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    Brooks and Sophie couldn't care less about the cold. True Labs I suppose. Me on the other hand, as soon as I hit the powerball I've moving to Maui!

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    Well it was -22C this morning, that's -7F so a little chilly here, colder than normal for December. The high was -10C or 14F. The songbirds powered through about a pound each of nyger and sunflower. Fitzi and Lucy ran around for a bit this morning then realized 'Wow it's cold' were done and wanted inside. Senior Achilles goes out when he wants to.
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    Goat weather. As in, my goats are in my basement.

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    Baby, It's Cold Outside

    I’ve talked about this friend on this forum before. She has a retired sled dog and lives in a snowy community where there are laws around temperature limitations for pets being left outside. People can be fined or have their pets taken away if they are left out under certain temperatures. Silly Tally loves cold weather so much that her stubborn side only kicks in below freezing. The colder and worse the weather the more likely she is to curl up in a ball in the backyard and refuse to come in. My poor friend is 8 months pregnant right now and she’s so worried about someone reporting her Tally being left out in the cold, yet there is nothing that silly dog wants more than to snuggle up in the snow.
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    I am new here and cannot figure out how to post a new thread. help!

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    Quote Originally Posted by donnamorse View Post
    I am new here and cannot figure out how to post a new thread. help!
    If you go to the home page you'll see a list of the individual forums on the left side of the page. Click on one that sounds like the area your post will fit in best and you'll see, on that page (about 6" down), a gray/blue background whozit with "Post New Thread" written on it. Click that whozit and you're good to go in the page that comes up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyThor View Post
    I’ve talked about this friend on this forum before. She has a retired sled dog and lives in a snowy community where there are laws around temperature limitations for pets being left outside. People can be fined or have their pets taken away if they are left out under certain temperatures. Silly Tally loves cold weather so much that her stubborn side only kicks in below freezing. The colder and worse the weather the more likely she is to curl up in a ball in the backyard and refuse to come in. My poor friend is 8 months pregnant right now and she’s so worried about someone reporting her Tally being left out in the cold, yet there is nothing that silly dog wants more than to snuggle up in the snow.
    Her dog is probably suffering in the heat inside the house. I know some animals need laws like this to protect them from stupid owners. But some animals can tolerate a lot of cold and we can provide warmth for them outside. We only brought my childhood dog (heavy coat) inside at night if it was -20F or below. He was very unhappy about it, it was TOO HOT in the house. And we had central heat, let it go down at night and most people would find our house cold. We have had stray cats for years, outside. OH built heavily insulated houses with baffle doors, puts fresh straw in every winter. These cats are feral but we do see them and they have all their ears, toes and tails. We feed them too, so they are fat, which helps keep them warm.

    WE got to -28C (~-20F) last night. It's still -27C. Oban wants to go out and roll in the snow.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MightyThor View Post
    I’ve talked about this friend on this forum before. She has a retired sled dog and lives in a snowy community where there are laws around temperature limitations for pets being left outside. People can be fined or have their pets taken away if they are left out under certain temperatures. Silly Tally loves cold weather so much that her stubborn side only kicks in below freezing. The colder and worse the weather the more likely she is to curl up in a ball in the backyard and refuse to come in. My poor friend is 8 months pregnant right now and she’s so worried about someone reporting her Tally being left out in the cold, yet there is nothing that silly dog wants more than to snuggle up in the snow.
    A friend of my daughter has a dog like that, he loves being outside in the colder weather. I think he's part lab and part chow. The reverse in the summer, he wants to be inside with the air conditioning.
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    oh we all froze in the winter leaving our house temp at 68-70 with Bailey to keep him and his hairy self comfortable. the house was cooled to the same 67-68 in the summer with ceiling fans going to keep him and the other labs cool. Little Ginger and I were always snuggled under a throw in the couch LOL

    Now with the cold Sarah enjoys going out and wondering the yard but doesn't stay out too long especially if it is below freezing I bring her back in after a few minutes for fear of frostbite. Ginger is out does her business then right back in with this cold. Right now our temps are 16 but feels like 9
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    I really don't mind these cold temps. I feel warmer with this dry cold than I do when it's just above freezing and the snow starts to melt. I don't do dampness well.
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