Hi, I’m Savanna! Read my introduction to be taught extra about me and my spunky Chihuahua combine, Penny.
Some canines and snow go hand-in-hand, and breeds reminiscent of Huskies, Saint Bernards, and Newfoundlands, amongst others, have been truly bred for working within the snow. Other canines simply like to romp round within the snow, no matter what breed they’re. However, Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes, not a lot, even the long-haired ones like my candy Penny.
Living in Alabama, we solely get snow that sticks as soon as each 2–3 years. So the primary time after we received Penny that I heard it was going to snow, I puzzled how she was going to react to it. Long story quick: she hates it, identical to I do!
Penny’s First Snow
The first time it snowed after we received Penny was January 2022. She was born in August 2020 and apart from a number of flurries that didn’t stick, we didn’t actually have snow in 2021. Likewise, we didn’t anticipate the snow in January 2022 to truly stick both.
It began snowing at night time and was already fairly chilly so I didn’t actually take Penny exterior a lot that night time. Cold weather can be really dangerous for Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes since they’ve a tougher time regulating their temperature as a consequence of their dimension and make-up, particularly with out correct winter safety. Plus, the local weather in Mexico the place the breed originated is definitely totally different from Alaska, Russia, or the Alps, so Chihuahuas weren’t bred to have the ability to deal with the chilly.
Even with correct winter safety and her lengthy hair, it might probably nonetheless be harmful for Penny to be exterior within the chilly for too lengthy. So I made a decision to only hold her inside. The subsequent morning I wakened, and shock! The snow was nonetheless there. Usually, it’s melted right here by morning as a result of heat floor temperatures. I couldn’t keep away from not taking Penny exterior all day, and she or he needed to potty, so exterior we went.
How Did Penny React?
Let’s simply say she was lower than thrilled. She took one go searching, and instantly tried to bolt again inside! But she nonetheless wanted to go potty, so I picked her up and put her in our snowless driveway. She went potty, then walked over to take a look at the chilly white stuff on the bottom.
She sniffed it, put each her entrance paws on the snow, stood there lengthy sufficient for me to take an image, and she or he was accomplished. I can’t say I blame her. I don’t take care of snow both. It does make issues look fairly lovely, nevertheless it’s additionally chilly, moist, and most of us Alabamians don’t precisely have the fitting clothes to put on within the snow. Needless to say, neither of us actually wished to return exterior the remainder of that day.
In December 2022, we received among the coldest climate I ever bear in mind. There was no snow, however there was ice all over the place. I believe the windchill temperature was one thing like 0℉. We had gotten Penny a cute little sherpa doggy jacket by this level, so I put it on her and we went exterior. Nope. She was not having it. She wouldn’t even step foot off the doorstep.
It’s a very good factor we nonetheless had some leftover potty pads, as a result of she completely refused to go exterior the remainder of that day. She was fairly glad when it received again as much as 65℉ three days later.
If It’s Snowing, We’re Not Going!
I believe me and Penny are each very glad that it solely actually snows right here as soon as each couple of years. We each much prefer our warm weather, thanks very a lot. So the following time it snows, we’ll be cuddled up below a blanket inside the place it’s heat!
