coats for running dogs

[Moll. 1,793]

Yesterday Paul, it was absolutely freezing, 30++ mph winds, with driving sleet/rain. Dogs would not choose to go out in that kind of weather let alone humans, but sometimes you have to, it might be the only time you can get them out that day. A coat for those times would be ideal. Dogs would stay dry and be dry for getting back into the kennels. What is wrong with using a coat in those circumstances, certainly wouldn't make your dog 'soft' Or is it because some humans don't want to look soft themselves

[Sirius 1,391]

I would make my dog wear a coat as it might effect my macho 'I keep working dogs and treat them hard cos they like it' image :cray: :laugh: F**k off some dogs need it after hard graft or if thin coated and just on road walks in shit weather.

[scothunter 12,609]

always had a jacket for my greys,never had one for lurchers

[paulus 26]

nothing to do with looking this that or the other, as i said lurchers are working dogs and in my mind a good coat is as high a requirement as good feet anything less is a fault and should looked to be rectified in any future breeding. as i said poor coated dogs like whippits and greyhounds will benifit from a coat

[mintstick999 485]

I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day.

 

I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on???

[bird 10,014]

If just road walking a dog on the lead then why not use a coat. Dogs keep warm running about, but at walking speed if the weather is bad then there's nothing wrong with using a coat on a thin skinned, short coated dog, especially if its raining. Cold muscles don't exercise as well as warm muscles and what's the point of letting a dog get chilled and wet.

true, i dont use coats , Bryn got great coat, Tod as thin coat. When been out just good rub down both , but more on Tod , then put on heat lamps Brill. Dogs will drop body weight when cold, so a warm dog will and that bit of weight all helps on a cold night.

big differnce in coats .!!

 

 

[boyo 1,398]

I work on the basis that, if i was coming out of a centrally heated house, (and mine do, they all live in) i'd feel the cold, so i put a coat on, when i reach the place i want to run the dogs, the dogs get a ten minute run around, then the coats come off, because by then their normally panting and don't need them anymore, shit side of it is, i get to carry the buggers for the rest of the mooch mags the deerhound x doesn't wear one, unless it's road work on a very cold & wet day.

 

I've never had a dog cramp up yet, so if it works for you and your dogs carry on. but i'd like to ask,!!!............. how many of you guys that go out lamping, do it without a coat on???

not many answers to this lol :thumbs: :yes:

[bunnybasher69 56]

I've only used a coat on my thin coated dog on road walks because the dog shivers from the cold, seems like common sense to me. Although it doesn't stop the young chavs calling me a puff when they walk by I don't give a f8ck.

[ianh 83]

blue comes everwhere with me, fishing, mooching, walking, collecting wild food/wood, even go lamping sometimes, lol. so for me a coat is a must, do lots of pike fishing thru winter especially and without a coat he just gets shivery and miserable. my old retriever never needed one, rain snow or anything, but not all lurchers have big thick coats, perhaps the type you like/keep does, but not all do and as such coats are nessecary for a lot, unless you just keep them kenneled or inside all the time unless they out walking or working but to me a lurcher is a companion for most of my activities, and the opportunity of a chase oftne arises when out fishing etc.

[GrCh 856]

day my dogs need a coat will be the day they recieve a shoval round the head.

[stabba 10,745]

day my dogs need a coat will be the day they recieve a shoval round the head.

Well thought out reply mate

[yeeharr 41]

day my dogs need a coat will be the day they recieve a shoval round the head.

 

Cor mister! You sound really tough! I just wanted to ask, should I bother giving my dogs water because there's loads of puddles about at the moment? I'm going to grab a shovel on the way home................just in case my dog starts to show any signs of the cold when we're out in the snow. I can use the shovel to bury him after.

Thanks for the advice, you are a true geezer.

[GrCh 856]

i was joking, sorry I can see the benefit of coats for dogs living outside.

[blan89 159]

surely even the softest dog can get used to our weather?

 

maybe to help warm up easier,but you could easily do that without one.

[Kay 3,709]

Both my greyhounds have coats for walks when its either raining or bitter cold , neither dog has lost any street cred in doing so & neither has the cheif shit shoveler