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We have a boxer and we just tough it out in the rain... People that don't want to take care of the animal they wanted need to be locked in a crate all day and see how they like it..
Funny thing about our pup though, he doesn't like rain so if we dont hold an umbrella over him he will not go out!
Oooh. We play with our dogs inside a LOT more. Well, when I say "our," I mean my parents' dogs. Fi and I don't want dogs yet, we're not ready for the responsibility.
I also hate it when people get dogs they can't manage. This one friend of mine is always pawning off taking care of her dog to her roommates, a couple of my other friends. It always irritates me to no end that she really couldn't handle the responsibility of a dog and now just pretends like she can... because the dog suffers. He misses her and misses the consistency of a routine.
ugh what a frustrating situation!! we specifically got a small dog because we were living in an apartment, and a breed we knew a lot about so we knew we'd be able to take care of our dog (my fi's parents have had 2 shelties my fi's entire life--my fi's dad has had them his entire life too!).
we tough it out in the rain. our pup gets 2 30-45 minute walk every day, plus a mid-day walk by a dogwalker, and a quick walk out whenever he needs to go. he probably doesn't need that much any more, but it's just become habit for us...
Oh my gosh... I cannot even express to you the RAGE I feel at this. I think dogs (pets in general) are a wonderful addition to a family, but they are NOT FOR EVERYONE. Do not get a dog if you consistently work more than 8 hours at a time. Do not get a dog if you have no intention of putting the time into training it. Do not get a dog if you don't have the money to take it for regular check-ups and shots. Do not get a dog if you're not going to love and play with it every day. Do not get a dog because "OMG ITS SO CUTE" when you have done no breed research.
Wow your terrier is hyper?? I'm shocked.
Wow your weimaraner grew really big and and chews up your stuff? I can't believe it.
Wow your bulldog--who you have spent exactly no time training--has a tendency to be aggressive? Who could have possible seen this coming?
ARGH. I have a really really really hard time not judging people when they are horrible to their pets. If you don't have the time/money/compassion for a pet, ok, don't get one!
Edited to add: Um... I was so rage-ful I forgot to answer your question. My dog hates the rain so I got him a little rain coat. Yes... he looks silly and I feel silly, but he doesn't give me issues about walking in the rain anymore.
Maybe get some good raingear - boots, coat, umbrella, and go for it. It can't rain forever, right?
My sister's dog turns into a dainty little snob when it's raining... you have to force him to go out (otherwise he'll just hold it as long as he can) and then he'll cautiously pick his way through the yard to go, like he's tip-toeing. Forget about taking him for a walk if it's raining! It's so funny.
We tough it out in the rain...makes me really really really want some galoshes though!
I suck it up even when water and mud start sinking into my shoes. Poor doggie!
Our dogs are big babies and refuse to go for walks in heavy rain or snow. :) But if it's been longer than 24 hours, we force them to go for a walk, no matter the weather. They HAVE to run and stretch their legs or they just get unmanageable.
@Kd - That is exactly how i feel, I PERSONALLY don't crate my puppies but i do understand the need for them. I just got lucky with 2 dogs that don't chew things up!
@Labor - I pawn my dog to my MIL on mondays, but thats strictly playtime for the pups ;p I am glad to hear that you mention your not ready! More people need to realize the hard work that goes into it.
@Finn - That was exactly our situation! Why get a a big dog if you have a small house and no yard for them?! :( What breed of dog do you have?
@Corgi - I love your passion towards this! LOL I felt like writing F*&#* #*^&#^ the whole post! Hahaha. She works long weird hours and the kids are at school all day, not to mention its rain season so the dog can't be out much. You must be a wonderful doggy owner. Corgi's are tooo cute.
@Jduck - That is so funny "a dainty little snob!"
@MrsD - FI got me rain boots for christmas it was definetly the best gift by far. I haven't mastered walking 2 dogs yet, i really need to work on that one.
@HisB - Obviously you can feel my pain with Portland weather and the ache for nice spring time walks!
@MrsSp - I agree our dogs do get unmanageable if they dont get a walk for a few days.. Its incredible what even a little walk can do to there behaviors. More people need to understand this. I have the opposite problem we have a new mini schnauzer POODLE and the poodle in him loves water and has to jump in all puddles! Lol
Thanks for feelin my pain girls.
I agree on this, dogs are a HUGE responsibility, and hence I didn't even bother moving into a place where I'd be allowed to have one, although I really want one, it's just not going to happen at the moment!
However I can understand that sometimes things come up and you can't handle a dog you (nonspecific person lol) could. I really don't think they're like kids but I do think that a lot of the problems that people encounter that cause them to get rid of their dogs or not provide the right care for them..could be easily prevented by doing the proper research.
