12-03-2021, 12:46 AM
Rick-o wins the award* for best thread of the week.
Heyyy, that's complicit behavior, pal.
Go rural if possible. It's great for pets to be outside 24/7, even in winter. Of course a porch or other shelter is ideal. OK if I'm being honest the little dog hates to be cold and we pamper him with a spot in the garage on the coldest nights.
Unfortunately this isn't an option in the city or suburbia, but my solution there is to not have pets. Life (yours ... ) will go on. None of that B.S. rushing home to let the dog out. Really? We leave for 2-3 days at a time and the dogs take care of themselves outside, no leash required.
We have 3 cats, 5 dogs, another (the developmentally disabled pup we're keeping inside because she's got a ton of problems and ain't gonna really make it) and the 2 goats (we had 3; one fell on the hotwire, couldn't get up, and so yeah) and 4 horses and need to make a "decision" about one of them this winter.
*No cash prize awarded; kudos is symbolic only and yet probably heartfelt just the same
Rick-o wrote:
A bit more detail... We had planned this for awhile. In fact, I ...
Heyyy, that's complicit behavior, pal.
Go rural if possible. It's great for pets to be outside 24/7, even in winter. Of course a porch or other shelter is ideal. OK if I'm being honest the little dog hates to be cold and we pamper him with a spot in the garage on the coldest nights.
Unfortunately this isn't an option in the city or suburbia, but my solution there is to not have pets. Life (yours ... ) will go on. None of that B.S. rushing home to let the dog out. Really? We leave for 2-3 days at a time and the dogs take care of themselves outside, no leash required.
We have 3 cats, 5 dogs, another (the developmentally disabled pup we're keeping inside because she's got a ton of problems and ain't gonna really make it) and the 2 goats (we had 3; one fell on the hotwire, couldn't get up, and so yeah) and 4 horses and need to make a "decision" about one of them this winter.
*No cash prize awarded; kudos is symbolic only and yet probably heartfelt just the same