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01-03-2010, 08:07 PM
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HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PIT IN COLD WEATHER
What is the best way to protect your pit in cold weather. It's gonna be 13 degrees tonight and I am trying to find how to prepare for this weather for the next couple of weeks. I have put a bag each of cedar chips in their dog houses but wanted to see what other owners are doing to keep their babies warm. I have too many to bring in the house......
I have went thur too many dog sweaters......They must not like them.....The next morning my babies have them on the other side of the kennel...lol
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01-03-2010, 08:10 PM
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Well I don't know much about keeping dogs outdoors but increase their fat intake. More oil or crude fat if you feed raw. Also, you can feed a bit more during the cold season to keep their calorie count high as dogs will actually burn calories in the cold (they do this if they shiver)
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01-03-2010, 08:11 PM
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Just wondering if anyone can answer this post.......My posts never look like the other members......
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01-03-2010, 08:12 PM
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Thanks for your reply.....I feed them almost double in the cold.......
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01-03-2010, 08:14 PM
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wheezie wayne
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a nice dog house thats insulated will make a heck of a differnece, you can even run a heat lamp to it
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01-03-2010, 08:14 PM
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thats so cold for a doggie to be outside!!! if there's wind too  poor babies. u have a garage or crates? man poor lil things.
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01-03-2010, 08:15 PM
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More than anything, I'd increase the fat intake. If you feed kibble add fish oil, flax seed oil, or even olive oil.. If you feed raw, then add more crude fat. That really increases the caloric content and its not as unhealthy as overfeeding. I don't know what you feed but double sounds a bit much. Also, do they have dog houses that you built or are they store bought? Consider insulating the panels if it's somethign you built.
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01-03-2010, 08:15 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezie
a nice dog house thats insulated will make a heck of a differnece, you can even run a heat lamp to it
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ha... beat me to it! LOL
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01-03-2010, 08:17 PM
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my big dog Delilah stays in our garage during the winter, she seems to be fine out there. she had a blanket even but carried it to the other corner of the garage and put it there lol... she stays inside part of the day and will go out there to stay at night. we also use straw inside the doghouse
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01-03-2010, 08:18 PM
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I have one well built dog house for one and two share a storage building...
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01-03-2010, 08:18 PM
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I believe from reading the OP this person has too many dogs to keep inside a garage... But hey, if there's enough crates you could try it ??
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01-03-2010, 08:19 PM
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Bought heat lamp last night for each of them but I am worried that they could start a fire........
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01-03-2010, 08:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wheezie
a nice dog house thats insulated will make a heck of a differnece, you can even run a heat lamp to it
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this is what the breeder I bought Kilo from was doing... they were all outside in their doghouse and he had a heatlamp ran to it.
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01-03-2010, 08:19 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by love my pits
I have one well built dog house for one and two share a storage building...
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Ok well lumber isn't THAT expensive I'd suggest building another couple of insulated houses if not crating the three dogs inside, three crates in a garage is not that much space. 13 degrees is cold, and if you were running a kennel of 7-10 dogs, I could understand but 3 is not too many to keep indoors JMO
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01-03-2010, 08:22 PM
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SASSY MINX
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I google searched & found dog house heating pads for outdoor kennel & house use. Here's the link Heated Pet Products: Heated Dog Bed, Heated Cat Bed, Dog House Heater, Heated Dog Bowl, Birdbath Heater, Dog House Heating. Cooling Pet Products: Cool Bed, Coolaroo, breezy Bunk, Dog Life Jacket, Cooling Pet Vest, Doggy Boat Ladder
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