@spacemart I have a friend who has several Great Pyrenees, and lives on a farm. In wet weather, you have to de-mud a lot more than just paws; they roll in it.
@spacemart Search portable paw washer on Amazon! We just keep a towel on the floor by the back door, stick her paws in the washer, dry them off & done! SO much easier than cleaning dozens of paw prints everywhere!
Cold weather? My dog likes it better outside than I do, unless…
I open the back door, she peeks out, sees the rain, decides she does NOT want to be out in that, so…
immediately heads for the front door, and instant buzz kill hits again.
Maybe one of these days, it’ll sink in to her.
Usually, need wins out, so we go for a walk, I in my hat and raincoat. Now, if I could just get her to do her final shake OUTSIDE instead of waiting to get into the dry inside to do it.
But I do towel her remaining water off after we get in. Too bad she runs from the nice warm hair dryer (which I usually need by then).
Anyone who says, “frequent baths,” please don’t, especially in the winter. It dries out their skin, just like it does ours. My dog doesn’t get a bath unless he’s filthy. If you feed good dog food, they won’t get the dingy dog smell, either. My dog hasn’t had a bath in about a year and doesn’t need one.
Our dogs loved winter. Snow was winter play wonderland. The only times we had issues was the few severe blizzards where the wind was blasting stinging horizontal snow or ice into their (and our) eyes and even then they wanted to stay out longer than we did. And the ice storms where the streets were too slick and the ice over the snow was too thick for their weight to punch through; we spread sand and potting soil over it to give them traction without too much salt. The only real issue was them getting ice balls in their paws and between their pads.
Dogs are a gift to humanity. They’re worth making an effort for.
Keep drinking…
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I kid… I kid!
Live in a warm winter state and own a cat.
@yakkoTDI Or even a cold winter state if you have an indoor cat.
winter is fine… spring mud season is a problem. just gotta wipe them paws every time
@spacemart This.
@spacemart I have a friend who has several Great Pyrenees, and lives on a farm. In wet weather, you have to de-mud a lot more than just paws; they roll in it.
@spacemart Search portable paw washer on Amazon! We just keep a towel on the floor by the back door, stick her paws in the washer, dry them off & done! SO much easier than cleaning dozens of paw prints everywhere!
@spacemart or you could live in the PNW like me, where late October through early May is mud season!
Give them a nice warm bath with Kenn & Kitt Deodorizing Hypoallergenic Vet-Formulated Dog Shampoo, available at meh.com, stock up now, don’t delay.
Cold weather? My dog likes it better outside than I do, unless…
I open the back door, she peeks out, sees the rain, decides she does NOT want to be out in that, so…
immediately heads for the front door, and instant buzz kill hits again.
Maybe one of these days, it’ll sink in to her.
Usually, need wins out, so we go for a walk, I in my hat and raincoat. Now, if I could just get her to do her final shake OUTSIDE instead of waiting to get into the dry inside to do it.
But I do towel her remaining water off after we get in. Too bad she runs from the nice warm hair dryer (which I usually need by then).
@phendrick Maybe you need this:
Anyone who says, “frequent baths,” please don’t, especially in the winter. It dries out their skin, just like it does ours. My dog doesn’t get a bath unless he’s filthy. If you feed good dog food, they won’t get the dingy dog smell, either. My dog hasn’t had a bath in about a year and doesn’t need one.
Weren’t we just talking about unnecessary apostrophes??
@PooltoyWolf
Does someone think us doggos act different in winter? I don’t like this topic, but I don’t know why…
Dealing with dogs is not as tough as shuffling them first…
What dog?
@ybmuG aaaawwwweeeeee poor yekoP
Our dogs loved winter. Snow was winter play wonderland. The only times we had issues was the few severe blizzards where the wind was blasting stinging horizontal snow or ice into their (and our) eyes and even then they wanted to stay out longer than we did. And the ice storms where the streets were too slick and the ice over the snow was too thick for their weight to punch through; we spread sand and potting soil over it to give them traction without too much salt. The only real issue was them getting ice balls in their paws and between their pads.
Dogs are a gift to humanity. They’re worth making an effort for.
/showme dogs playing poker winter scene