inan 841 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Every year i love these threads! . . . . Putting a coat on a dog thats being lead walked in shit weather DOES NOT make you gay . . . what it will do is ensure the dogs muscles are kept warmed whilst exercising. First thing that gets thrown over a race horse once its crossed the line as is walked down is a coat . . . . because they are weak, pathetic, soft??? No because they are worth a huge amount of money and anyone with an ounce of sense or knowledge will know that hot muscles cooling too quickly will cause strains and chills. My dogs are never lead walked and therefore don't wear coats when exercising as they keep themselves warm, however as soon as they are home they are put into equa fleece coats and keep them on until they are either dry and warm or brought into the house in the evening. My bitch has had her coat now for 6 years and its still like new, exceptional quality, no buckles or clips to get snagged in the kennel and ultra effective at drying and warming. These are the type all mine have, more a kennel coat for the reasons mentioned above, if i ever had to lead walk my dogs i would get them the waterproof version. http://www.equafleec...og_jumpers.html Where you, and Skycat are going wrong is you are putting the dog's welfare before your own self image.Female's , what do they know? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannah4181 260 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Every year i love these threads! . . . . Putting a coat on a dog thats being lead walked in shit weather DOES NOT make you gay . . . what it will do is ensure the dogs muscles are kept warmed whilst exercising. First thing that gets thrown over a race horse once its crossed the line as is walked down is a coat . . . . because they are weak, pathetic, soft??? No because they are worth a huge amount of money and anyone with an ounce of sense or knowledge will know that hot muscles cooling too quickly will cause strains and chills. My dogs are never lead walked and therefore don't wear coats when exercising as they keep themselves warm, however as soon as they are home they are put into equa fleece coats and keep them on until they are either dry and warm or brought into the house in the evening. My bitch has had her coat now for 6 years and its still like new, exceptional quality, no buckles or clips to get snagged in the kennel and ultra effective at drying and warming. These are the type all mine have, more a kennel coat for the reasons mentioned above, if i ever had to lead walk my dogs i would get them the waterproof version. http://www.equafleec...og_jumpers.html Where you, and Skycat are going wrong is you are putting the dog's welfare before your own self image.Female's , what do they know? An Intelligent male, with a sense of humour and a THL member . . . . . . . It doesn't happen often, but i'm lost for words. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Moll. 1,770 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Every year i love these threads! . . . . Putting a coat on a dog thats being lead walked in shit weather DOES NOT make you gay . . . what it will do is ensure the dogs muscles are kept warmed whilst exercising. First thing that gets thrown over a race horse once its crossed the line as is walked down is a coat . . . . because they are weak, pathetic, soft??? No because they are worth a huge amount of money and anyone with an ounce of sense or knowledge will know that hot muscles cooling too quickly will cause strains and chills. My dogs are never lead walked and therefore don't wear coats when exercising as they keep themselves warm, however as soon as they are home they are put into equa fleece coats and keep them on until they are either dry and warm or brought into the house in the evening. My bitch has had her coat now for 6 years and its still like new, exceptional quality, no buckles or clips to get snagged in the kennel and ultra effective at drying and warming. These are the type all mine have, more a kennel coat for the reasons mentioned above, if i ever had to lead walk my dogs i would get them the waterproof version. http://www.equafleec...og_jumpers.html Where you, and Skycat are going wrong is you are putting the dog's welfare before your own self image.Female's , what do they know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 When I used to course competitively we would spend the entire daylight hours walking, with each dog given its turn to run. 7 or 8 hours is a long time for a thin skinned dog to be out just walking, not running hard, with no protection from the elements. When you think that most Saluki types don't have thick waterproof coats, those dogs would spend maybe 4-5 minutes maximum off the lead and running their hare. So a dog ran for a few minutes, and then probably spent the next hour or so walking on the lead, in mid winter, through rain, freezing wind etc on the fens, before it ran again. Any athlete will tell you that to perform efficiently, muscles must be warm. Cold muscles not only work less well, but are far more prone to injury. When the club I was with first started out most of the dogs were more the all rounder sort, not the fine tuned Ferraris of the coursing field we have become used to nowadays. As more and more Saluki types hit the fields, you could really see how these dogs suffered when run 'cold'. Gradually, over the years, more and more hardened coursing men brought out coats to rug their dogs up between runs. Even the so called hard men, those to whom a dog is just a dog, began to realise that their dogs ran better if they weren't chilled to the bone! Rugging up between runs not only keeps the muscles warm, but means the dog doesn't lose a lot of condition and energy trying to keep warm. Of course rugging up out lamping is hardly practical! LOL But for dogs which are walked a lot in bad weather, as I said before, its a good way to stave off chills and retain good body heat. Say you have to walk for an hour to get to your lamping ground, through sleet, rain or in bitter cold: I would have thought it would make good sense to keep a smooth coated dog warm and dry before running it. At last a lurcher man with some brains. Woman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NickF 50 Posted December 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 My dog is a greyhound/deerhound/?? Im not sure of her actual bloodline as she was rescued stray in Cumbria at approx 6 months. She is now 10 months and coming on really well, lots of work but very rewarding. She is 24 TTS, Im not sure if she will grow up much more but I imagine she will grow out a bit. She has a long coat but very fine, when she is walking out, shes OK, its walking back or hanging around in woods wet and muddy she will drop her tail and shiver. I was thinking about getting a coat for her. From what everyones said it seems to make sense to keep her warm after running or when hanging around, thanks for the feedback Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rake aboot 4,935 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I quite fancy the barbour yin,, so that he coordinates with me !!. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com already said that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com already said that oh sorry bud I usually just flick past your posts as there generally shite....lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com already said that oh sorry bud I usually just flick past your posts as there generally shite....lol cheers for the support Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com that a dig at me lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com that a dig at me lol Just anyone who keeps a dog 'in' the house........ So aye a dig at you!!!..... Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day. I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on??? not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes: ok here's mine.... Don't keep a dog 'in' the house ffs and it won't need an extra coat on!!You'll find coats on www.mydogsapussy.com that a dig at me lol Just anyone who keeps a dog 'in' the house........ So aye a dig at you!!!..... Lol lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 Where's the 'middle finger' smiley when you need one? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B.P.R 2,798 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 (edited) I quite fancy the barbour yin,, so that he coordinates with me !!. When do you wear barbour? U need a brown one for them crocodile Dundee shoes you've got Edited December 15, 2011 by Veedublee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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