My old kelpie/heeler mix was immune to temperature extremes too. Activity of any sort was preferable to inactivity, regardless of temperature. The double coat helped of course.
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SaneMartigan@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠agoSame for mine. Itâs kind of why those dog walking warning posts irk me. My dog knows what he wants and I respect his agency. He didnât want to go out on the 40+ days but heâs keen to under 35. Iâve also got a bunch of farmers in the family with kelpies who do no give a fuck.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
I donât even walk my dog when itâs summer. He follows me outside when I go to the letterbox, bins, clothes line. He does 360 laps around the house chasing birds and cats and flies and whatever else he wants to do several times a day.
When itâs cooler weather we do walks around the neighbourhood and the park in the mornings.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone â¨3⊠â¨weeks⊠ago
If my dog doesnât want to go for the walk he refuses. I also let him decide where we walk, he gets to choose the directions. Otherwise he sleeps near me most of the time.