Dressing up the Dog

 We've been having colder than usual weather lately (but nothing compared to what we're expecting in the next few days! Yikes!).  I had emailed some friends and told them the story of how I got all bundled up one morning to take Oreo for a walk.  He thrives in the cold.  The colder, the better.  Or at least that's how it seems.  So that particular day, he was so excited for the walk.  Couldn't wait for the walk.  Was impatient while I got ready.  

 

I make him wear a halti, which he doesn't like and fights me when I put it on.  I also have been timing our walks to log in on an app I use to count calories and my weight loss experience.  I started the timer and then went to put on his halti.  I mention this because I usually do the opposite - halti first because it takes so long.

 

Well, I got it on him and headed out for the walk.  We hadn't gotten far when he was barely keeping up and looking up at me.  He doesn't typically do this.  I asked what he wanted to do and he just looked at me.  So I continued the walk.  The second time I ask him if he wanted to go home and he literally jumped up, turned in mid-air and retreated back to the house.  

 

I take his halti off at the garage door and did so this day.  I came in and checked the timer - we had walked (including putting his halti on and taking it off) for all of three minutes and seventeen seconds!  It took me longer to get ready than the walk took!

 

Well, my friends gave me a bad time and I bought Oreo a jacket. I had to measure him to find one that would fit.  I started with "small" dogs "clothes".  His chest size was too big for the largest offering but his neck fit the extra small offering!

I finally settled on the one pictured.  I tried it on him and I think it's too big for him. He didn't want to move in it.  I kind of forced him to the other day and he came around somewhat in that we took a walk.  It was a much shorter walk, taken at a much slower pace, but we took a walk.

Once he got into it though, he decided to urinate on poles, as male dogs do.  But he couldn't figure it out so he didn't.  It was actually kind of funny to watch.

The front part wouldn't stay zipped though.  I'm not sure why.  I haven't tried it since.

But I imagine if I take him for a walk over the next few days, we'll give it another shot.  😉

It's worth noting that the day we took the three minute walk, as I took off the halti, I said to him "I get credit for this walk!"  And he must have agreed because he didn't ask for another one that day.