You Walk Your Dog In The Rain?

[Red Fox]

"Why would you walk your dog in the rain? "

"You get up at 7am to train your dog?"

"You must be mad to have a large dog in the house, he needs to be outside!"

"You make your dog work for his food?"

...."So your dog NEVER pees in the house/eats the couch/digs up the backyard/barks all night??"

Yeah funny about that

People are so dumb

[Rusky]

those non doggy people think we are crazy, they do get dogs though those dogs were meant to be born perfect

[Naomi]

I'd think working people would be up even earlier than 7am to walk the dog before heading off to work.

I know once I have an older Aussie, I'll be getting up ridiculously early to make sure it has it's daily walk before heading off to work. Rain or shine.

[aspenleaf]

Mine is walked rain, hail or shine for one hour, seven days a week. I love walking in heavy rain, there's no one around, it's great. My dog does zoomies when I'm towelling him off after the walk.

[Kelpie-i]

Funny you posted this Secretkei as whilst I was out running with my dog earlier this afternoon... in the rain , I was thinking to myself (as I always do if it rains and I'm out running) how absolutely stupid the idea was to go out in the rain. But after a run in the rain, I feel good and my dog always seems to look happy and content....so it's not that stupid after all.

But then again, I'm a jogging junkie who's also a dog person, so that makes 2 sicknesses

[W Sibs]

"Your dogs are little... why are you getting them trained?"

"You put your dog in a cage? that's cruel"

Yes, I walk my 2 in the rain. They have rain coats and everything too!!

Edited February 4, 2011 by CW EW

[dee lee]

Funny you posted this Secretkei as whilst I was out running with my dog earlier this afternoon... in the rain , I was thinking to myself (as I always do if it rains and I'm out running) how absolutely stupid the idea was to go out in the rain. But after a run in the rain, I feel good and my dog always seems to look happy and content....so it's not that stupid after all.

But then again, I'm a jogging junkie who's also a dog person, so that makes 2 sicknesses

You guys don't have a goldie! I will avoid walking/running my dog in the rain, mostly because it's a PITA afterwards to dry her!

I walk/run her everyday though, just wait for a dry spell.

And always at 6am (unless it's raining ).

As well as the dog should be outside comment. I hate the large dogs shouldnt live in the city mentality. Apparently it's "cruel".

Havent had anyone dare say it to me recenlyt though.

I also get the "wow, your Labrador is skinny!".

*sigh* For starters she's a GR & secondly they should be fit looking, not fat.

[Kelpie-i]

I also get the "wow, your Labrador is skinny!".

It's so nice to see a Labrador or GRT that is of healthy weight. It's almost a rare occurrence.

My Kelpies are very athletic, with lots of muscle tone and I always get the "wow they are so skinny!" line....only because they've only ever seen fat kelpies.

And yes when I talk about crate training in my puppy classes, I also get looks of concern and comments of "but they are so cruel" (sigh)

Edited February 4, 2011 by Kelpie-i

[huski]

Said to me by an obedience instructor when I showed up with my Siberian:

"I wouldn't bother with one of those"

Oh not quite a question either, but a stupid comment at a recent trial I was stewarding at, when a competitor asked me what kind of dog I had, I told her I had a beagle and she said knowingly with a rather disgusted look on her face, "Oh good luck with that. You'll never get its nose off the ground." Hmmmmmm

Edited February 4, 2011 by huski

[corvus]

One time I had my old little Pembroke Corgi and my Finnish Lapphund with me and someone asked if they were the same breed. Errr.... Is this a trick question? I checked my dogs to make sure there wasn't a third dog that had somehow snuck in and could be considered similar to one of the other two. No... Then they asked me if I was going to breed them. When I said no they asked why not. I didn't know where to start! After a moment of stunned silence I said "Well, for starters they are both desexed."

