Neighbours dog left in the car in the cold

chucknorris

hethmar wrote: »

My two have coats for the rain and really bitter weather but if your dog is wrapped up in a 14 tog duvet already in the car

My coats are outhwaites - same material as horse blankets and very quick to put on and take off with velcro.

Since we got Ralph with his two stumps, it has made me aware how really dogs could all do with boots when they go out. I mean Ralph wears his prosthetics but when you think how much glass and stuff is about nowdays and how cold it must be on their paws ........

I was thinking more about for when he goes out, but he never really seems to suffer from the cold, or so I thought, but I am prepared to be convinced otherwise. The only time I have seen him 'look' cold is a couple of winters ago when he went into a lake for a swim and started shivering afterwards (so I dried him off and took him home...much to his dismay). It may well be of course that he is cold at times but just puts up with it and would appreciate having a coat?

lostinrates

chucknorris wrote: »

Do you definitely think your dog benefits from the coat?

Yes, BUT, she is \ grey hound, no fat on her and precious little hair. The other two young dogs do not have coats: the have hair. We have coated older dogs though, with hair, as it seems to help them. We've tried a range of coats, and some are certainly better than others.

chucknorris

lostinrates wrote: »

Yes, BUT, she is \ grey hound, no fat on her and precious little hair. The other two young dogs do not have coats: the have hair. We have coated older dogs though, with hair, as it seems to help them. We've tried a range of coats, and some are certainly better than others.

ahh yes I can certainly see the advantage in providing a coat for a greyhound.

hethmar

Most healthy fit dogs rarely need a coat on. Obviously as they get older or are in poor health it would be sensible and kind to put one on them. My two are wooses and the little one wont go outside the door if its raining without his coat on.

lostinrates

chucknorris wrote: »

ahh yes I can certainly see the advantage in providing a coat for a greyhound.

equafleece coats were first recommended to me by someone with chunky gun dogs.

My feeling is, that you judge the individual. Very few healthy dogs should need a coat when running around really, in fcat, it could even be worse for them. Grey is currently belting about the garden as naked as the day she was born and is fine. when still, as in a car, things are different though, as they cn't run about to keep warm. Same with an aging dog. Its possibly worth introducing some sort of coat to most/all dogs, in order that should they need it when older its not a learning curv for them....but judge the individual is what I would say.