Thanks to all for responding. I will keep an eye on Kodiak's paws especially since he does have a lot of fur between them. The other thing is that his coat just does not seem as dense as some of my other Pyrs did this time of year.
My Newfs hated being in the house during cold weather but my aging Pyrs were content to stay in the house and sit in front of the fireplace (which has a thriving and healthy fern in it) and just go outside for a short roam.
Judith: Your weather forecast looks menacing. I grew up in Utah and recall most of the 'Snowbirds' used to go to New Mexico! I see now they must have gone to SW New Mexico.
Happy Holidays
Christine & Kodiak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judith Stroh Miller" <jsmiller@newmex.com>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Sent: Thursday, December 3, 2009 7:48:57 PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] Cold weather and a South Texas Pyr
Well it is all relative..... and what they are used to. Here in Northern NM we are having a real
deep freeze..
This morning our temps were 16 with a wind chill of 2 degrees. It has not moderated much
the entire day, with some light snow. So I elected to keep my oldsters, age 9 and 11 inside,
as well as the rest ages 4-11. I let them out for runs and then brought them back in. We
have a small covering of snow, which means their paws and feet will get wet and cold. The
rest of the week is not going to be much better, so the same for tomorrow... :(
It does not matter the age, it's the weather they are used to and when that weather turns
rapidly, we must be sure our guys are comfortable.
Most of us have pet/companions so it is our duty to keep them comfortable, our pyrs are not
woosies, but what they are comfortable with is the issue.
Here is our weather forecast tomorrow, so I will be doing the same...:(
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?site=abq&zmx=1&zmy=1&map.x=203&map.y=43
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On 3 Dec 2009 at 18:00, Christine wrote:
Just how much cold can a Pyr really withstand when do they have their full winter
coat?
Kodiak will be two in February and he weighs about 120 and it looks/feels like he has winter
coat. He is an outdoor dog and tomorrow the temp is going to drop below 30 with the
possibility of snow. This is an unusual event here in South Texas and I don´t know whether to
be concerned or not. He did not want to come in the house when it was 36 degrees outside.
I have read about this but want to be sure since we are used to extreme heat temps but not
the cold and especially not snow.
Thanks,
Christine
Judith
Taos, New Mexico
jsmiller@newmex.com
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