes and they make a small dog version. They love fetch too.
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11-25-2017, 05:02 PM | #3 |
Banning Thread Dictator Donating Member | Main thing is to keep them moving. If you let them stop and sniff around as they like to do in the summer, they're gonna get cold. I bring toys to chase, find hills to run up and down, etc. Footwear are critical in the winter. I use simple fleece booties to get their pads off the icy snow. It takes a little work to get them used to them -- use a toy or a treat to lure them to walk -- but it's worth it. I use a coat too, but I try to find coats that don't restrict their movement. You don't want them to be uncomfortable. Another thing: Ease them in to winter. Don't expect them to start with a 2-mile walk. Start slow with a couple hundred yards. Keep the walks fun. If they every balk and show discomfort, think about quitting early. Here are a couple pics from this week of my guys in 10 degrees F or so. With a coat and booties, they're good to -10F.
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11-26-2017, 07:18 PM | #4 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: E.Stroudsburg, Pa.
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| Sooo cute, they are just loving their run.
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11-27-2017, 08:00 PM | #5 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
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| Thanks everyone! I'll try these tips! |
11-28-2017, 01:09 PM | #6 |
YT Addict Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Concord
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| We layer jackets for Fabian, just like we would for a human hiker. A Polartec "base layer", with a warm dog coat over it. It was 15 degrees F in NH this AM. |
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