Your Questions About Rain Shoes For Dogs
Lisa asks…
Does my dog need to wear shoes?
Ok, lets get this straight. I think it is insane and cruel when people use their dogs as fashion accessories, and dress them up. Unless its for a medical reason, your dog does not need a sweater. Ever. But I ask because I have a 9 week old puppy, and I live in washington where it rains at the very least once a week, winter or summer (and you will go months in the winter without seeing the sun) and it rained for the first time last night (since weve had her) and she refuses to go outside. If we put her in the middle of the grass, she runs as fast as she can to the door, and sits as close to it as she can and shakes. The water is scaring her, and all day, we have tried to put her out there, and she does the same thing. its not getting better, now she freaks out everytime you start walking towards the door. Should I get her stupid dog shoes? because as it stands right now, every thing we have tried to teach her with potty training is going out the window.
I am always out there with her. Ive tried bringing food on to the grass to encourage her, she is on a leash, but like screeches if i dont let her go back to the door and shakes. She is scared to death of the water (i thought it was just baths she was scared of until this morning). I just dont know what to do with her until she gets used to is because ill take her out and then we will come back in and she will pee on the floor. And I dont want to force her on there and make the fear worse…
Ladybugs answers:
I think that a 9 week old puppy that’s this afraid of some rain, is going to freak much, much worse if you try putting shoes on her. I don’t think they’ll help.
I don’t really know what to tell you other than to keep working with her. She sounds like a very nervous little puppy but you can’t give in to her acting this way. She’s got a long life ahead of her and has to get used to bad weather.
Betty asks…
How will my small dogs act in the rain?
Well it’s raining and it’s not raining very hard. Well I already got their doggy booties ( I just love those lil shoes ) their jackets and they took their stress pill ( don’t worry it’s was prescribed by their vet ) and since I live in California ( it’s like a desert here and it rains very little ) they never really experienced rain. And I’m taking them on a walk, my usual schedule I never skip out on my schedule, at 3:00. I asked so late so that if I need to get something I won’t have to be late on my walk. Also they do know how to swim and they do it every 2 weekends with a professional and at a special place for dogs, a doggie pool. So how the react in rain?
My dogs have a condition that they got from their mother which causes them to be very nervous and have a lot stress so my vet told me to give them pills and have them have a lot of exercise to ease the stress. And this schedule was vets doing not mine. I’m just following instructions and I am not a crazy dog owner and these are my very first dogs. I had birds before and when I heard about the dog overpopulation I adopted 3 pups when their mom died at the shelter. So don’t criticize me I am doing the right thing here
Ladybugs answers:
Your vet saw you coming … Your vet is taking advantage of you and you are buying it hook, line and sinker … And just what condition did the pups get from the mom, name it please … Nervousness is just an attribute of the chihuahua breed … The dogs do not need medication or booties or anything to go for a quick walk in the california rain … If you want to put jackets on fine, but water will not hurt your dogs paws … And while people think booties are cute, maybe having to wear them is the anxiety you are seeing with your dogs … You are putting those booties on because you think it is cute and NOT for any benefit for the dog … (if you lived where the streets were coated in snow and salt, maybe, but not for california rain) … Dogs are a reflection of their owner … You toughen up and be less neurotic and so will the dogs … And get a new vet, your current one is taking advantage of your inexperience with dogs … And how will your dogs react to the rain, they will react like any other living thing that has to deal with weather, they will do nothing …
Maria asks…
What would YOU call this?
Hey guys, I’ve written a little something for a short-story/poetry competition, but here’s the thing (and it’s horrible, you think I would know) but I’m now not sure what to class it – a poem or a short-story. Originally I set out to write a shortstoryy, and now it feels kind of poetic, what to you think?
Poem or short story?
Things That Make Me Dizzy
Playing ring-a-ring-a-rosies with my little cousins (a tissue, a tissue, we all fall down). Running in the rain. Drinking too much. Watching Nathan walk into class with his prominent accent. My English teacher reading excerpts of Romeo and Juliet – the ultimate love story. My parents fighting. Jumping on the trampoline for too long. Spinning on a swivel chair. Watching my brother run around the soccer field. Maths. The gorgeous piano riffs in orchestral music. Deafening indie-pop/rock music at the underage club. My ridiculously large teddy collection. Chanel perfume. Too much chocolate. Pointe shoes. Medications that will never help. Group hugs. Nathan’s guitar solos which were always so sweetly dedicated to me. Burberry jackets in winter; fake tan in summer. French. My brother ignoring my presence. My mother’s home cooked meals. Stripes. Lavender. Chocolate roses on the one day of the year that could only be created by card companies and florists to make money. Pirouette’s and foutte’s en pointe. Falling to the ground when I try to do both with a weak and out of practice body. Public piggybacks – they’re overrated. Visiting my grandmother’s grave. Blood. Playing dollies and dress-ups with my five-year-old cousin. Airbrushed models in magazines with their perfect smiles and perfect hair and perfect legs. Yet another group hug. Rain on a tin roof. The underlying meanings of nursery rhymes. Fluffy pink dressing gowns. And matching slippers. Saying goodbye. Watching myself on DVD and wishing I could still do it all. Backwards running races. Hiking up five hundred stairs. Karaoke. Baby photos. Laughing so hard that I feel my six-pack coming back. Swan Lake performed by the Australian Ballet Company. Trying to phase out the teen language sensation “lol”. Strawberries. Strawberries dipped in chocolate. High-heeled shoes. Dogs that are amused by their own behinds and the tail that’s connected. Australian Rules Football. Watching other people in love and wishing for exactly the same thing. The bright lights of the big city. The contrasting emptiness of our farm. My confusing, nonsensical dreams. Purring cats.
The smell of spring.
… Finding out that I’m going to die.
Ladybugs answers:
Does sound poetic but if you would like for it to rhyme switch a few ideas out of order and chanqe words
—oh and we dont really use lol anymore we only use it if a convo is dead or dieing instead we use lmao if its funny
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My tat is actually on the arch of my foot but it winds around to the top of my foot as well. You might consider getting your little lady bug on the top near your pinkie toe, I think that would be adorable!
