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.
Comment on Discussion Thread 👽 Friday 30 January 2026
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 day agoSame for mine. It’s kind of why those dog walking warning posts irk me. My dog knows what he wants and I respect his agency. He didn’t want to go out on the 40+ days but he’s keen to under 35. I’ve also got a bunch of farmers in the family with kelpies who do no give a fuck.
Thornburywitch@aussie.zone 1 day ago
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 1 day ago
I don’t even walk my dog when it’s 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 it’s cooler weather we do walks around the neighbourhood and the park in the mornings.
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 1 day ago
If my dog doesn’t 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.