It works great if you're using it for pavement on a hot day, because their paw pads aren't designed to be on surfaces like that which collect heat so well.... But pups like Toby thrive in weather that most of us feel uncomfortable in

St Bernard x Great Pyrenees 10 week old puppy at -30? Omg it's a challenge getting him inside. Beethoven's also deaf so he is extra stubborn lol

@@sladiewolf In fairness so when you look at the Saint Bernard and a great Pyrenees, the both Alpine mastiffs. I don’t envy you having a deaf dog. When my old lady went deaf it became a real pain in the neck to exercise her off the lead safely because I couldn’t do a recall.

@@alistairjamesheaton9155 he will never be allowed off leash, but he's learning hand signals great :) I love my giants, and living in the true north, I couldn't be okay having a short hair breed. It gets far too cold, with -50c being last year's low

Ye, siberian huskies can handle like - 50 degrees Celsius, even wearing a jumper, jacket and a thick coat, you would still be cold at that temperature lol

Guardian canine into a teacher, here's coming big leap for house farmer dog. Will look forward how he can teach puppy properly get along with birds & cows

Right, he's so happy to be nothing but a duck guardian.

She was like, what the heck, man? Why did you do that? hahahaha

I thought she might use John Cena's 'you can't see me' move.

Yea lol. Merremas are at their happiest outside. They are literally bred to live in mountains with hardly any human interaction

That sentiment is mostly Western ideology vs what is more prevalent world wide with dogs being outdoors or working dogs that never sleep indoors with the family.

@@ZeitGeist_TV True.

@@theotheseaeagle The lack of human interaction surprises me, but I guess that is true of a lot of herding dogs. I used to see sheep dogs on the Navajo Reservation herding without humans.

No dog was ever born to live inside a house

I'm proud of the Japanese people. Jealous too. Your govt is protecting you from the jab.

@@pamelaremme38 Pamela, Im sorry, but you are misinformed about vaccinations in Japan. Japanese put their community first, regardless of the government, and are happily nearly 80% vaccinated, still fully masked and still use sanitizer at every doorstep. And we do this happily to protect ourselves and our neighbors. I dont know why you felt the need to comment on my post, I was talking about dogs

@@5chevin5 can’t get around it. Sorry for the ignorant comment. Sincerely, another American.

@@5chevin5 I don't think she was misinformed. She stated the Japanese government does not mandate vaccination from Covid. From the best of my research, they don't. So nothing she said is either false nor ignorant . A little out of left field, but I think she was being respectful to Japan in general. Furthermore , Japan is homogenous nation , meaning it lacks "diversity" . In general this lends better to social cohesion and better empathy towards your fellow citizens. Diversity never was or will be a strength . Good day to you.

@@ScottyBennitone Thank you. You are spot on. It was out of "left field" only because I took the opportunity to commend the Japanese. Diversity is a communist tactic to break down nations. Japan and Israel are the only ones that I know of that stand strong on their own culture. It is difficult to dismatle nations when there is cohesion amongst the populace.

Yeah, me too, He rocks!

Toby is a canine God.

i would us that hug

Ur adaorable..

he gud boi me guve bellyrawbs

Just here to say I love the enthusiasm in the first sentence😂

@@joy3631 that’s a cool idea with the light that turns on when the heating pad is on.

that's so cool that he can warm up on his own terms!

That's really cool he can use his heat pad on his own when he wants

Depends on the dog. Great Pyr? If it is too cold for sheep to be outside then it is too cold for the Great Pyr. Greyhound? If you are cold, they are cold. So it just depends.

Ah, yes, the harsh Australian winters.

@@ShyTentacle Lol yes, where if it got down to 10F we would all die of hypothermia :)

Love from Canada! I think Maremma is quite popular as an LGD in Australia. Btw, we have Kuvaszok guarding our livestock.

@@LilithShade it’s fair though. Most of the people with winters like Vermont die of heat stroke with anything over 70F.

During his bath you could see he is lean and probably all muscle. He must have at least 8 inches of fur, and a very thick undercoat, too.

You would be surprised how little heat a dog with a double coat radiates. I tried to warm my feet on one, no chance. They are just too damn well insulated.

Yeah, them chickadees survive even around here where it gets -50C every winter.

My elkhound love cold was outside all the time

@@dqx_stinger2514 They are amazing dogs, and loyal to the end. Tyke has been gone 45 years and we still remember him with great respect and love.

That's clever

Very smart! News to me as well.

How does a tree branch keep the water from freezing? Does it's presence and displacement shift the water around just enough to not freeze?

Two liter bottle with saltwater inside works too.

