Has anyone else noticed that their dogs only want to sit around all day when its cold and wet? My dogs used to wake me up to let them outside in the morning now I have to make them go outside in the afternoons.
They're fairly sooky kind of dogs and generally don't like getting their feet wet so I'm putting this down to the change in weather.
I made them a warm breakfast the other morning and Harold, the eldest dog, was wagging his tail whilst nomming it down so I guess that's a new addition to their menu..
Hahaha yeah, pugs weren't generally bred for rescuing people from the snow. If someone had an accident in front of the heater on the other hand.. Wait, who I am kidding. They'd just hinder. haha
pugs are super cute! i guess it depends on your breed of dog, becouse as i said my dog lays around all day in summer and basically lives in the pool and in winter she is super active, although her age is starting to get the better of her
My dog seems to slow down a little bit too, she's a lot more active in the summer, but that's probably because we're more active in the summer too. Although, she spends a lot of her time sun baking in summer.
My cats sleep a lot more when it's cold too, especially if it's raining. And my bunny is Sable, so his coat is changing colour for the winter. It's so cute!
Cargo barely even moves when it's cold. I went for a couple of walks with him today and he was SUPER energetic though. We was leaping around like mad it was hilarious. But now he's slouchy and barely even moves, it's crazy D:
I'm pretty sure especially with older dogs their joints get stiffer and more painful during winter. Make sure they have somewhere warm to sit inside, maybe near a fireplace (if you have one, lucky you!) or heater. Gentle massage can help as well. I guess pets wouldn't be immune to Seasonal Affective Disorder either, dogs are happiest when they can frolic around in the grass when the sun in shining, and this weather has been terrible. I'd be depressed if I were a dog as well