Thorin Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 The working breeds love the job of work that they fulfil being outside, defending against killer rabbits, maniacal foxes, and the dreaded crow ...or shifty looking Supra owners! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerry Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Chris... that's the funniest dog I've seen in ages - is it a "Bird-Dog" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShamelessTT Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Heat lamp? Heat lamp, someone mention a heat lamp? Where, for God's sake, where?? http://www.gatesgarth.com/snow.jpg Sometimes you just want to be back in Oz.... LOL, unlucky big bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 ...or shifty looking Supra owners! Is there any other kind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Is there any other kind? ....not as shifty looking as the blokes that fix them though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 My staffie and beagle live indoors and have the full run of the house, the beagle is only 12weeks old so stays in a cage in the lounge when we are out or in bed till she is 100% house trained, my staff sleeps at the end of the bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 If the dog/s has always been outside it isn't really an issue. but if it is used to a life of luxury indoors and is then exposed to the outside it isn't such a good thing. My jack russell lives the luxury life indoors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I can't imagine if the dogs weren't ok that Chris wouldn't notice. DB I have to disagree with you about any dog being ok outside because in the wild that is what would have happened.... next time you see a whippet or yorky living in the wild let me know! The way humans breeed dogs to make them what we want as pets breeds out all that nature stuff. Mine both live inside. They HATE the cold, when we go to mums she has an open fire and the dobe practically climbs into it, he gets really hot to the touch. At home he lies next to the rad. The ridgeback isn't quite as bad but he is always getting under duvets etc, where he gets really hot. In the summer they will take themselves into the garden and lie in the baking sun, I have to get them in at times because I don't want them getting too hot! True about ear infections though, as you would expect, fungus+heat etc. If it's cold or raining outside Stig wont go out. In fact Jon took them out for their morning walk during this winters heavy rain. About 5 mins after they'd gone I heard what I thought was someone trying to break in. It was actually Stig, hurling himself against the door screaming his head off. Scraps has a coat, he shivers from anything below 5 degrees I suppose. But then he's always been sickly. Hairy dogs though, or those native to this or colder countries that have been brought up outside will be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Just off to chip the ice off them now, and see if the limbs still articulate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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