Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Combating a Doggone Cold Winter


Our dogs Dolly the Weimaraner and Franklin the Dachshund hate the cold as much as we do. Here in Maryland, it seems like we've been in a deep freeze since November (although that's not exactly true), but the last 30 days have brought us colder than normal temperatures. It's supposed to warm to about 43F on average every day. We've been seeing highs in the 30s for more than a week, although we may hit 40F Thursday for an hour. Oooohhh! Anyway, to keep our "kids" warm, we dress 'em. Dolly fits comfortably in my (Rob's) sweatshirts, so I trimmed one for her. Franklin gets a doggy sweater (okay, he's took big to wear a sock with holes!).
Even walking them during the daytime over the last couple of weeks, when wind chills are in the 20s (the windchill today at 2pm ET was 21F), the dogs don't want to stay out. Do you blame them?

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I'm a simple guy who enjoys the simple things in life, especially our dogs. I volunteer for dog rescues, enjoy exercising, blogging, politics, helping friends and neighbors, participating in ghost investigations, coffee, weather, superheroes, comic books, mystery novels, traveling, 70s and 80s music, classic country music,writing books on ghosts and spirits, cooking simply and keeping in shape. You'll find tidbits of all of these things on this blog and more. EMAIL me at Rgutro@gmail.com - Rob

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