Winter is finally deciding to show up, and the temperature is now in the single negative digits with wind chills around -20f.
How do I know if it's too cold for my puppy to go for a walk? She's five months old, and I get freezing cold after just a few minutes out in that kind of weather, but I just bundle up. I'm worried I might expose her to inappropriate temperatures.
If are walking the dog and become immobilized by the cold the walk will end for the dog, unless the leash slips out of your cold dead fingers, in which case the dog can go cavorting off on her own or she may get the neighbors to let her in. If the dog stops walking and is a shivering mess it's probably too cold to walk the dog. If the dog doesn't seem bothered by the cold then just use your common sense. Most dogs probably aren't going to damage themselves in the cold. Get a coat for her if you're worried about it.
Winter is finally deciding to show up, and the temperature is now in the single negative digits with wind chills around -20f.
How do I know if it's too cold for my puppy to go for a walk? She's five months old, and I get freezing cold after just a few minutes out in that kind of weather, but I just bundle up. I'm worried I might expose her to inappropriate temperatures.
You can use this link as a guide just remember the most important guide is just using your own good judgement. pets and weather
well, let me say that though i am from cleveland, oh, and was born in a blizzard, i have lived in the south for way too long.
it was about 20(no not -20, just plain 20) last night. I went to return a friends borrowed car, and took capone to walk home with me(night time in ghetto), and just plain forgot my gloves, and only had a t-shirt under my coat.
i spent the whole walk home praying he didn't bolt, because i couldn't move my fingers to make them grasp the leash.
now, if i bundle up i can do a short walk with the dogs, but i am a wuss when it comes to the cold.
I just got a free treadmill, and another for 25 bucks, and i am so excited, because i hate walking in the cold. i can walk 2 in the house at once now.
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If are walking the dog and become immobilized by the cold the walk will end for the dog, unless the leash slips out of your cold dead fingers, in which case the dog can go cavorting off on her own or she may get the neighbors to let her in.
My husband just came in from a very cold walk with our 7.5 mo Topbrass Golden.He was holding the leash with a mittened hand and accidently dropped it . He then spent I don't know how long trying to catch hr running across snow covered lawns. Thank goodness she did not go into the street. He finally sat down and threw his mittin on the ground. She happily came to investigate. ARG!!! I am glad we just started Basic obedience. It's hard to practice outside when it's-42 windchill.
I'd say for a puppy, under 20 degrees is too cold. My dog has a very short coat and I still take her for walks all the time. Coldest we went was about 0-5 degrees. It was a short walk though, about 25 mins and we walked to a fenced area in the park, where I threw her orbee around. Then we jogged back home.
Luckily it warmed up this afternoon (to 5 degrees! OH BOY) and I threw a tennis ball around for her for a bit in the apartment parking lot. (It's safe, despite how it sounds)
I'm just concerned about her doing a lot of heavy breathing in such chill wind since she's so young. She loves the snow and I just don't know if she'd be too excited to realize it's too cold.
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