Wendy Lefebvre Webboard User Reg: 12-08-2005
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Quote: mara jessup
I use glomitts similar to these (fingerless glove with a mitten flap that goes over the top). I put a pair of those cheap "one size fits all" knit gloves underneath them for a liner and the combination has worked pretty well for me to keep my fingers warm and allow me to give training treats/fasten leashes/etc when it is cold out.
I second these!
And i do the exact same thing. But a few cheap pair of gloves from the Dollar store and put them on underneath. They are the perfect thing for keeping your hands toasty warm, yet still be able to have the finger deterity to clip on the leash or dispense treats!
It's a scientific fact that mittens keep your hands warmer than gloves ya know! lol
I have a nice pair of archery gloves. They have the super-thin fingers and the big mitts that go over top or velcro out of the way. They keep me toasty 25 feet off the ground in a treestand and are still sensitive enough to maneuver a firearm, binoculars, etc.. If you get really awesome ones, they have a nice spot to tuck in hand warmers too!
Also good for fumbling for dog treats in a non-hunting situation : )
I got them a few years ago and can't find the exact item, but here's a couple that are similar to what I have, except mine have full fingers instead of cutoffs:
I might add that I usually have to buy kid's sizes because my hands are so small.
Go to a big hunting store like Gander Mountain, Cabelas, or Dicks. Especially right now with the late hunting seasons, everyone has their hardcore winter gear out!
I just bought my first pair of suede and shearling boots since we are having such a miserably cold winter here.
They are fantastic, I think gloves or mittens made of the same stuff might be on the shopping list too.
I put them on as soon as I bought them this afternoon and walked in the house wearing them with my jeans tucked inside and Yote is totally freaked out by them.
I don't know if it is the smell or that he is used to me wearing ballet type flats most of the time or what..but he skitters away from my feet everytime I come near him.
I'll have to make sure I keep them way up high so he can't kill them when I'm not looking!!!
Living in the Northeast, I've learned what to wear to stay
warm in general (hint: wool or fur based items) during
the worst weather. But the problem alway remains, how to
keep the hands warm whilst delivering food treats to a
little finger-chomping monster?
One solution is to use very light gloves. After about 20
minutes or so, your hands will be numb and you won't even
feel the toothy canine chomps on your fingertips. You can
look with detachment at the blood flowing freely to the ground.
The solution that works for me is to wear close-fitting leather
gloves, so I have some protection, but also some dexterity.
But everyone is different, so when my hands might be warm, yours
might be frozen. In that case, I'd start to stuff hand-warmers
into my gloves. Good luck, this isn't easy!
Jamie Craig Webboard User Reg: 09-01-2009
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may I make a treat suggestion?
The other day it was freezing here, I didn't want to take off my gloves so I put some peanut butter in a squeezy tube and rewarded him with a small squeeze he could lick off....worked well, hands stayed 100% warm, treat delivered in timely fashion, and you can even squeeze in mittens! I suppose you could do this will other things as well....
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