Am I being mean and horrible....?

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Spudlet

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Having Henry clipped over winter?

He seems ok running about but when he stops he goes all shivery really quickly
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Today I took him up to our visitor centre and tied him outside while I popped in to get some food and he was shivering when I came out
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Although he stopped as soon as he started moving again.

My logic was that he would dry more quickly after he went swimming, but now I am starting to wonder whether to cancel his next clip (booked for January so plenty of time) and let him get hairy again until Spring.... I am so confused....

Or shall I just keep him clipped and use his dog fleece if it gets really cold?

Help!
 
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Keep him clipped and wearing his jumper as he will just get dirty and smelly as only a spangle can.
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That is true - another of my reasons for keeping him trimmed
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How mean.......would like like to walk around necked in winter
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LMAO...........dont be so soft..........he still has thicker hair than single coated breeds even when shaved down..........and I thought he had a grandpa stlee pull over
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Have to say I wouldn't have a clipped dog in winter unless the equivalent of a horse i.e rugged up when outside (and poss inside if its cold).
 
You're so meeeeaaaannnnn to me
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Alright, alright - I'm being fluffy
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He lives indoors, when he goes out it's for walks and he moves around quick enough to keep warm then anyway. I'll just have to start driving to the visitor centre when I go so he can wait in the car!

As to grandad sweater - well really, how rude, it is a very stylish piece of high fashion thank you very much
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If you can stop him eating horse [****] I will worship at your feet. *Ahem* even more than I already do of course
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How did you know about my jumper wearing habits? Have you been STALKING me???????
 
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If you can stop him eating horse [****] I will worship at your feet. *Ahem* even more than I already do of course
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How did you know about my jumper wearing habits? Have you been STALKING me???????

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I just get the feeling u are dodgy like that
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Maybe change his diet to horse crap and nothing else like a kid caught smoking and being make to smoke the whole packet
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he will get sick of the site of shite
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If you can stop him eating horse [****] I will worship at your feet. *Ahem* even more than I already do of course
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How did you know about my jumper wearing habits? Have you been STALKING me???????

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I just get the feeling u are dodgy like that
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Maybe change his diet to horse crap and nothing else like a kid caught smoking and being make to smoke the whole packet
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he will get sick of the site of shite
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It's either that or I'm going to start sending out bills for all the poo picking he does
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I used to have Jasper clipped all year round. He dried out much, much quicker after walking over the farm if clipped.

If it was raining heavily or snowing etc, I would take him out with a dog coat on. Just like horses though, he would run around like mad and keep himself warm anyway.

He always found it too hot in the house with the heating on, over winter, unclipped.
 
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I used to have Jasper clipped all year round. He dried out much, much quicker after walking over the farm if clipped.

If it was raining heavily or snowing etc, I would take him out with a dog coat on. Just like horses though, he would run around like mad and keep himself warm anyway.

He always found it too hot in the house with the heating on, over winter, unclipped.

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Cool - the consensus is, keep clipping then. Thank you all!

I never had this stress with a lab - am still learning about hairy horrors! But of course it means Henry can go out in his lovely red jumper if it snows....
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Oh my God, I just turned into Paris Hilton
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Are you sure he is shivering 'cos he's cold?? When I open the boot to let Otto out at the woods, he sits shaking like a leaf because he is so excited at the prospect of running around
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He isn't clipped and would have no reason to be cold at that point in time!
 
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