[BoStoNmAdNeSs]

If I was walking mine in the rain at the moment, Id have to ensure they had floaties tied to them. Jeez its pissing down

[Red Fox]

Said to me by an obedience instructor when I showed up with my Siberian:

"I wouldn't bother with one of those"

Oh not quite a question either, but a stupid comment at a recent trial I was stewarding at, when a competitor asked me what kind of dog I had, I told her I had a beagle and she said knowingly with a rather disgusted look on her face, "Oh good luck with that. You'll never get its nose off the ground." Hmmmmmm

Haha huski, but you are mad - you've trained a BEAGLE in drive

Here's one from my 9 year old niece (that actually did make me laugh) "Figure 8's are STUPID, it's not like you're ever going have to actually do them in real life"

[Red Fox]

If I was walking mine in the rain at the moment, Id have to ensure they had floaties tied to them. Jeez its pissing down

a swim then?

[lilli_star]

I had this the day before yesterday after I said how I was sleeping in the loungeroom with the ceiling fan and a pedestal fan going on me and the dog (in her crate) because it has been so hot.

A- "You're STILL keeping that dog inside at night???! She's not a puppy anymore! She's a dog! That's cruel to keep her inside when it's so hot! She needs to be outside!"

Then A turned to another colleague.

"B, where does your dog sleep?"

B- "Outside..."

I just walked away. Why do I feel like I need to defend myself?

A few months ago when I showed A a photo of Ruby's dog bed destruction, she said

"I thought you were taking her to dog school? Doesn't look like she's learning anything..."

Sigh.

[Chezy]

I got asked if Chopper my rottie x MALE was the mother of my kelpie

he has a dangle

[raineth]

I so often have this weird sort of conversation that goes like this:

They say: I don't think Digby is a Great Dane.

I say: that's right he is not a Great Dane.

they say: his head is different to a Great Dane.

I say: yes

they say: and his body is different to a Great Dane

I say: mmm yes that is because he is not a Great Dane.

They say: he's not tall like a Great Dane

me: uhuh

you would not believe how many times I have had that conversation with people. and with some people I have had it more than once!

[huski]

Haha huski, but you are mad - you've trained a BEAGLE in drive

I know, it's nuts. She mustn't be a beagle though because I can keep her nose off the ground :)

Here's one from my 9 year old niece (that actually did make me laugh) "Figure 8's are STUPID, it's not like you're ever going have to actually do them in real life"

Edited February 4, 2011 by huski

[Ons]

I'm really really cruel because my pup is crate trained. "What you put her in that metal cage and lock her in "

ummmm if it's that cruel how come Latte puts herself to bed in her crate for naps during the day and at night all I have to say to her "time for bed" and she runs into her crate, lies down and falls asleep without a murmer.

the wierdest one was when my darling maltese and cavalier RIP were alive and I was asked if the maltese was the mother of the cavalier

and yes I do walk my dogs in the rain.

[moosepup]

I also get the "wow, your Labrador is skinny!".

I get this with Moose too. Uh no, he's supposed to have a waist! Contrary to what the general population think about Chi's.

I also get 'is that ALL you're feeding him??' if I'm dishing out dinner. He's just over 2kg and his stomach is probably the size of a brussel spout (if that), it doesn't take much to fill it.

Edited February 4, 2011 by moosepup

[B-Q]

Its amazing how many times when I tell people I'm taking Quinn to training classes people say "I thought you were training her yourself?"

And I had someone ask me if they could use Buster as a stud a couple of weeks ago. I was kinda shocked, I think he's beautiful but he's just another cattledog mix. They're words "We have a blue girl at home in heat and we want to breed her, is he desexed?"

... Ahh yeah, he's desexed, he's a mutt, he has a deformed tail, hip dysplasia and dog aggression. I don't even think he has much cattle dog in him and we don't have a clue what his background was before we found him. He's a lovely, lovely dog but the world doesn't need any more of him.

Oh.. also Quinn is too skinny, why won't I breed her? Why I do I bother with training, teaching her sit, come, stay wil surely suffice. (I'm sure living with an 8 month old understimulated BC would be fun but its hady having a dog that can close doors for you and pick things up off the ground for you)

Edited February 4, 2011 by busterlove