Posts from — November 2009

Being in Texas, I don’t have to be too concerned about snow, lol, but in Montana and other places I too have to be cautious.

Two observations:

First, snow will accumulate between the toes of your Brittanys feet in that small pocket created by the toe webbing.  That’s not good because lengthy exposure will frost bite your dogs toes.  Options including booting in the snow or frequent feet checking.  I have tried both.  The cheap Nylon cordura  velcro boots fix that.  Of course you need to tape down the tops with duct tape.  (don’t get that cheap tape called ‘duck tape’ brand – note the spelling difference).

Second, dehydration.  With water sources frozen you must bring a water bottle with you to hydrate your dog.  True, cold weather gives your dog the ability to run forever but trust me, they get dehydrated in this weather.  My advice is bring a water bottle you can stick in your pocket or one that has a thermal barrier wrap to keep it from freezing while afield.

While these two recommendations seem like ‘duh – no kiddin’ type info, I myself am guilty of being in a rush and forgetting.

If you have some thoughts or recommendations, I’d like to hear them.

Take care and give your dog a treat for me!

Dave