11-23-2014, 01:59 AM
I fish with my dogs very frequently. The key is not to assume everyone loves dogs because they don't. I as much as I love dogs nothing is worse than a poorly trained dog or a clueless owner. So if the dog is obedient and you're respectful of others the only problem you'll likely have is when you encounter the dog and dog owner who isn't.
One of my dogs is half lab and half bull terrier. She has the very short coat of a bull terrier. She's fine with 0 degrees and even 20 degrees and swimming as long as she's active. But this dog shivers at 55 degrees camping overnight. She use to wake me up and I'd crank on the heat in the trailer just for her. That got old quick so I ended up buying her a fleece jacket. She can stand down to about freezing now overnight. I'd suggest getting one for cold outings when he'll be inactive such as on a boat. The other thing that helps is feeding the dog well before or while being out in the cold. Some meat, oily fish or even olive oil added to their dog food will give my dog at least 5 degrees extra cold tolerance. Sometimes I think she swims at ice out knowing I'll give her extra smoked salmon afterwards.
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One of my dogs is half lab and half bull terrier. She has the very short coat of a bull terrier. She's fine with 0 degrees and even 20 degrees and swimming as long as she's active. But this dog shivers at 55 degrees camping overnight. She use to wake me up and I'd crank on the heat in the trailer just for her. That got old quick so I ended up buying her a fleece jacket. She can stand down to about freezing now overnight. I'd suggest getting one for cold outings when he'll be inactive such as on a boat. The other thing that helps is feeding the dog well before or while being out in the cold. Some meat, oily fish or even olive oil added to their dog food will give my dog at least 5 degrees extra cold tolerance. Sometimes I think she swims at ice out knowing I'll give her extra smoked salmon afterwards.
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