Hello, I’m Savanna! Learn 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 really bred for working within the snow. Different canines 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.
Dwelling in Alabama, we solely get snow that sticks as soon as each 2–3 years. So the primary time after we obtained Penny that I heard it was going to snow, I puzzled how she was going to react to it. Lengthy story brief: she hates it, similar to I do!
Penny’s First Snow
The primary time it snowed after we obtained 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 really stick both.
It began snowing at evening and was already fairly chilly so I didn’t actually take Penny outdoors a lot that evening. Chilly climate might be actually harmful for Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes since they’ve a tougher time regulating their temperature as a consequence of their measurement and make-up, particularly with out correct winter safety. Plus, the local weather in Mexico the place the breed originated is definitely 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 actually nonetheless be harmful for Penny to be outdoors within the chilly for too lengthy. So I made a decision to simply hold 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 outdoors all day, and she or he needed to potty, so outdoors 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 she or he was performed. I can’t say I blame her. I don’t take care of snow both. It does make issues look fairly stunning, nevertheless it’s additionally chilly, moist, and most of us Alabamians don’t precisely have the appropriate clothes to put on within the snow. For sure, neither of us actually wished to return outdoors the remainder of that day.
In December 2022, we obtained a number of the coldest climate I ever bear in mind. There was no snow, however there was ice in every single place. I feel 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 outdoors. 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 outdoors the remainder of that day. She was fairly pleased when it obtained again as much as 65℉ three days later.
If It’s Snowing, We’re Not Going!
I feel me and Penny are each very glad that it solely actually snows right here as soon as each couple of years. We each a lot desire our heat climate, thanks very a lot. So the subsequent time it snows, we’ll be cuddled up beneath a blanket inside the place it’s heat!
