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What are the limits that you would let your dog sit out side in?
Is -33F degrees too cold to let you dog sit in the dog box with a big bale of straw? Just wanting some opinions and facts of what your dogs might of went through. I know I would not want my prize dog freezing to death but coon dogs arnt wimps ether. Any one ever seen a frost bitten dog?

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Their body temps are higher then ours, they have a coat that insulates them. A good quality house and bedding combined with these factors keeps them comfortable at much colder temps then we can withstand. If it is particularly cold and wet I pair mine up in the dog box at night. The heat is way more dangerous for a dog then the cold is.

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That's aweful cold.

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They need to be well hydrated. I like to boil a pot of chicken quarters and pout the broth over their food when it's freezing or below. Also, plenty of bedding in each house.

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I would be real careful of this post. First time poster with a made up name and no location asking us what we do to take care of our dogs. I could be wrong but that has animal rights activist written all over it. BTW I just realized that I am guilty of the same thing . My name is Michael Johnson.

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What are the limits that you would let your dog sit out side in?
Is -33F degrees too cold to let you dog sit in the dog box with a big bale of straw? Just wanting some opinions and facts of what your dogs might of went through. I know I would not want my prize dog freezing to death but coon dogs arnt wimps ether. Any one ever seen a frost bitten dog?

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My dog comes in the house when it gets in the single digits. He also gets hamburger and eggs cooked in lard mixed with his food all winter. He's as spoiled as they come...but he's a pretty fair coon dog. He earns his keep.

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mie were in th coops with lots of hay. it was -20 with 30 mph winds here last night, they come out bouncing around like it was 60.lots of hay and keep the draft off of them, they will be alright.

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What are the limits that you would let your dog sit out side in?
Is -33F degrees too cold to let you dog sit in the dog box with a big bale of straw? Just wanting some opinions and facts of what your dogs might of went through. I know I would not want my prize dog freezing to death but coon dogs arnt wimps ether. Any one ever seen a frost bitten dog?

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My kennels are heated. Thee runs have 2000' of tubing ran through the concrete and my outside boiler circulates hot water melting snow and ice. Then on the inside of the building I have a gas heater (because I have free gas) keeping it a nice 60* inside.

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What are the limits that you would let your dog sit out side in?
Is -33F degrees too cold to let you dog sit in the dog box with a big bale of straw? Just wanting some opinions and facts of what your dogs might of went through. I know I would not want my prize dog freezing to death but coon dogs arnt wimps ether. Any one ever seen a frost bitten dog?

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My dog comes in the house when it gets in the single digits. He also gets hamburger and eggs cooked in lard mixed with his food all winter. He's as spoiled as they come...but he's a pretty fair coon dog. He earns his keep.

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I like how he spelled a cpl things wrong to sound like a true blue coonhunter

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Heart disease maybe....but his coat sure looks good. LOL

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What are the limits that you would let your dog sit out side in?
Is -33F degrees too cold to let you dog sit in the dog box with a big bale of straw? Just wanting some opinions and facts of what your dogs might of went through. I know I would not want my prize dog freezing to death but coon dogs arnt wimps ether. Any one ever seen a frost bitten dog?

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Tell us about your kennel setup. Sounds like you may be inexperienced in taking care of your animals in cold weather. I am sure myself and these other guys could give you some pointers. Maybe post some pictures for us. Or...just mind your own business about our hounds. They all die of old age. Thanks. Larry

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We have our St Bernard on the back porch with a dog box back there. We now have 10" of snow and she has yet to get in the box. She has been rolling in it, rooting under the snow and playing in the snow. Can't get enough of this cold weather. The hounds are all comfortable in the kennels, just fed them this morning and fresh water. They were out looking at the snow and barking at it. Lol

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Yeah, if would have just said he has a dog for sell and he just needs to get him saled....i would have never given him not being a coon hunter a second thought. He blew it.

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Never seen frost bite on a dog but I have seen it on some young calves. So now when it's cold u bring all 100 cows and calves in the house. Kinda makes the wife upset

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What about the poor coons. Shouldn't we bring them inside also?

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