Clothes for dogs – Why do dogs need them in winter
Clothes for dogs – Not wolves
Have you ever secretly thanked your clothes for protecting you against the cold ? Do you know that in general dogs won't complain when they suffer if they cannot relate their suffering with an event that just happened ? So that they won't complain about the cold ?
Dogs are not wolves. The latter breed has been designed by mother nature to sustain the cold. For the former, it really depends on the breed and the weather conditions. So in core winter times, don't fool yourself believing that your dog does not need extra protection against the elements.
Some breeds have no problem with winter times. Huskies even welcome them because of their huge fur. That is also the case with malamute dogs, that usually love to play outdoors in the snow.
While other simply cannot cope. There are furless dogs. Those should not be allowed outside in winter without protection. In case you forgot, they will certainly find a way to let you know they do not want to go out. Besides, as a general point, small dogs will have a hard time maintaining body temperature without help in winter.
Watch for the signs. If your dog is shivering or whining when outside, or even refuses to go, then you will know for sure it will appreciate a warm coat. However don't think the dog might be safe with an extra coat on alone. Watch for its paws, exposed to hazards such as antifreeze liquid and salt. Salt can and will sting, whereas you absolutely don't want your dog to lick antifreeze out of its paws, for its safety. According to vets, one lick of antifreeze could kill a dog.
If you think that clothes for dogs should not be for the sole fancy of a dog owner, I am fully on your side.
However, if you don't happen to own a dog breed that can perfectly stand the cold by design, then clothes for dogs are not an option. At all.
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Clothes for dogs – Seven reasons why you should consider them.
If you happen to live in countries where the weather is never cold, you might really wonder why you should have clothes for dogs. You would be right, except I would ask whether your dog is completely free to go everywhere safely.
I mean is it guaranteed it won’t cross the road without notice, or won’t be taken by the pound that would have mistaken it for a stray dog ?
Ok, you get the point. Let me give you seven more.
Clothes for dogs : good idea ?
1. Clothes for dogs are at the very minimum a leash and/or a collar, so that everyone knows your dog has an owner that cares for her pet.
You may be very surprised to discover the diversity and gadgetry built in collars, leashes and harnesses available. Have you ever thought of dog collars with built in gps (to let *you* know where the hell that dog is) for example ?
Let’s say you don’t live in an ever hot weather country, but in western ones, where we have real four seasons. Especially if you live in town, or in the countryside. Would you let your dog outside all of the winter season ? Probably not. Ok, you get the point # 2.
2. Clothes for dogs can be some specialized warm blanket or pillar, to ensure dog warmth and health for your dog. Those are considered handy kennel accessories by your best friend. Some designers even craft those items with padding out of bottles plastic caps, to ensure longevity.
3. When you go walking the dog and it is raining, both of you will appreciate the rain coat. It will prevent your dog for catching a cold. It will prevent it from shaking its fur dry once it gets back home, and it will save your nerves to know the dog won’t soak the house when you get back home.
4. Even in warm conditions, the cute dog is also a constant shedding machine, thus preventing you or your hosts to taste the comfort of a good chair or couch. So by providing a tee shirt, this can save you from using the vacuum cleaner twice a day for example.
Clothes for dogs as your messenger.
5. If you want to say something bold or express some kind of revolt publicly, there are plenty of very cool messenger shirts for dogs. Sometimes a dog comes handy to safely say what its owner cannot. For example : “I hate cats” (very risky when talking to a woman) or “I sniff a lot” (very risky while talking to a policeman)
6. Dogs sometimes consider their clothes as toys . I mean from the dog point of view. So maybe you can buy the dog real shoes, not to wear them, bu to chomp them.
7. If you are a fashion victim, you cannot imagine walking the dog and letting everyone notice the dog and yourself are not properly paired as for clothes. So you have to do something about it. In sunny days, a pair of glasses will do, but not any glasses.
Now that you are armed with those reasonable seven reasons, get your dog some new cool clothes for dogs, to let it know how much you care for him / her. The dog will notice.
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Clothes for dogs – Useful and beautiful altogether
If a dog could speak it would say clothes for dogs are useful and, although not hundred percent guaranteed, beautiful, from a dog point of view.
Ever heard a woman cry she has nothing to wear, while her drawer is full of clothes ? This is not going to happen with a dog, apart from those we watch in sci-fi movies, which unfortunately we don't own.
How can a dog profit from clothes for dogs ?
There are many circumstances when your dog will really benefit the clothes it wears. Since dogs are not born with everything ready for life among humans, clothes for dogs will help dramatically keeping a dog safe, warm, dry, and secure.
The general purpose dog is a breed that does not exist. You can argue you have your husky at your winter home and you keep your chihuahua for your tropical island or summer vacation, but the majority of owners have one or several four legs family members that follow them everywhere they go.
The very least you can provide is a collar, and maybe a leash (I personally am not that fond of leashes, but I digress). The former will say to the world "I am not a stray dog, I have a home !", especially if the collar has some id stored in. The latter will help preventing our best sometimes wild friend to get caught by a car or making somebody fall and crush it.
Almost all dogs will really appreciate some warm suit in winter as an extra – fur protection, otherwise you might get the "who do you take me for ? A husky eh ?" look. Similarly, dogs are not water proof therefore a rain coat for rainy days will do just fine. In both circumstances, you keep your pet warm, dry, in addition to having it not soak the house when you come back home.
But even under friendly weather you might want to protect your dog's paws from all sorts of hazards due to human activity. Chemicals and detergents used to clean floors, sidewalks or
underground passages can bite and damage paws. You would not want to go barefoot on such treated floors, would you ?
You can design "your own" clothes for dogs
Now, while in some rare cases you would have to design and build your dog's clothes, there are hopefully all sorts of dog fashion styles to be found, thanks to the imagination of some smart designers.
Be it for leashes, collars, suits, boots, fur accessories, beds, or some funky and funny shirts, you will have plenty of choice to be in garment harmony with your dog when you go out. Your dog in most circumstances will stand running naked in the house (while you wash its clothes).
Where to find clothes for dogs, what budget, how to choose them are other very interesting and important topics.
But for now, there is little doubt regarding how necessary and how beautiful clothes for dogs are and can be.
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