Where in Eastern Washington? I grew up near deer lake in the 70's.

Depends on the dog. Our St Pyrenees likes to be outside all day and night, although I do bring him in before bed. I worry about coyote packs. Our central Asian shepherd will go outside for a few minutes but then cries like a baby to come back in. I think he likes being with the family, he was homeless when we rescued him. Whatever makes them happy.

@@brandonc3304 Absolutely. I think a lot depends on if they were raised in a house, or for instance in a hot/humid climate too. I definitely agree and would not trust coyotes with only one dog out there all the time, they're vicious, conniving opportunists.

I saw a video of a Samoyed happily lying on a bed of ice blocks, nibbling on the ice, taking a nap, etc… he was happy as could be!

I have worked Catahoula cowdogs in the snow. Despite having short, hard coats like hounds they have no issues down to 15°F as long as they are active. They will dig dens if they stay outside in the cold.

I have GSDs, and they are the same. They ARE house dogs, but spend most of the daytime hours outside, regardless of the weather. They have that double coat that allows them to do that. I'll open the back door to see if they're ready to come in, and they look at me like I'm crazy. Lol.

I am learning a lot on this feed. I always felt sorry for outside dogs. I still do believe that some dogs do not belong outside. Like Beagles.

@@pamelaremme38 You really just need to know your breed characteristics, what they were bred for and your particular dog, especially if they are a mixed breed. And no dog should just be chained up, or shoved into a backyard without interaction or a purposeful job to do. Dogs are pack animals and need companionship (which Toby gets as much from the cats, chickens, ducks, geese and cattle as from Morgan)and the smarter they are the more mental stimulation they need.

He does look a bit like Vibe Cat! :)

Tobey is a Maremma.

@@Kimichitsuzuku thank you for spelling! I know the breed from the Blue Penguin Project in Australia, and my therapist who just retired has 3. I just couldn't figure out how to spell it. If they know you, they're sweethearts :)

In the 80's we called them farmettes.

-40 degrees celcius?

@@vinnieg6161 -55c last year with wind chill. Yes, it gets that cold and stays like that for months

This! Have them stand far enough away from the path to not discourage the cattle from following the bucket. And if there aren't enough people to get a solid line, have them hold ropes or something between them that they can shake up and down to make the cattle back off if they make a move for the barrier.

My thoughts exactly... it seems he's already forgotten what happened last (on camera) when he admitted he'd gotten too cocky and hadn't taken proper fencing-precautions.

We’re blessed to have dogs in our lives and watching the wonderful happy animals ❤

Thank you!

Loved your story. I don’t want to come off as rude, but I think the horns don’t conduct electricity.

Well when you de horn or even shorten them they use a local anesthetic so I'd imagine they have feeling in them.

@@lorineidtinytoadplot744 they definitely have, but the hard part of the horn doesn't conduct the electricity and thus protecting the nerves underneath.

@@antonk3533 Bovids are the main horny mammals - sheep, cattle and antelope. Their horns have a bony centre which is then covered in something technically describe as horn. This can cause some confusion as “horn” can be used to describe the whole pointy thing, and the sheath of keratin that is on the outside of it. As such, bovid horns are part of the skeleton AND part of the skin. Keratin is a protein which is used to build fingernails, claws, hair, beaks, mammal horn, bird and reptile scales and whale baleen. Handy stuff. Horns are not shed and tend to grow throughout an animal’s life****. Depending on the species. *They don't have as much feeling as in the ear but I wouldn't say they have no feeling. If you touch a cows horn they know it.

I'm just saying I don't put water close to electric fencing, what happened to my mule was a mistake I made, because I was in a hurry to get to work. They could have a leg in the water or their nose and touch the fence. IDK if their horns conduct or not I'm only going by what I've seen on the farm and their is feeling in the horns.

growing up I had a super nosey neighbor on my street and she called Animal Control on my friend who's husky REFUSED to come inside if it was snowing. you'd drag him in and he'd cry the song of his people. So he was in the back yard, as you said, snow angels, bounding around, burying himself etc. I was over at the time, we were watching tv together, Animal Control shows up and they're talking at the door with his mom, being all serious about how they could get a fine and maybe jail time if the dog is hypothermic or something.. his mom's getting worked up and his dad comes into the room from the kitchen and goes "he's a husky." and the look on the faces of animal control ... priceless. he picked up a photo from the table beside him and showed them the dog, they laughed. They went to the fence at the side of the house and saw him bouncing around and just shook their heads before walking to the house of the neighbor that called and told them unless he's barking uncontrollably, that dog is fine outside lol