Tina, Do the dogs have shelter outside, such as a dog house filled with straw? Candy > Here's an interesting question for the masses... > ? > Today is very cold in the Metro Denver in Colorado.? I remember in the past?a vet told me you shouldn't leave a dog of any breed or size out for long periods in weather colder than 20 degrees as they can suffer from frostbite and such just like people.? As a result, I left the dogs inside when I went to work because the high today came at 1:00 am and that was 22 degrees.? I really don't like leaving them inside though, they don't have the same "freedom" they have in their runs. > ? > The question is this, how cold do you all feel is too cold for a GSD?? This may be opinion based, I think our breed is considered "hard" so does that make them tougher than average in cold weather?? Obviously the arctic breeds should be able to be out in super cold, and thin haired breeds shouldn't be out long even at 30 degrees.? At this point, I'm only concerned about my dogs. > > Christina Klahn? > Illusion GSDs > ducksavsfan@xxxxxxxxx > > > > ================================================= =========================== > POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org > NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ > ================================================= =========================== > --------------------------------------------- This message was sent using Endymion MailMan. http://www.endymion.com/products/mailman/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================