I Am Definately Getting Soft In My Old Age .....

[socks 32,253]

Well I think I am definately getting soft as I get older but maybe not a bad thing as we all have to mellow at some stage but I have decided lately that if when I go down to feed the dogs I need to put a jacket on and I see steam coming from my breath I have to switch on their heat lamp ... And yes I know their dogs and yes they have a nice hairy coat and yes they can keep each other warm ... But when I stretch out on my comfy bed all warm under my quilt I get a nice feeling knowing my hard working dogs are doing the same laying on their comfy beds with a warm glow keeping the chill off them .........

[bird 9,932]

Well I think I am definately getting soft as I get older but maybe not a bad thing as we all have to mellow at some stage but I have decided lately that if when I go down to feed the dogs I need to put a jacket on and I see steam coming from my breath I have to switch on their heat lamp ... And yes I know their dogs and yes they have a nice hairy coat and yes they can keep each other warm ... But when I stretch out on my comfy bed all warm under my quilt I get a nice feeling knowing my hard working dogs are doing the same laying on their comfy beds with a warm glow keeping the chill off them .........

my 1 dog got a heat lamp(red bulb) but the other dog not got 1, he pulled the lamp down so feck him , have guess which 1 he got thick coat like a wolf and prob near as strong as one lol

[bunnys 1,228]

she be the same ray,hardy weather resistant ,german built ,lol.them wolves have a liking fors the rabbits .atb bunnys.

[beast 1,884]

socks, i put mine outside when i go to work in the morning, and if there is a frost then i put the heater on (the mrs turns it off if it warms up later on). one thing i've always wondered, if dogs dont get heat, do they grow a better coat to compensate? all my cur dogs have always been fine in terms of dealing with the cold when working despite getting artificial heat

[huntmad. 67]

Can't fault you mate if their catching the game an working hard , treat them good I say . With the coats I find it gets oiler not thicker for keeping them warm

[Fat-Ferret 857]

An old but very true phrase, by an older and very genuine man springs to mind...

 

Work them Hard, Treat them like Heroes

 

No shame in looking after your dogs...If only everyone done the same.

Edited March 11, 2014 by Fat-Ferret

[trigger2 3,145]

nowt wrong with that socks. apparently we all mellow with age, its good to know that some lads give a feck about there dogs.

[bracken boy 584]

Its just the right thing to do, a worker is a worker and a good rest and grub and a bit of warmth, wheres the problem in that? There aint one, good on you i say.

[paulus 26]

here goes, light the blue touch paper and stand well back i only ever use heat if their injured or its seriously cold for a prolonged period. never done any of mine any harm and i have never seen them shiver even in some extreme conditions. they never feel cold either despite the temperature, good bedding is essential though,

[whitefeet4190 1,727]

We'll I know who kennel I'd rather sleep in, there is nothing wrong with heating in the kennels it does the dogs good I'd rather have them stretched out in their beds warm rather than curled up shivering like a whippet

[low plains drifter 10,603]

I don't keep my dogs in the kennel these days what with all the thefts occurring, but when I did I always kept a heat lamp hanging good way of getting that last bit of dampness out of the dogs coats and maybe good therapy for any undetected injuries

[baw 4,360]

here goes, light the blue touch paper and stand well back i only ever use heat if their injured or its seriously cold for a prolonged period. never done any of mine any harm and i have never seen them shiver even in some extreme conditions. they never feel cold either despite the temperature, good bedding is essential though,

Well said mate, they're f***ing dogs bunch of fannies

[walshie 2,804]

So are you saying my ridgeback having her own blanket and my mrs tucking her in on a cold night is a bit soft?

[TOMO 26,239]

Think you have all seen my pics of the raised bed umptine times,,,,but my heat light goes on around November ,,,,and goes off in about a month,,,

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

Tried my lurcher with the heat lamp. ..she kept pulling it down. ..even pulled the cover off it one time..