Both FH and I would LOVE to have a dog. However, we both work, attend grad school, now planning a wedding and I have an internships. There is no way in h-e-l-l that we have time for a puppy right now. FH has a job in which he probably could get away with bringing a dog and sometimes he gets to telecommute, but as for me, I am rarely home. It just wouldn't be fair to the lil' pooch. So alas, we must wait another year or so before we may be ready.
My FSIL and her husband got a German Shepard -- the dog is taller than me when it stands on its hind legs -- now they have a baby crawling around the house and the dog has to live outside and is no longer allowed in the house at all ... because it can completely unintentionally hurt the baby because it's so gi-normous. No foresight there with that choice of dog ...
My husband and I lived with his brother for about a year. One day BIL brought home a pit bull puppy. We already had two dogs of our own and were not interested in raising a third. BIL promised he would take care of it... well that lasted about a week. After we went our seperate ways the dog came with us and has lived with us ever since. We now have a baby on the way and don't know how we're going to deal with three dogs... especially since the pit is like Lenny from Of Mice and Men and inadvertently killed the cat. We have been looking for a good home for him, but no luck so far. I know he wouldn't intentionally harm a child, but I don't want to take the risk. I wish people would really think about the responsibilies that go along with pet ownership before actually bringing the pet home.
Edit- our dogs are pretty good about the weather. They love to play in the rain or the snow. That's important though- if you live in an apartment, or don't have a yard... think long and hard about getting a dog, especially a big dog that needs lots of excersise. Seems like common sense...
*sigh* Aggravating. Really, that is the most selfish thing a person can do. Grrrrrr...
As of last night, our dog is the proud owner of a raincoat since she's a service dog and therefore has to go out in the rain if FI does. FI was adamantly opposed to putting her in anything other than her cape, but then it stormed something fierce here in Cali and she got drenched. She's the sweetest dog alive and doesn't buck or complain and we couldn't stand the thought that she may be uncomfortable. We wanted to make sure she was warm and dry, so raincoat!
....and she looks so cute!!!
I live in Oregon, so the rain is a constant annoyance we have to work our walks around. Unfortunately, the weather doesn't bother my 3 year old Golden Retriever at all. *Sigh*
Rain? "Iwannaplayball, Iwannaplayball, Iwannaplayball..."
Snow? "Iwannaplayballinthesnow, Iwannaplayballinthesnow..."
Heavy Winds? Well, you get the idea.
He's a lot of work, and definitely just like a child. I originally brought him home when I owned a house with my ex-FI, but having him by myself was HARD. We're now living with my BF who LOVES him (and conveniently works about two blocks from his house, so he goes home for lunch to play with him), but before that I was having to run home on my lunch break just to attend to him, then hurry back to work. Yuck.
I love my Kaiser Bear, but I definitely wouldn't have gotten a dog if I'd known where my previous relationship was heading :/
At least with a dog, there isn't any visitation or weekend custody issues! (Or at least in my case...)
We waited til school was done and my career started before we adopted our baby boy, Panzer a German Shepard Husky mix. I'm soooo glad we did because now we are much better dog parents than I think we would have been. We let him cruise the yard as much as he wants, it's fenced. He does get walked (shorter) when it rains, but I'd really like to get him to walk the treadmill.. Thinking about asking our previous trainer for some pointers.
He really has even brought me and my guy closer.. we have really bonded on learning how to be good pupparents. How could you not loooove this face!
@VintageDivine, I know exactly what you mean! I went to the park this afternoon with my 1 1/2 y.o. Golden for a seemingly endless rounds of fetch with the Chuck-It. His fur feathers were muddy, paws muddy, FACE muddy . . . and there was no stopping him. It starting raining hard and so I got in the car, and he was perfectly happy rolling around in the grass getting even dirtier.
You're right--they're just like children, except that I can't seem to get him to learn how to put his toys away in his toy box, although he's very good at taking them out!
Can't imagine not having him though, and definitely can't imagine not taking the best possible care of him!
@Vintage - My dogs act that way too, i guess i just need to really suck it up and walk out there anyways. I walk them like 5x a week but not as long as they should because we would all be soaked. *Summertimesummertimesummertime.*
@Abbee - He is so freaking adorable! What kind of dog is he like? Husky and German shepherd are both awesome breeds so i can just imagine how extremely loyal he must be and probably a great watch dog. My FMIL has a husky and says she wont do it again, but i love them so much.
@Paz - You are sooo right, i want to teach my dogs to clean up there toys. I seriously feel like i have a 2 year old sometimes. Friends will stop by and im frantically cleaning up 50 dog toys. Not to mention they have a small pup cave, a tunnel, and a dog bed *wince* in the living room. Sigh...
