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What temperature do you think is too cold to leave a dog outside?

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  • #62
    em_cat
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    Graces7 wrote: »
    Reminds me of the old saying, " A five dog night" …. which comes from frozen regions where the coldness of a night is measured by how many dogs it takes to keep you warm in bed.... Trust me, I know that in cat terms. Unlike a HWB a cat stays warm... ;)

    OMG it’s been a very long time since I’ve heard that phrase, my nan’s mum use to say it about the nippy nights along the moors when I was a wee thing... brought a smile to my face though because she was such a wonderful person and a nice way to remember her. Thanks for that Graces...hope your keeping equally well these chilly nights.


  • #63
    Dubl07
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    I wouldn't leave a dog outside at the moment at all, even in the height of summer.

    Regarding temperature, I've a room thermometer in the bedroom and another on the landing to control the upstairs heat. When I go to bed, they read the same temp, but by morning there's up to 2°C difference because I share with my dog and dogs run hotter than humans.


  • #64
    alroley
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    Why would you get a tiny toy breed with hair (not fur) and leave it outside? Horrible!


  • #65
    [Deleted User]
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    This depends on the dog. I keep my guy inside but I know he'd rather be out in the summer. When there's a heavy frost he actually requests to sleep outside. He's brought in when we're going to bed anyway.

    People say "If you're cold, he's cold", but I have two jumpers on tonight and my dog is a Newfie... So that's not a hard and fast rule!


  • #66
    Graces7
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    em_cat wrote: »
    OMG it’s been a very long time since I’ve heard that phrase, my nan’s mum use to say it about the nippy nights along the moors when I was a wee thing... brought a smile to my face though because she was such a wonderful person and a nice way to remember her. Thanks for that Graces...hope your keeping equally well these chilly nights.

    Lovely post; thank you. I am by breeding a cool Northern creature and Ireland is far milder than Orkney was...

    Interesting; the three new cats are in and the two older ones out. They are so low to the ground the wind cannot take them!

    A rough day ahead so stay safe; all snugged in here with plenty of fuel ready.


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