When we head overseas next month, we'll be leaving behind our lovely old whippet, Sizzles. Sizzles is 15 now and has slowed down a lot over the last couple of years. Her main loves are treats and sleep; sleep, of course, being the ultimate treat.
Luckily we have a wonderful friend who is taking care of Sizzles for the three months that we are away. Sizzles will have to become besties with a young and exuberant black lab named Roxy. Perhaps even more of a shock to her system will be living and sleeping outdoors. She's always been an inside dog, so it's going to take some getting used to. We are most anxious to make sure that she is warm enough overnight.
To make sure she's as comfortable as possible, we have just bought her a faux sheepskin-lined bed/sleeping bag. It's an ingenious construction with a soft yet firm padded mattress base with a soft fluffy lining. Your average dog can push its nose through the wide and inviting opening to work its way inside the bed - just like a sleeping bag. So once the dog is inside, it is enveloped in faux-sheepskin warmth. Whippet heaven.
I have tested her out on the bed, helping her to find the entrance and giving her a gentle push into the bed. And she loves it. She curled up straight away, satisfied.
Unfortunately, she is a dog of very little brain. She can't figure out how to get back into the bed under her own steam. She kind of looks at the entrance, pokes her nose in, decides it's too hard, and just approaches the bed from side on and sleeps on top of it. No faux-sheepskin. You can lead a whippet to faux sheepskin, but can't make her snuggle. She may need some further enticement. But she's not the smartest dog, so who knows if enticements will be sufficient.
Can't say we didn't try.
Good Sizzles:
Bad Sizzles:
Luckily we have a wonderful friend who is taking care of Sizzles for the three months that we are away. Sizzles will have to become besties with a young and exuberant black lab named Roxy. Perhaps even more of a shock to her system will be living and sleeping outdoors. She's always been an inside dog, so it's going to take some getting used to. We are most anxious to make sure that she is warm enough overnight.
To make sure she's as comfortable as possible, we have just bought her a faux sheepskin-lined bed/sleeping bag. It's an ingenious construction with a soft yet firm padded mattress base with a soft fluffy lining. Your average dog can push its nose through the wide and inviting opening to work its way inside the bed - just like a sleeping bag. So once the dog is inside, it is enveloped in faux-sheepskin warmth. Whippet heaven.
I have tested her out on the bed, helping her to find the entrance and giving her a gentle push into the bed. And she loves it. She curled up straight away, satisfied.
Unfortunately, she is a dog of very little brain. She can't figure out how to get back into the bed under her own steam. She kind of looks at the entrance, pokes her nose in, decides it's too hard, and just approaches the bed from side on and sleeps on top of it. No faux-sheepskin. You can lead a whippet to faux sheepskin, but can't make her snuggle. She may need some further enticement. But she's not the smartest dog, so who knows if enticements will be sufficient.
Can't say we didn't try.
Good Sizzles:
Bad Sizzles:
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