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Originally Posted by Bailey's driver
I have read that Corgis do well in cold weather, and I would think herding dogs in general would need to be OK in various weather conditions. I know he has an under coat of fur for warmth. From loooking at Pembrokeshire and the town of Pembroke on line it looks as if the winter would be cold and not much shelter too.
I still wonder when Bailey loves to go out when it is in the 20's or 30's F and just wants lie in the snow and look at me when I walk inside the house. I have not left him out more than about 20 minutes in that temperature, unless we are together walking and generating some heat. We walk together in the cold for over a mile if the snow is not too deep. He can travel when the snow is 10" deep, I don't take him far. But he loves it.
I also wonder about him getting ice in his toes. He love the snow at the dog park. He likes to eat snow and rub himself all over on ice. It is very rare that it goes below 20 F around here during the day. I have some new winter gear for myself, I'm hoping for a blizzard and some single digit temps, so I can try it out.
My thought is I would leave him inside in those condtions
What have others got to say about Corgis in the cold?
Any suggestions? Experiences?
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As a rule, corgis do well in the cold and enjoy playing in the snow.
Currently I live in the mountains in Utah. Between the Wasatch and Uinta ranges. We have weeks where we don't even reach freezing for a high. (Last week for instance, high 20's was considered warm. LOL!) Right now, in the winter my dogs go outside in the barn stalls. I leave the all but the old dogs out for several hours at a time. Now, they do have shelter, they're not in the ice and snow, and there are insulated dog houses in the barn stalls too.
The older guys (12 & 13 years) I put out long enough to go potty and they come back in.
Now when we lived in the valley, (SLC), we would let the dogs run in the yard for an hour or two depending on the temps.
As for ice between the toes, just wipe his feet off when he comes in. Usually if they get some there that's bothering them while they're out they'll bite it off themselves.
I would not go off and leave a dog outside in 20F or lower temps. Their water freezes and they would need a good dog house if you
must do that. I'd think it would be better for them to only be out when you can check on them and make sure they're not getting too cold.
Peggy