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

[Country Joe 1,411]

Cant be doing with this heat lamp crap, treat them rough I say.

[Qbgrey 4,096]

mines under a lamp in the cold,hes got the thinnest coat whippety looking.im out regular and i dont like putting a fatigued,wet dog in a cold kennel.

[baw 4,360]

 

I bring the dogs inside from time to time and I feel sorry for them. Panting that hard you'd think they were taking a heart attack. They adjust to their surroundings. As long as the kennels draught and damp free as said with a comfy bed, they're in their element. Honestly, a heat lamp on the cold nights pmsl. :laugh:

I can't see why using a heat lamp is so funny ........

It's been the mildest winter I can ever mind. If you need a heat lamp for your dogs this winter, what you gonna do on the real cold nights? I've got a heater but its to stop the water from freezing more than it is to heat the dogs. What do you do if your ferreting and they start shivering, give them your coat

[socks 32,253]

 

 

I bring the dogs inside from time to time and I feel sorry for them. Panting that hard you'd think they were taking a heart attack. They adjust to their surroundings. As long as the kennels draught and damp free as said with a comfy bed, they're in their element. Honestly, a heat lamp on the cold nights pmsl. :laugh:

I can't see why using a heat lamp is so funny ........

It's been the mildest winter I can ever mind. If you need a heat lamp for your dogs this winter, what you gonna do on the real cold nights? I've got a heater but its to stop the water from freezing more than it is to heat the dogs. What do you do if your ferreting and they start shivering, give them your coat

My dogs kennels are not the box type but a large indoor run as well as a large outdoor run so essentially its the size of a room which allows the both lurchers to be able to fully stretch out on the bed ... Most nights the thermometer reads 0 so as far as I am concerned that warrens a heat lamp ... My dogs are out working all day EVERYDAY in all weather conditions on all types of terrain ... That type of work load means the dogs HAVE to have a warm comfortable bed to sleep where they can stretch out and allow their muscles to recover ready to go the next day and the heat lamp helps with this ... Work your dogs everyday baw 7 days a week for a month and see what state they would be in after sleep in a cold kennel every night ............

[baw 4,360]

Fair enough socks, you raise good points there. I know collies on farms that run up and down sides of mountains day in day out, sleep in nothing more than oils drums. Live to a ripe old age working a lot harder than any lurcher. I'm not saying its right but it gives you an insight into what a dog is capable of. A draught free warm comfy bed is adequate in my eyes but each to there own

[bird 9,932]

 

 

 

I bring the dogs inside from time to time and I feel sorry for them. Panting that hard you'd think they were taking a heart attack. They adjust to their surroundings. As long as the kennels draught and damp free as said with a comfy bed, they're in their element. Honestly, a heat lamp on the cold nights pmsl. :laugh:

I can't see why using a heat lamp is so funny ........

It's been the mildest winter I can ever mind. If you need a heat lamp for your dogs this winter, what you gonna do on the real cold nights? I've got a heater but its to stop the water from freezing more than it is to heat the dogs. What do you do if your ferreting and they start shivering, give them your coat

My dogs kennels are not the box type but a large indoor run as well as a large outdoor run so essentially its the size of a room which allows the both lurchers to be able to fully stretch out on the bed ... Most nights the thermometer reads 0 so as far as I am concerned that warrens a heat lamp ... My dogs are out working all day EVERYDAY in all weather conditions on all types of terrain ... That type of work load means the dogs HAVE to have a warm comfortable bed to sleep where they can stretch out and allow their muscles to recover ready to go the next day and the heat lamp helps with this ... Work your dogs everyday baw 7 days a week for a month and see what state they would be in after sleep in a cold kennel every night ............

