Is Your Doodle A Wimp?

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

It's been hot and humid here for the past few days.  We have a routine where unless it's pouring rain we take the two guys our for a walk through the woods or on our shaded, paved bike path.  On hot days we always try to do it before noon.  Today Murph totally refused to go for a walk.  He did not want to leave the air conditioning....so he was a little reluctant to even get into the car.  When we got to the bike path, he hesitated getting out of the car, but then we started to walk.  He was NOT HAPPY, and kept stopping dead in his tracks, refusing to move and trying to turn back towards the car.  As I gave him a "heel" command he would comply but would again just stop dead in his tracks.  The pavement was shaded, so I know it wasn't too hot for him.  Guinness was "good to go"...no problem there.  So because Murph was so miserable we decided to end our walk....he was ecstatic to get back into the air conditioned car and just go home where he could "veg out" by the air conditioning vents.  WTD?  Do others have wimpy Doodles who hate the heat so much they don't even want to go for their walks?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Actually, you and Murphy may have just solved a mystery for me. It has also been steamy hot here, and JD has been not wanted to take his morning walks. He's all excited to leave for his walk, but after a bout 5 minutes, all bodily functions completed, he stops dead in his tracks and won't continue on, in amy direction. Then after a  minute, he turns for home. His evening walks have not been affected.

Must be the heat and/or the hot pavement.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

YES! Chloe was playing in the yard yesterday and she kept standing by the door wanting to go in, I ignored her a bit because Myla was playing ball and having fun. (Chloe always gets into trouble out there and ruins it for Myla) Then DH came home and let her in. She's the one that needs the exercise! Chloe does the stand still on walks all the time. DH lets her rule which way they are going to rule because she will sit there and not move and turn her head and pull in the direction she wants to go. I don't let her do it with me. But yeah, she's rather sleep in the airconditioning all day long! If it's raining she stands one foot outside and tries to run back in she's rather hold it for 12 hours than go out in the rain!

[Sharon & Monty]

Yep, Monty HATES being hot, or even warm!  We have a shady mountain lane to takes walks in the evening.  Nope, he doesn't want to go.  Early morning this past weekend, nope, didnt want to go.  I spend a great deal of time outdoors in the summer, Monty usually is by my side.  But since the weather is hot, he hides inside when we let him.  I always have to bring the giant fan out to the deck for him to stay out with me.  lol

[Adina P]

Yup!  Rosco looks miserable once it hits 70 (as far as looking like he's dying panting on walks).  But he still likes to bake in the sun for a few minutes in the yard every day :)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

JD likes to sun himself on the stone aggregate patio or the brick walk, too. I don't think it's the heat that bothers him on wlaks, I think the pavement is too hot on his pads.

[Camus]

Same here. :(  

 

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Maybe Murphy's not "wimpy" - just highly sensitive.  I have a very narrow temperature "tolerance" - I don't like to be too cold or too hot - and I consider that to be evolutionarily advanced (i.e., far removed from caveman mode), so maybe Murphy is just more advanced than other doodles!  :)

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

Peri is excited to walk, but after 5 minutes in this heat, her tongue is hanging out and she looks exhausted (even with her "summer" cut and walking in the grass).  The second we get back inside, she gets water, then plops down on the air vent on the hardwoods and deeply siiiiggghhhhsss....like "mom, geez, it's too hot for a dood".

 

We have a song we sing to her that goes to the tune of "It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp" (I know, don't make fun of this - it was on that Oscar nominated movie a few years back)...we replace it with "It's Hot Out There for a DOOD".

Ha!

[Doris]

Yes!!  Bodi does what he needs to and then turns right back toward home.  He loves air conditioning.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Murphy is the KING of WIMP!!!! He has always acted like he was allergic to the sun!  Even as a puppy he would seek out shade within a few yards of our house and just plop down. He is a little better now but not much. Now he will go out to do his business, and then hop onto the sofa outside and stare into the living room window on the porch just waiting to be let in. It's so pathetic to see his little face in the window so we always rush over to let him in.....

Now Bella, she is just happy as can be. Rain or shine, sunny or dark out. Love, Love, LOVES to be outside.  They are so different.

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Maybe there's something about the name.....

[Camilla and Darwin]

Darwin is pretty wimpy when it comes to heat but he doesn't usually go to a dead stop. He'll just try to find shade, then lay down as soon as he does. :-)