Snow + Basenji = ?
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When I used to live in Northern Ontario, my girl and I would go out cross country skiing. Although it was often pretty cold, she did fine minus coat and boots. Since I have lived further south, I find the dampness is more of a problem for dog's feet. The actual temperature may be warmer, but they sure seem to feel it more…...as do I! Here is one of my favourite pictures of Lady in the snow, taken after we had trekked about a mile across the lake to a cottage road on the far shore....
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HAHAHA I am looking at all of the snow pictures and kind of laughing. Last year we had so much snow when we shovelled the deck the snow piles were up to the top railing…and then bitter cold. When I get home I will post some pictures on here of 'real' snow......and I hope this message doesn't offend anyone.
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My Basenji Cody has a jacket from Land's End called a "squall jacket". I love it. It's easy to put on and is great for moderate cold to REALLY cold weather. He will tolerate this MUCH better than the expensive hand-knit sweater I bought him!
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Congo has Foggy mountain coats for when he is outside and we are hiking or hunting. They have a great waterproof coat. Sometimes I take him skiing with me if we do backcountry stuff. I also have a couple fleece coats for milder weather. I have never done booties with him. When we are at our freezing cold cabin, I have an electric blanket for him by the fire.
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No coats or booties for quick pees. When the snow is deep, we shovel paths and an area for the quick potty breaks.
If we are going for walks, the fleece-lined coat goes on and the MuttLuk booties go on. Unfortunately a lot of people still use chemicals to clear the ice from their walks, and that burns their paws, so booties are a must where I am. You'll know it's the chemical when they scream.
At the farm, the coat goes on, but not the booties. The other dog like to chew them too much and she really can't run away when all three of them tackle her for her feet… -
Ok, so I promised pictures of deep snow and basenji's…...well I cannot find anything right now....but trust me we had lots of snow!!
