Just Pass Me By

Boy it’s cold -20 this morning when I woke up. My care didn’t start at all. When I was out in my van I was thinking about Shadow and how cold it was. I didn’t want to take her out because I knew it was cold enough to cause trouble. So I decided to blog about pet safety in this weather. Otis is a indoor cat so he never had to go outside and won’t go outside, but Shadow is a dog and can’t have her going inside the house. About a week ago I saw a car with a dog who someone lift in it. I was concerned to say the least because this cold temperature is just as dangerous as hot weather in a car.
Shadow we have her on a max of 10 minutes out but try to keep it down to under 5 minutes. I have a little sweeter for her and some doggy booties so as far as that she fine. Still I know living her out can cause her troubles. She is a tiny dog and doesn’t have much hear so she can get cold quickly.
As a dog owner and cat owner some things I will never do is take Otis or Shadow with me, because I know the cold is dangerous, and potentially could kill them if I broke down somewhere. Animals should not be lift in a car which is going to get cold the car will not remain much warmer then the outside, it may feel warmer then outside because there is no wind.
Animals would be put safely in the car not running free, I put Shadow in her kennel when she goes somewhere with us and let her cry. She got a big kennel for being such a tiny little thing!
When taking the dog on a walk it’s good to have booties or a sweeter when they are dogs who do not have much hair on their body to insulate them. It doesn’t seem wise to keep them out more then 5 minutes because if we can get froze bitten on our expose skin so can the dog too. I am pretty sure frost bite for Shadow would feel just as bad as frost bite on me. In about 2 hours I have to talk her out and don’t much want to even though now above 0.
Shadow hasn’t went to her favorite tree in a couple of days, been to cold she walks maybe 20 feet away from the door and goes potty. Then she might decide to sit there and look at me like take me in I don’t wanna walk, or she will run back to the door. Let me in. As Owner of pets we need to remember they rely on us to keep them safe and warm. Shadow might know she needs to go in because it cold but as a owner I have to listen to that, and well maybe not get upset if she has a accident in the house. Yes she has had plenty of accidents in the house over the last couple of days. Well that what a carpet cleaner is for and I know Otis will not go potty he a good cat as far as that go. What I worry about is Shadow going into Otis room and going potty will otis start marking his territory.
So remember weather like this isn’t pleasant for us or our pets. I am ready to move to a warmer climate maybe I will get some Zero Halliburton when I run away to a warmer place.