Heat reflecting bed for wimpy BT on yard

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

As per title really. My border terrier gets cold when we are out on the yard across late autumn/winter/early spring. He does have a coat with a bit of a belly cover, which he hates, but I make him wear it anyway, as it's preferable to him shivering. He doesn't carry any excess weight, and even though I put a bed out for him, he prefers to lay on the concrete. He loves sunbathing, and when in my office, lies virtually on top of the radiator, so definitely a heat seeker. I am thinking of maybe a heat reflecting bed, or possibly something I can charge up, but although under cover of the overhang of the stables, would need to be reasonably weatherproof. He's not old (only 2), and not wimpy in any other way, just seems to get cold, which I totally appreciate. Suggestions welcome please.

Photo of him keeping cosy - excuse the scruffiness, midway between strips.

 

[HopOnTrot]

I’ve just asked my BT and she’s said anything less than a wood burner or an Aga is abuse

She also refused to take a short cut in the rain this evening as the grass was too long and wet

 

[Bradsmum]

Snuggle safe heating pads are good and stay warm for a good time. I had one for my BT when on the yard though he wandered round with me most of the time. They are a hard plastic disc filled with a gel and you heat them up in the microwave for 6 mins. They will stay warm for about 8-10 hours inside though when outside that decreases to about 3-4 hours.

 

[cauda equina]

How about an old turnout rug folded up so he could burrow into it

 

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

I’ve just asked my BT and she’s said anything less than a wood burner or an Aga is abuse

She also refused to take a short cut in the rain this evening as the grass was too long and wet

I am pleased to hear Kip is not the only wimpy BT. I have never had a dog who needed a coat before!

 

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

Snuggle safe heating pads are good and stay warm for a good time. I had one for my BT when on the yard though he wandered round with me most of the time. They are a hard plastic disc filled with a gel and you heat them up in the microwave for 6 mins. They will stay warm for about 8-10 hours inside though when outside that decreases to about 3-4 hours.

Thanks I will check them out. He is on a 15m long line, so does potter a fair bit, but finds mucking out very boring to observe. 3-4 hours would be fine.

 

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

How about an old turnout rug folded up so he could burrow into it

He will lie on rugs, but hates having anything over the top of him. Definitely not a burrower, unless we are talking burrows of the rabbit kind!

 

[HopOnTrot]

My old BT who we lost this summer hated the cold so much he once pooped in front of the TV of the man I was dating rather than go outside.

I had to marry the poor chap out of embarrassment

 

[Rokele55]

Mine like a fluffy fleece. Nice and easy to keep clean as well

 

[St Nicnaclaus]

Heat pad sounds ideal as he can turn over when one side gets cold.

 

[NiceChristmasBaubles]

Heat pad sounds ideal as he can turn over when one side gets cold.

Yes, I have ordered one. Then he can choose to be on it or not as he wishes. I did consider getting him one of those fleece onesies, but he's bad enough when I get his coat out (runs off in the other direction), so I don't think I could do that to him. A couple of his brothers have them, and they look very grumpy in them, even for a BT.

 

[Supercalifragilistic]

My BT refuses to leave the comfort of a kitchen chair in the afternoon once the weather turns. He’s only 3 and also not wimpy in other ways - he just feels the cold!

 

[Amy May In A Manger]

Daisy absolutely hates wearing a coat. But she'll happily be snuggled up in a blanket.

 

[ihatework]

The Mannie thinks I’ve missed a trick and would like a portable heat pad to add to his jacket and thick blanket bed whilst he is abandoned on the end of a 15m long line (because he cannot be trusted!) at the yard