I mentioned in my last post that we had frigid temperatures this past weekend.
I’d read somewhere that your pets should only be outside as long as you can stand it yourself, and they should be dressed the same way you are.
It was below zero on Saturday and I knew damn well that Delilah wouldn’t wear the snowsuit and balaclava (to that I had one for her to begin with) so somewhere in the gray matter I call my brain, I had the bright idea to use one of my sweatshirts as a coat for the dog.
I slipped it over her head, and rolled up the sleeves. It actually fit her fairly well, you can see in the below photo that the bottom of the sweatshirt hit right at the end of her but. I couldn’t adjust her harness enough to fit it over the sweatshirt, so I used Sampson’s harness and it worked perfectly.
I think the ultimate insult was when I put her boots on. I practically had to drag her outside. She was either embarrassed or totally pissed off. (It’s hard to tell sometimes with that one.)
Pissed off. Definitely pissed off. You think it’s cute. I don’t. You better watch your back when you’re sleeping.
She walked so slowly next to me, I had to keep encouraging her to keep up. Then she’d try to move a little faster and she’d trip a little on the boot. I was a good Mama and stifled my amusement so as not to piss her off further.
After her walk it was Sampson’s turn. His walks are shorter but I still thought he should wear the sweatshirt, so I put it on him. Since he’s a bit bigger than Delilah, his harness fit over the sweatshirt too.
I can see why House Elves have an aversion to this.
I checked it to make sure it wasn’t covering his penis and out the door we went.
My first mistake was thinking that Sampson needed a sweatshirt. He truly loves the cold and was so happy and excited to be outside, I had to keep slowing him down.
My second mistake was not taking into account where the sweatshirt would fall when he was standing up.
You see where this is going?
Two houses up we stopped so Sampson could tinkle. He lifted his leg and I bent down to make sure the sweatshirt was working the way I’d intended it to.
I knew he was peeing, but I couldn’t see it.
Then there was a drip. Drip. Drip. Drip.
He was peeing in the band of the sweatshirt!
Shit!
Suddenly, the pee stream made it past the band of the sweat shirt and it looked like a balloon filled with liquid with about 15 pinholes in it. Pee was streaming out everywhere!
Sampson was oblivious to the sudden warmth on his belly, but I knew I had to get that sweatshirt off because it was so cold I didn’t want him walking with a block of urine bouncing against his stomach or worse, have the sweatshirt freeze to his skin.
Since his ACL injuries, Sampson can’t just stand around. Typically he lies down, or if he HAS to, he’ll sit.
I had to make sure I had some control on him, because I needed to remove the harness in order to remove the sweatshirt, so in this instance, he sat. Once he was secure and I knew he wasn’t taking off on me, I then had to remove the sweatshirt without getting dog piss all over me or him.
Of course, once I got it off, I still had to carry it home. Thankfully his walks are shorter than Delilah’s.
The next day, Delilah wore the sweatshirt WITHOUT the boots and Sampson…well let’s just say, Sampson went commando.:-)
It’s better without the boots, not much better, but better. You can rest easy again.
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LOL!!! That’s too funny that Sampson peed on his! Delilah looks awesome in that sweatshirt! 😀
Oh! My! Dog!!! This is too hilarious!! I can just imagine Delilah’s annoyance!! Ducky hates it when I put her coat on her. I think she’d rather shiver like a leaf! And poor Sampson! Thank goodness you were able to get the sweatshirt off of him without having a “wetting” experience of your own! 😂
OMG! You’re killing me! One thing I know for sure is – that sweatshirt would’ve become collateral damage and been sacrificed into the gutter where I would deny having any knowledge of who it belonged to or how it got there. YUCK! Also, FYI, most of Cupcake’s coats have a little slit on top where the loop from the harness can pop through to be clipped to the leash.
I’m still laughing at this! I hope you washed the sweatshirt before you made Delilah wear it again – although Delilah probably wouldn’t mind!
Hysterical!
And I love the pictures!
What a mess. I think the lesson to learn there is those dogs don’t really need anything for additional warmth. As long as you are walking along, they will stay warm. It wasn’t even all that cold in comparison to what we walk in and we are just fine. I’m glad my mom didn’t have the pee filled shirt to deal with. It would have pushed her over the edge trying to get it off the dog!
Why oh why wasn’t anyone taping this?
There is never a dull moment with you….LOL! I think you need to invest in some dog coats or shirts…they design them so you don’t have those issues; though you probably realize that now. 🙂
Though I have to say they both look darn cute in that sweatshirt! I can put booties on Sheba, but the other two will have nothing to do with that nonsense.
The sweatshirts do fit beautifully.. and look sharp
They look so cute! Barley would never let me put a sweatshirt on her and take her outside–I figure she has a double coat, so she’s probably “dressed” similarly to me. On really cold days, I’ll put the boots on her, but she’s started hiding under the bed when they come out, so usually I give in and we just go for really short little walks. Hope you all stay warm and toasty in your winter gear!
Sorry, but I truly laughed out loud. Poor humiliated Delilah! And Sampson? Jodi, that was karma at work 😉
These things only happen to you my friend.
Well look at them, too damn cute and warm!
Hahahahaha!! Your walks are always amusing!
I modified a sweatshirt for Ziva a while back, I make both dogs dress up since they are nearly furless LoL Dante doesn’t seem as bothered by the cold though as Ziva who loves, LOVES, her sweatshirt. 🙂 Anything to be cozy in our house!
Oh my goodness this is so funny. Maybe it was not for you at the time but now?!?! It is so funny all the situations we get ourselves into with these pups!! I think if anyone was watching us it would be quite funny!!
The word funny appeared far too many times in that comment!!
your pics your writing
lol with tears
lily has a very thick winter coat so doesn’t need extra protection. shes a cold weather dog for sure.
We need to protest. We are embarrassed too when we wear red boots
Lily & Edward
I made the mistake of reading this in public – funny how uncontrollable laughter causes people to run away…
Too funny, I can just picture the sweatshirt sieve 😉
I’m so far behind on reading blog posts but so very glad I made a point of reading this one! Oh Jodi, I laughed so hard I think I peed a bit! Thank you for providing a smile. ღ
I can see the issue. Brown dawgs love the cold. They would be like Sampson.