Keeping warm this winter

[buster gonads 862]

120 watt tubular heater, got mine off ebay, £15 delivered, a good rub down when they come in from a days outing, heater goes on if the weather is really bad , like today, flat out, wi legs akimbo in minutes

 

Are these any good then mate? Have seriously considered getting one of these when Ive finished coverting my brick shed into a kennel/run.

 

Another question is where abouts would you install it? High? Or low?

 

Cheers pal

 

SFA

I put mine in a cage in the sleeping box low down, its only 60 watt and i can feel the difference when i take the lid off the box, the water bowl sits in a cut out in the board that makes up the base of the sleeping box but outside the sleeping box if you get my drift, it hasnt frozen since putting the tube heater in the box, it froze reguarly before, got to be worth it for that reason alone, buster.

[whippet 99 2,613]

why do people assume that dogs wont curl up under heat? Mine will layout in the sun for hours but when under a heat lamp they still curl up to sleep. as i type this my old bitch is lay on her bed against a radiator thats full on and she isnt sprawled out ????

get her a bigger bed you tight ass ................nice try lol

[Matt3699 142]

I got mine a coat for the winter. She sleeps in a dry kennel with lots of bedding. She always comes out bouncing.

 

Weather is meant to turn very cold next week though. So will bring her in if it hits -15 like it's been spoke about.

[Lampalurcher 47]

In that patch off minus 15 last year I shoved loads more bedding in my boxes and hardboarded all the top half off the wire in the run as the bottom half is already boarded an the dogs lay outside on top off there boxes I really think they don't feel the cold as we do

[chartpolski 23,123]

In that patch off minus 15 last year I shoved loads more bedding in my boxes and hardboarded all the top half off the wire in the run as the bottom half is already boarded an the dogs lay outside on top off there boxes I really think they don't feel the cold as we do

 

Correct mate. Dogs AREN'T humans ! They have a completely different make up to humans. For a start, they don't sweat through their skins as we do. They are more prone to overheating than we are, but that is not to say they can stand exteme cold temperatures. Some do, others dont; but when we feel cold that doesn't mean a dog feels the same ! If a dog is in a warm, dry, draught free kennel, with good bedding, in this country, IMO, they usualy don't need artificle heating. Others may disagree, and if they want to use heat lamps and/or heat blowers, then why not ?

 

Cheers.

[morton 5,368]

Ive never owned a dog yet that suffered without an heat source in the kennel,never had one lose condition either,a dry bed free from draught and damp is all most dogs need,i can go into the garden in the lowest of temperatures and the dogs will fly out of the kennels wanting to be out and about.In the harshest of conditions the cold as little effect on the average lurcher that has no heat,a dry bed,i use deep straw,is more than adequate.I put a board up for the dogs to crawl over to stop them dragging the straw out,when they have done the dogs suffered not one iota.Dogs are better equipped to deal with harsh temperatures.Dogs that ive kept indoors with the benefit of heat, in some instances,have been reluctant to venture forth when the outside elements beckoned.I could understand an owner whos mutt as a flimsy jacket and thin skin wanting to safeguard the jukels welfare,most dogs don,t appreciate or need it.

[neems 2,406]

imo for all animals and people the more natural the way of life the better.

 

i wouldn't use any extra heat unless it was colder outside than a dog would naturally have to deal with if it was wild.

[buster gonads 862]

How do you lads that say no heat is need,d stop the dogs water freezing when we get a long spell of freezing weather, buster.

Edited December 9, 2012 by buster gonads

[morton 5,368]

How do you lads that say no heat is need,d stop the dogs water freezing when we get a long spell of freezing weather, buster.

You don,t,my metal dishes are bashed to feck in winter breaking the ice,topped up again in the morning and evening,all thats needed,a dog won,t die of thirst in the few hours the waters frozen.

[weasle 1,119]

If its cold i double them up let them keep one another warm.

[Huwidge 69]

What size bulb do people use, 175W, 250W?And what height do people usually set the bulb above the bed?

[TOMO 26,027]

3. -4 feet from the bed,,,, best way to tell is stick your hand under it,,,when it's been on for a while to test how hot it is.

 

At the min I have a 100 wat, ceramic bulb,, and. To be honest the heat at the bed level is only just noticeable , in the past I've always used 250 red bulbs,, and they are nice and warm at that hight at bed level,,,so I think ile step up to a 150 or 175 and see what there like

[Desmond 480]

Some real ignorant blinded people in this game isnt there chartspolski

[paulsmithy83 567]

I myself never used a heat lamp I suppose depends on the kennel and bedding you have, I can tell u this it was -4 were I live came bk hammered last nite n slept in my dogs kennel [bANNED TEXT] the dog after an argument [bANNED TEXT] the mrs. I was warm an toasty all night. All I can say glad I spent that £50 extra on insulation I think dogs got it better then me. Unless we hav artic conditions I think charting right unless ur kennel is inadiqaute

[paulus 26]

ive got heat in my kennels at the minute but only because both are recovering from injuries. but i dont normally use heat even in the coldest winters the kennel is insulated and ply lined, there on a raised bedboard with a layer of rubber and then a thick covering of shreaded wax paper plus they curl up together.