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Post by hooligan on Jan 3, 2014 12:53:46 GMT -5
Any tips? Aside from duct tape, an idea we've considered but abandoned. LOL.
It has been so cold on our daily hikes that we've tried to keep Jack's ears warm by having him wear either his Chilly Dog snood or his coat with the built-in snood. No dice. He shakes his head until the snood falls back down his neck. Yesterday, we managed to pull the string so tight that he couldn't shake it off, but he still defeated us. He rubbed it off by scootching his head along the ground while his bum was up in the air. He looked pretty funny.
Normally, we don't worry too much because his ears get nice and warm when we play fetch, and they stay that way for the rest of the hike. But the footing is so treacherous that fetch is out of the question right now, and we're worried about frostbite on the tips of his ears.
And of course, we have to take off our gloves and mittens to put the snood back in place every time he shakes it off, so our hands end up like icicles. Help!
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Post by hooligan on Jan 6, 2014 12:02:07 GMT -5
Ya mean I have to reply to my own post? LOL.
No one has any inspirational ideas? I'm especially worried about the darn snood today, because the temp is dropping already, and later this week, it's supposed to go down to -25 (before wind chill is factored in). It has been years since we've experienced temps this cold here in the self-styled centre of the universe.
Can anyone suggest an alternative to a snood? Something that will stay in place and keep Jack's ears warm?
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Post by susanw on Jan 6, 2014 14:02:19 GMT -5
Hi Dyanne . . . I guess no one else uses a snood. I don't have one for Quin either but its his feet I'm more worried about so I'm ordering Neopaws for him. Maybe I can retro fit one of my helmets for him..see if he would keep it on.
We're under a blizzard watch for tonight and then down to -30, so we'll be staying indoors for the next couple of days. That will really make Quin loopy - having to miss his twice a day hikes. . .lol. You are right though - we haven't had real winter in many years. My poor wrist is sore from shoveling.
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Post by Andreina on Jan 6, 2014 20:47:48 GMT -5
Not sure about the chilly dog one... i have hand knitted ones for my girls and it stays tight!
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Post by hooligan on Jan 6, 2014 22:58:49 GMT -5
Not sure about the chilly dog one... i have hand knitted ones for my girls and it stays tight! Oh, yes. I should have thought of that. Thanks, Andreina. I don't knit, but I do crochet -- and I just Googled dog snood crochet patterns. Found lots, including some very funny ones. So maybe I'll whip up a nice one for Jack. If I size it right, it should be snug enough that he can't shake it off. (I'm a little obsessive about ears because the tips of our previous guy's ears did get slightly frostbitten one winter. After that, the fur on his ear tips never grew back.)
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Post by dobermoms on Jan 7, 2014 21:12:06 GMT -5
We have the Chilly Dog snood, and it has never stayed on their ears....either dog. They just shake, and shake, and shake until it slids off their ears and ends up around their neck. The tie is never tight enough to stay, and I can't blame them for shaking as I don't like wearing a hat either. So, we just stay outside until my ears get cold, and then in we come....but it's the dogs paws that seem to be more sensitive right now to the crispy cold ground.
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Post by hooligan on Jan 7, 2014 23:37:45 GMT -5
Well, today's hike in the frigid temps was . . . interesting. We did it for Jack, and for the first time ever, I think Jack did it for us. No tearing off into the bush or running way in front of us. It was as if he were saying, "Okay, if you guys really want to do this, I'll go along but I'm sticking very close to you in hopes that you'll come to your senses and turn around and go back to the nice warm car."
As for his snood, he shook it off only once. Oops! After that, he seemed to figure out that it was serving a purpose, so he tolerated it. Yay!
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Post by dobermoms on Jan 8, 2014 19:55:05 GMT -5
Good boy Jack....and good for you for tolerating your parents idea of taking you for a walk. As for the snood, I'm glad that you kept it on your ears. If I was lucky with Dante, he would tolerate it for half of our walk so it wasn't so bad. It turned out to be a much better neck warmer though...lol.
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Post by hooligan on Jan 8, 2014 23:50:43 GMT -5
The -10 on today's hike felt positively balmy. And Jack was back to his usual tricks. The snood lasted all of two minutes before being shaken off.
Got to find my wool and crochet hooks.
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Post by Andreina on Jan 10, 2014 21:24:28 GMT -5
Haha, here are my happy campers the first time i put it on them! Attachments:
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Post by hooligan on Jan 10, 2014 22:04:58 GMT -5
I wonder if they know how cute they look. LOL.
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Post by dobermoms on Jan 12, 2014 19:03:39 GMT -5
They do.....love Scarlets face.
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Post by dobermoms on Jan 18, 2014 21:43:31 GMT -5
Well Diane....Did you ever knit that snood for the Jackmeister ...K.
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Post by hooligan on Jan 19, 2014 19:10:05 GMT -5
Well Diane....Did you ever knit that snood for the Jackmeister ...K. Um . . . no. LOL. Bill, who never passes up an opportunity for an excursion to Canadian Tire, went to CT and bought a new, bigger and sturdier tightener thingie (the black plastic thing with the knob -- don't know what it's called) to replace the one that came on the snood. And this has worked like a charm. Jack now has a much harder time shaking off the snood, and we are much happier, because we don't need to stop and remove our gloves (and freeze our fingers) every few minutes to hoik the darn thing back into place.
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Post by dobermoms on Jan 19, 2014 20:00:53 GMT -5
Glad to hear that has worked.
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