Hello, I’m Savanna! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my spunky Chihuahua combine, Penny.
Some canine and snow go hand-in-hand, and breeds similar to Huskies, Saint Bernards, and Newfoundlands, amongst others, have been really bred for working within the snow. Different canine simply like to romp round within the snow, no matter what breed they’re. Nonetheless, Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes, not a lot, even the long-haired ones like my candy Penny.
Residing in Alabama, we solely get snow that sticks as soon as each 2–3 years. So the primary time after we bought Penny that I heard it was going to snow, I puzzled how she was going to react to it. Lengthy story quick: she hates it, similar to I do!
Penny’s First Snow
The primary time it snowed after we bought 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 count on the snow in January 2022 to truly stick both.
It began snowing at evening and was already fairly chilly so I didn’t actually take Penny exterior a lot that evening. Cold weather can be really dangerous for Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes since they’ve a tougher time regulating their temperature as a result of their measurement and make-up, particularly with out correct winter safety. Plus, the local weather in Mexico the place the breed originated is actually completely 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 could possibly nonetheless be harmful for Penny to be exterior within the chilly for too lengthy. So I made a decision to simply preserve her inside. The following morning I awoke, and shock! The snow was nonetheless there. Normally, 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 he or she 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! However 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 he or she was carried out. I can’t say I blame her. I don’t look after snow both. It does make issues look fairly stunning, but it surely’s additionally chilly, moist, and most of us Alabamians don’t precisely have the precise clothes to put on within the snow. Evidently, neither of us actually needed to return exterior the remainder of that day.
In December 2022, we bought a number of the coldest climate I ever keep 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 great 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 pleased when it bought 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 subsequent time it snows, we’ll be cuddled up beneath a blanket inside the place it’s heat!
