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Title: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: dub on November 26, 2010, 11:26:09 pm My wife was giving me a hard time so I put packing blankets in the kennels for the dogs. Well only one blanket did not get ripped to shreds. I have used them when in gets cold or hay. It does not get real cold here just hits freezing a few times a year. I was wondering what else people use.
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: rdjustham on November 27, 2010, 01:04:04 am i use hay but only if it gets close to freezing which doesnt happen often. Only those freak years like last..
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: duece24 on November 27, 2010, 02:07:12 am i use wood shavings from the local feed store....less than 6 bucks and the bag is about 4ft high....
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: catchinpigs on November 27, 2010, 07:34:22 am I use both hay and wood shavings when it gets cold enough. Never used any type of blanket.
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: johnf on November 27, 2010, 06:15:07 pm I use both hay and wood shavings when it gets cold enough. Never used any type of blanket. [/ quote]x 2 used blankets when i was a kid dogs ate them.also face dog houses to th south.this way north wind dosent blow in. Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: roosterhogdogin on November 27, 2010, 07:13:33 pm ceder shavings dos good for warmth an fleas!
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: 5150hogdogs on November 27, 2010, 08:27:18 pm hay ceder shavens and i seen people use a pan light in there dog houses
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: Greg W on November 27, 2010, 09:20:31 pm This morning it was 21 at my house. If u can get it straw is the best to use. Grass hay can dig in to a dogs skin or eyes. I have a bulldog that will not hunt when there is snow on the ground at all.
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: TinyTexasCowgirl on November 28, 2010, 07:27:07 am Well, Grace has 2 carhart jackets with Sherpa lining, monogrammed of course, 10 heavy wool sweaters my momma crocheted, and sleeps on her memory foam bed with a heated blanket set on medium, ;D Griffin just curls up in the bed with me. ;)
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: BIG BEN on November 28, 2010, 07:37:44 am I just use hay and feed 3/4 of what I normally do twice aday, 1 in the morning and 1 in the afternoon so they get 1 1/2 of what they normally do per day. Digesting food = body warmth
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: SabineSand on November 28, 2010, 12:22:53 pm I went to the supply house and bought cheap light sockets, mounted them in the dog houses, and wired em up with an extension cord. Then I put 100 watt light bulbs in them. That with some cedar chips and it stays toasty in there.
Title: Re: Keeping dogs warm? Post by: slimpickins on November 28, 2010, 05:01:31 pm I go to the gin and have a front end loader dump a bucket of cotton burrs in the truck. Nice and warm.
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