 

 

fair point ken, I can compare the 2 with my dogs, 1 with heat lamp 1 without .Bryn does lie flat out, where Buck does curl up more so, but as said i rub him down after hard long night and give extra food when lamping, and he got lot thicker coat than Bryn,and not doing much with Bryn and as they get older they need to keep warm I think, might use heat lamp on Buck when he calms down,+older and try again see if he don't pull this this fecker down lol

[Sirius 1,391]

The other point to remember some types/breeds will lose weight and condition easier than others and puppies are classic for dropping weight quickly. Generalisations can be dangerous things with dogs, each ones different Treat'em the best you can

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Especially real fit racey types on cold winters nights

[socks 32,253]

Fair enough socks, you raise good points there. I know collies on farms that run up and down sides of mountains day in day out, sleep in nothing more than oils drums. Live to a ripe old age working a lot harder than any lurcher. I'm not saying its right but it gives you an insight into what a dog is capable of. A draught free warm comfy bed is adequate in my eyes but each to there own

But a hill collie isn't made up of a running dog that is carrying no body fat and is all muscle ... Huskies on the iditaroid race run 80miles a day and sleep on a bit of straw in the open in minus twenty could your dogs do that ??? I know mine would be dead in the morning lol .... All breeds are different and a heavily saturated running breed that's working 8 to 12 hours a day with maybe two lamping sessions a week need to be warm at night .......

[clipo 871]

 

 

I bring the dogs inside from time to time and I feel sorry for them. Panting that hard you'd think they were taking a heart attack. They adjust to their surroundings. As long as the kennels draught and damp free as said with a comfy bed, they're in their element. Honestly, a heat lamp on the cold nights pmsl. :laugh:

I can't see why using a heat lamp is so funny ........

It's been the mildest winter I can ever mind. If you need a heat lamp for your dogs this winter, what you gonna do on the real cold nights? I've got a heater but its to stop the water from freezing more than it is to heat the dogs. What do you do if your ferreting and they start shivering, give them your coat

 

 

[Hot Meat 3,109]

Ffs miss marple is on duty lol

[clipo 871]

Ffs miss marple is on duty lol

 

just wondering how two weeks ago he wasnt allowed dogs yet now he has got kennels and heat lamps to stop their water freezing.............

Edited March 13, 2014 by clipo

[matt1979 766]

Pretty sure there have got to be benefits to heat lamps on cold nights, as has been said dogs can cope with the cold and will curl up for warmth. But if they are constantly curled up over prolonged periods then you cant tell me they wont be stiff and potentially be more prone to injury than if they were warmer and stretched out. Its pretty basic physiology if muscles are tightened/ shortened for prolonged periods i.e. over night when curled up then they are more likely to reduce flexibility in the dog, which could lead to more muscular injuries. Running dogs generally carry much less fat/insulation than other breeds and therefore not really fair to compare them with different breeds, just my thoughts.

[paulus 26]

Pretty sure there have got to be benefits to heat lamps on cold nights, as has been said dogs can cope with the cold and will curl up for warmth. But if they are constantly curled up over prolonged periods then you cant tell me they wont be stiff and potentially be more prone to injury than if they were warmer and stretched out. Its pretty basic physiology if muscles are tightened/ shortened for prolonged periods i.e. over night when curled up then they are more likely to reduce flexibility in the dog, which could lead to more muscular injuries. Running dogs generally carry much less fat/insulation than other breeds and therefore not really fair to compare them with different breeds, just my thoughts.

i have a retired bitch who is in a centrally heated house and trust me its fecking hot in here as my Mrs is cold blooded , this dog sleeps on the bed and she always sleeps curled up, always has done during her 15 years. so to associate a curled up dog with just being cold is not necessarily a fair assumption

[socks 32,253]

 

Pretty sure there have got to be benefits to heat lamps on cold nights, as has been said dogs can cope with the cold and will curl up for warmth. But if they are constantly curled up over prolonged periods then you cant tell me they wont be stiff and potentially be more prone to injury than if they were warmer and stretched out. Its pretty basic physiology if muscles are tightened/ shortened for prolonged periods i.e. over night when curled up then they are more likely to reduce flexibility in the dog, which could lead to more muscular injuries. Running dogs generally carry much less fat/insulation than other breeds and therefore not really fair to compare them with different breeds, just my thoughts.

 

i have a retired bitch who is in a centrally heated house and trust me its fecking hot in here as my Mrs is cold blooded , this dog sleeps on the bed and she always sleeps curled up, always has done during her 15 years. so to associate a curled up dog with just being cold is not necessarily a fair assumption

Maybe she has stomach cramps the poor thing ........