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bitter cold (13 replies)
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| It is currently 4 degrees here in Green Bay with a wind chill of 30-50 below expected tonight and through the weekend. My 2 dogs live in the house but I worry about the kennel dogs that have to live outside. Last time I was at the local gsd breeder all I saw in the outside kennels for the large dogs was some kind of wood/plywood type coop. The only inside kennels were for the small lap dogs that they also breed. Just wondering what breeders in the bitter cold climates do to protect their outside dogs from exposure. |
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| our "kennel" dogs all come inside when it gets that cold. not as cold as you here in kansas. snuggle up with the pups by the fire.
john |
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| My adult dogs stay out in temprature like -10 to -15 degree C and no problem at all. In the night, they are inside the kennels. I use windbreakers on the entrance and put lot of straws on the floors. They are fine and active and never saw them snuggling. However, when temprature falls below -25C I bring them in. I havnt seen any problem so far with these tempratures. |
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| Suck it up. It is real cold here. |
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| Maybe the gsd can tolerate more cold than I think. My female won't set foot outside tonight while the male is sitting by the back door again panting. He'd probably spend the night outside if I'd let him but there's no shelter from the wind out there and I'd worry about frostbite. |
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| realcold,
I'm a wuss when the temp drops below zero. I may even close my windows tonight.
Sue |
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| I was also wondering how cold a germans shepherd can stand...its 25 here in Texas tonight and I put all in a barn with shut down kennels and one heat lamp and the nursery is filled with cages and females and two 14 week pups . Also have one heat lamp and three lamps with 100 watt bulbs.....water hoses all frozen..I bring the blue healer and we have a lost chocolate lab here since first freeze...He needs a home....A lot of people tell me they would be okay in the kennels if they go in their houses...they dont...lay out on the concrete....so have no vhoice Im a wussie also... I wouldnt want to be outside in a caged area in 25 degree frost..... |
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| A GSD can withstand a lot colder than the temps being mentioned here. Providing they are healthy and have a place to go with straw. I have some that do fine at -40F. When building a dog house keep them small so their body heat can keep them warm. Door flaps work well if you can keep them on. It looks like a big tug toy to most GSD's I have. It is 10F here right now and windy and I consider that a nice warm evening.
Robin
www.klatolklin.com
Eagle, Alaska |
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| Any of our dogs are welcome to come inside, However majority of them choose to go out in the evenings, We have a handful that will choose to stay inside, Before bed, I go to the door and open it up, Anyone who wants out exit's at that time, Anyone who wishes to stay in lays down and looks at me like "are you gonna make me ??" (Pathetically)
Of course I don't make them go out if they choose to stay they are in for the night.
But outside we have several houses, a few large, a few smaller, One that they seem to really enjoy is a very large, can fit about 4 adults in there, all houses are bedded with straw and shavings, They love it and they seem to like sleeping in the big one with several dogs in there at once. Some will go to the small ones, But the big one is always full. |
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| My dogs are in indoor kennels at night, on 2-3" of fluffy pine shavings to keep them off the rough-surfaced concrete. When the temps drop I try to keep the kennel building above 40 F. The pups under 5 mos. have large 2' x 4' wood boxes to snuggle with 4' ceilings and heat lamps suspended on one end. about half the pups sleep in the boxes, the rest migrate in and out of the box all night as they get too warm or too cool.
My house dogs are out in the excersize run several times a day, but I am careful, especially with older dogs, youths, or recent mommies, not to leave them out too long when there's a serious windchill factor as they don't have the heavy coats they would if they were outside full time.
I am told occasionally that I waste money on heat and bedding, but... so what?
Shelley |
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| The late Otto was brought in the house at dusk, but wasn't the slightest bit fazed by near-zero Fahrenheit daytime temperatures with wind chills in the minus teens. He'd curl up and snooze by "his" gate and would just look at me like I was an idiot if I asked him if he wanted to come in.
The old Ambred dog doesn't have anywhere near as much undercoat and wants in when it's less than 25 above unless I'm outside with him, and the pup is still a bit young for extreme cold. So I guess it depends on the dog. |
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| Here in Ohio it is approximately 15 degrees F, with a wind chill of 5 degrees or so. My Rotts don't care much for it although they do okay. The Shepherds seem to thrive in it. They have nice straw filled dog houses and a straw filled garage but they prefer to lay on the snow, in the sun (what there is of it). Doesn't seem to bother them in the least to lay on the cement when it's about zero degrees also. My two inside dogs (Mastiff x Boxer) want back "in" pretty quick when it gets "real" cold out. I guess it is what they are used to. When I bring the outside dogs in on cold days, they want back out rather quick, acting like it is just too darn hot inside. I think that a dog house with straw in it, facing away from the wind side, and the house not being too large, is just fine for GSD's down to -20 F. Maybe even lower. I do take them luke warm water now and then (sort of like a cup of coffee :) |
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| It was -31 and with wind chill -44. Now that is realcold even for us. Our dog houses have 2" styrofoam insulation between plywood on all six sides. With the flap it is toasty warm for the dogs. Another man in our club has dicarded freezers for his rotties that he cuts holes in and then flaps. He has been doing this for 20 years and the dogs will share the space when it is cold like this. O'kay now I am going to get some Superbowl antifreeze in me ---Warm regards--Bob |
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| It was -4 here in NY this morning. Two of the kennel buildings were stuggling to maintain 40. The heaters were running non stop so we shut them down and moved all dogs to the main building thats a cozy 55-60. The rest were moved into the house. They really didnt seem to mind the bitter temps though and all were happy to see the food coming this morning. I just worry about tips of ears when it gets this cold. Its a preety hardy breed! |
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