On Dressing Dogs

With Winter's early arrival,

I have had to start putting dog coats on the dogs in the morning for chore time.

Oakley and Sam are used to this routine.

Oakley was oblivious...

Sam, mildly annoyed...

Annie, spastic (at first)...

It took a half hour for her tail to come back out from between her legs.

"I don't understand, Mom.... what did I do to deserve this?"

You see, Tuesday morning I took only Sam out with me for chores.

Annie had been limping so I decided to give her a day of rest.

I left Oakley home to keep her company.

By the end of morning chores, Sam was sitting in the gator shivering.

Wednesday morning the dog coats came out of storage.

By the time we finished chores yesterday, all three were romping and playing in their usual style.

Normally, I am not big on clothing dogs,

however when the winter gets bitter cold,

they seem a little more comfortable for the lengthy time it takes to do chores.

The coats are by Weatherbeeta (a company that makes horse blankets)

and I have always been very happy with the quality of their dog coats.

PS...Annie's coat is a hand-me-down from Hickory
(our elderly Norfolk Terrier who passed about 2 years ago)
A new, larger version is on order for Annie.