iffykharma Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My idiot dog is sitting out in the sun its 24 degrees and she is due to whelp any time soon.She could be inside in the cool. Maybe we coddle them a bit too much. Bloody Victorians. 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 My idiot dog is sitting out in the sun its 24 degrees and she is due to whelp any time soon.She could be inside in the cool. Maybe we coddle them a bit too much. Bloody Victorians. 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! Okay for you Brisvegas peeps maybe not. But is was very warm yesterday. And she was on concrete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 OMG where do you live??! That's fricken HOT! Victoria, Yarra Valley, it was during the same heat wave that brought us the Black Saturday bushfires, taken a few days before them I think. Bloody Victorians. biggrin.gif 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! wink.gif Iffykarma, Puck was laying out in 50C+ temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pie Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 My idiot dog is sitting out in the sun its 24 degrees and she is due to whelp any time soon.She could be inside in the cool. Maybe we coddle them a bit too much. Bloody Victorians. 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! I was thinking 24 is a bit chilly, I don't even turn on the air con when it's 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfa Dog Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 High 30s today and went out for a couple hours- found my black Newfoundland lying in the sun grrr! Then when I brought him in, put ice packs under him and the fan on him he did not looked at me like 'what the hell are you doing????!!!' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaz Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Haha, definately not a stafford, they are generally inside soaking up the air con - or in winter sitting under the ducted heating. Not one of mine...........36 degress and she is out there sunbaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 High 30s today and went out for a couple hours- found my black Newfoundland lying in the sun grrr! Then when I brought him in, put ice packs under him and the fan on him he did not looked at me like 'what the hell are you doing????!!!' As I said we are concerned they are not. :laugh: :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iffykharma Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Bloody Victorians. biggrin.gif 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! wink.gif Iffykarma, Puck was laying out in 50C+ temps. But Whippets DO feel the cold. 50+ for a Whippet is probably like 30 for a normal dog, right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Bloody Victorians. biggrin.gif 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! wink.gif Iffykarma, Puck was laying out in 50C+ temps. But Whippets DO feel the cold. 50+ for a Whippet is probably like 30 for a normal dog, right Yeah you're probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOVE GSD'S Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Not one of mine...........36 degress and she is out there sunbaking. that wouldnt happen here. the power went off this afternoon and Ava is looking at me, put the air con back on!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Baggins Posted January 31, 2010 Author Share Posted January 31, 2010 Not one of mine...........36 degress and she is out there sunbaking. that wouldnt happen here. the power went off this afternoon and Ava is looking at me, put the air con back on!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnoPaws Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) OMG where do you live??! That's fricken HOT! Victoria, Yarra Valley, it was during the same heat wave that brought us the Black Saturday bushfires, taken a few days before them I think. Bloody Victorians. biggrin.gif 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! wink.gif Iffykarma, Puck was laying out in 50C+ temps. I can't see the picture due my work blocker but it must be something in the water in the valley. I still shake my head at my Sibe that day. She spent most of it lying on her back on the lawn in the full sun on that day , while I spent the afternoon packing everything up, getting the horses organised just in case, filling up the gutters and downpipes with water and spraying the embers that we had landing everywhere. Every so often I would spray her with the hose and she would look at my with a why did you go and disturb me look on her face Crazy dog Edited February 1, 2010 by SnoPaws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FD26 Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 My idiot dog is sitting out in the sun its 24 degrees and she is due to whelp any time soon.She could be inside in the cool. Maybe we coddle them a bit too much. Bloody Victorians. 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! I was thinking that, too! Here in Darwin 24 is a treat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikesPuppy Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 OMG where do you live??! That's fricken HOT! Victoria, Yarra Valley, it was during the same heat wave that brought us the Black Saturday bushfires, taken a few days before them I think. Bloody Victorians. biggrin.gif 24 degrees isn't HOT. Now if she was out on a 34 degree day, I might think she was a little feeble-minded! wink.gif Iffykarma, Puck was laying out in 50C+ temps. ;) I can't see the picture due my work blocker but it must be something in the water in the valley. I still shake my head at my Sibe that day. She spent most of it lying on her back on the lawn in the full sun on that day , while I spent the afternoon packing everything up, getting the horses organised just in case, filling up the gutters and downpipes with water and spraying the embers that we had landing everywhere. Every so often I would spray her with the hose and she would look at my with a why did you go and disturb me look on her face Crazy dog Yep, Caber was the same that day!! Out on his side on the concrete in full sun it got up past 48degrees here and I had to coerce him inside with treats!! Nessa runs circles around the yard in any weather so if it's really hot we often take her out on lead otherwise she will end up collapsing or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted February 1, 2010 Share Posted February 1, 2010 (edited) There may be some physics behind the various answers. Allen's Rule in ecology says that warm blooded animals tend to be lanky (read greyhound) in hot climates and rounder with smaller limbs (read Staffy) in cold climates . . . the idea is you want to minimize surface to volume ratio to deal with cold . . . and maximize it to deal with heat. Add the fact that dogs function as evapourative coolers using the surface area of their lungs as the evapouration chamber . . . and voila, the greyhound / whippet -- with enormous lung capacity -- lies in the sun will the staffy seeks the air con. Or so theory says. It's always fun to predict things after the fact Edited February 1, 2010 by sandgrubber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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