Oh that makes me so mad too. My fiance's grandmother got a black lab pup about a year ago. Of course he was teething so he chewed up everything and he wasn't getting proper training. So she got fed up and got rid of him. She talks about how she regrets getting rid of him now. Maybe because we recently got a chocolate lab pup to add to our little family who already claimed "an older sister" husky mix. I'm thinking I've known you for 4yrs and you've had 3 dogs that you've gotten rid-2- of or put to sleep-because he had arthritis, but was still ok. That was my fiance's child hood dog and she didn't even tell him that she was putting him down. He came over that afternoon asked where Bear was and she's like "oh I put him down". Man was I pissed. I wanted to drive right over and throw the biggest fit of my life-my fiance was devasted.
Anyway to answer you question about the rain. My dogs are pretty much "free range". Georgie (the lab) comes in at night but spends the day outside regardless of the weather. Her "older sister" Daisy (the husky mix) chooses to live outside full time, though she has to remain in a fence (which georgia can come in and out of as she wishes-for now) due to the fact that she started to roam and bring up the neighbors personal belongings. Daisy was a rescue dog we got at about 8months old, and was already house broken, but had been abused (took forever for her to learn how to play) and was hard to teach to not chew (BIG PROBLEM). We orginally had Daisy out in the day and in at night, like Georgia is now, but after a few months she decided that she liked staying out all the time. Though if she ever decides she wants back in her "mommy" will welcome her back in with open arms.
Daisy:
Georgia:
We play indoors a lot especially in the winter! I get him all riled up and he will run up and down stairs until he's completely tuckered out :)
Our doggie goes out rain or shine and he loves it. My hubs would just put on the rain gear sucks it up. Our pooch doesn't poop in the back yard so he needs his walks no matter if we are sick or the weather isn't pleasant.
I'm afraid our poor dogs just have to suck it up here. Although it's not so much a matter of rain as it is cold. I think there was a span of a month or so this winter where they didn't get to leave the property. Not that they were begging to though, they don't like being out in below zero temps much more than I do. We'd kick them out to the kennel and within 5 minutes they'd be begging to come back in. We're buying a bigger house and I'm hoping to get a treadmill for both myself and the dogs to use.
RoddyBride - That's too funny. My dog is the opposite of yours. He's so shy he won't poo while on a leash unless he absolutely HAS to. He'll actually duck behind a bush if there is one!
oh my gosh!!!! that makes me sooo mad when people do that!!! i had a friend that seemed to always change her mind when they got an animal. i had to hold my tongue one day when she told me they were getting rid of the dog they had only had for about 3 weeks. her reason was this.... "money is really tight and we didn't want to have to decide to feed ourselves or the dog because we come first" i was sooo mad!!! i agree...having a pet is like having a kid. THEY COME FIRST!! heres the real kicker. they had decided to get this dog because they were moving into a house that allowed them to have pets. they got the dog before they moved (the place they were living in didn't allow pets at all) and then they paid to put her in a kennel for 2 weeks! a few weeks after they gave the dog away she was pissed that the dogs new owner hadn't responded to her emails asking about the dog. all i could think was wtf! you gave her away!! that wasn't the only incident with this girl either.
@kdlowery- i agree with you!!! those people should be put in a crate or kennel all day! see how they like it!!
@ everyone who posted pics of their poochies..... THEY'RE TOO CUTE!!!!!!! :)
When my now husband and I moved into a pet friendly apartment, we decided to get a dog. I was raised with hunting/sporting dogs and my husband had fish. I prepared him with the facts of owning a dog. I told him a dog is like a baby that never grows up and they rely on you 100%. That said.....we now have two dogs (cavalier king charles spaniels) which we adore and can not stand to be without. They have flown on planes, traveled on road trips, and board only with a breeder of CKCS. Spoiled? Yes.
I also volunteer for CKCS and Labrador Retriever rescues in the Chicagoland area. It's quite amazing how many dogs are turned into rescue b/c the owners "can't handle" them. I can understand if an unforeseen economic change has occured. But people who think of dogs as a wardrobe accessory really anger me. A lot of these dogs come into rescue and are starved for attention. Once they receive that human love, their behavior usually does a 180 degree turn. It's sad, but these dogs are better off with families that want to make them a part of their home.
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You know someone is NOT ready for a dog, but insists they need one. Picked a breed that requires alot of attention/care/excersise. Leaves them in the house or kennel all day and then realizes that they are "too much to handle." <--Firm believer in walks and attention make a good dog!
A family member got a large dog (doberman) and now says she is getting rid of him because she doesn't have the money for a outdoor kennel and he is acting out. (No sh*t my dogs act out when the rain takes over there walks too. They need stimulation.)
This makes me so angry, as dog ownership is a huge responsibility. In my eyes it is a child and those things need to be figured out early on in the decision making process.
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Hehee thanks that helped me not sending a snarky response via facebook status to her.
How do you deal with the dogs not being able to get out on walks in the rain? Do you just tough it out in raingear? My pups would be soo happy if this weather would clear up!