Keeping outside dogs feet warm?

[mittens1997]

My poor poor baby girls are so cold outside [INDENT]

They are full time outside dogs, (i'd love to bring them in, but my parents wont let me)

They DO have shelter though. They have an insulated barn, with tons of straw to sleep in and a heat lamp.

Their breeds are:

-anatolian/maremma X
-Husky/border collie
-Golden retriever/border collie X (possibly husky or another blue eyed breed, since she has blue eyes)

So their not short haired breeds.

But today when i was outside, all three of them kept putting their paws up.

I don't think they'll put up with keeping boots on, as we've tried similar things before

[Barkingdog]

Did you check your dogs paws to see if there any wrong with them ? Are you using any de-Icing pellets ?

[rottysrule]

if you are using a de-icer you could be burning there paws if its not pet safe salt

[Longblades]

Another vote to see what might be causing that. How cold is it outside? When we had an outside dog ( I was a kid) he could take
-20F and I never saw him hold his feet up. It's more likely to be a problem for an inside dog who goes out only periodically. And straw in a heated barn would be quite cozy. Our dog had straw but not a heat lamp. Closest thing to a breed to describe him would be an English Shepherd, one of the heavy coated ones.

[mittens1997]

No, we're not using any de-icer.

And the barn isnt heated, but its insulted.

The day i posted this, it was about -20, but its up to -15 now

[Longblades]

Originally Posted by mittens1997

No, we're not using any de-icer.

And the barn isnt heated, but its insulted.

The day i posted this, it was about -20, but its up to -15 now

You said they had a heat lamp though. It just seems weird to me that all three dogs would have a problem. None of them are tiny, fragile breeds. What about the possibility their feet had gotten wet? And then were sticking to the cold snow? Causing an unpleasant pull on the fur on their feet? I am making wild guesses.

You do mean they are lifting their feet when they go outside, right? Not while they are in the barn?

[Barkingdog]

I would not have pets if I could not bring them in the house.

[mittens1997]

Originally Posted by Barkingdog

I would not have pets if I could not bring them in the house.

I would love to bring them inside, but we live on a farm, and they are farm dogs.