feeding the dog for the cold

killalanerr

i know im talking to the converted but dont forget to increase the dogs feed during the current cold snap,if your dog is outside make sure the kennel is draft proofed as much as possible,mine are eating me out of house and home over the past few days

elius

Mine are the same, Eat Eat Eat. To be honest i think you would be as best to let them at least in the kitchen this weather just untill the weather pics up!

doubleglaze

FFS, bring them in!:mad:

daithi55

ya have a house full of puppies at the moment the terrier had six pups

so theres no room for the pointer but shes got lots of straw grub and water in the kennel

elius

doubleglaze wrote: »

FFS, bring them in!:mad:

Mine are, spend most of the time inside through the winter. Thought during the day there out and sleep in the kitchen at night. Once it warms up out with them...

marlin vs

They have winter coats for a reason.

EPointer=Birdss

Jaysus if I was tempted to leave em in at all it'd be in the summer which I wouldn't.
Sure they're working all winter so they're at there dirtiest???

I've tried old blankets straw & all that & they end up just throwing it out or rippin it to shreds. Good wooden box out of the wind with plenty of food & they'd be grand. I do give em a rub of a dirty towel alright after being out to take the heavy wet off but after that...

mossfort

too much pampering for dogs isnt a good idea.
i keep mine in a good dry outhouse and hes keen to go in every evening.

elius

marlin vs wrote: »

They have winter coats for a reason.

I also have the very latest thermol clothing, tested to the most extreme weather's known to man and i still feel the cold:D. Fare enough if they have a top class out house. Still nothing wrong with puting them inside when its giving weather at minus 8.. The kitchen for a night or two will not harm you or dog. Though misses does be giving out fook about the dirty tiles:P!

marlin vs

elius wrote: »

I also have the very latest thermol clothing, tested to the most extreme weather's known to man and i still feel the cold:D. Fare enough if they have a top class out house. Still nothing wrong with puting them inside when its giving weather at minus 8.. The kitchen for a night or two will not harm you or dog. Though misses does be giving out fook about the dirty tiles:P!

There working dog's not pets.

EPointer=Birdss

marlin vs wrote: »

There working dog's not pets.

I agree & disagree. Is there really a difference? Not all pets are house dogs...

elius

marlin vs wrote: »

There working dog's not pets.

Well all depends on the owner working dogs they may be. But thats nothing to do with them feeling the cold. A dog should perform regardless of wether its left in side or out! On the field it should no its job regardless of its living conditions though the better they are the better they would perform id imagine!. Just my 2 cents worth.........

daithi55

marlin vs wrote: »

There working dog's not pets.

they might be working dogs but still need treating right
people cant just feed them and water them and only let it out from 1st of november to 31st january and only at the weekends for an hour or two if ya get a chance to go for a shot dont think so
dont clean them out because the dont need to be clean because he aint coming near the house and if it does its getting a slap of the mop

marlin vs

True, but I think most working dog's are kept outside, and they do feel the cold, but with a bit of shelter they are well able to cope, and I suppose not all house dog's are pet's.

mattock

Mine are outside, kingspan insulated kennels with extra sheet of insulation under a rubber mat, when its cold the two are in together.
Plenty of good food, feedwell nuts and beef hearts around 9pm, warm tea and bread in the morning.
I also had a GSD that would stay out all night and in the morning would shake the ice off himself, but if you put your hand where he had his nose all night it was as warm as toast ( his belly that is).

riflehunter77

The Father keeps our springer out all year round, she has a good wooden box thats well insulated. She has two old deer pelts that she lies on and an old blanket. The heat that comes out of the box is unreal.

fodda

marlin vs wrote: »

They have winter coats for a reason.

Agreed and normally they can move around to keep warm and find something warm to lie in and shelter from wind and rain, not like some people keep them locked up in a cage on cold concrete, locked in a flimsy .5" wooden kennel, or even chained to a post in the yard.

A dog would be clean in your house if you trained him/her just as you train them to hunt for you, that's all down to you not the dog.

fodda

Say's it will be down to minus 9 tonight so get them indoors with a warm meal.

doyle61

i use a garden shed as kennel with a dog door built into the main door. last week i did a job on it though, i redid the dog box in the shed. built a platform off the floor and insulated it with airaboard. then i put a new higher front on the box and put the opening nearer the wall so no breeze gets into it. we use wood shavings for their bed aswell. the day after building the new box i went for a shot but had a job getting the dog out of bed!!!!!! job well done:D:D
ps. herself bought a rug similar to horse rug for one of the dogs yesterday........she loves it (the dog that is)

yessam

I put in a infa red lamp in the kennel when i heard of -8 being warned. They a getting a little older now and its christmas so I hit down to the agri supply store and got one. I could nearly sleep under it myself.