Another cheap heat is a hot water bottle. I fill several for my geriatric chi's. I also use a large electric pad for dogs. You can also use it in the car. Finally I have bags filled with feed corn or cherry pits that get heated up in the microwave. At night 5 babies get to sleep in the bed. They take turns! During the day I have then wear velcro style vests. They can't slip out of then. Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry®
-----Original Message----- From: Deanna Corey <[email protected]> Sender: [email protected] Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2010 10:29:14 To: <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Subject: [Chihuahuas] keeping Chi's warm Hi Guys...here are some things I do to keep my little one warm on this snowy mountain!!! 1. Make Buckwheat pillows...just a simple square sewed up with whole buckwheat from a healthfood store put in. If you are making a 12" square pillow you would need about 4 cups of buckwheat. Heat in microwave and stays warm for 2-3 hours. 2. Heating pads from Rite Aid or Walgreens or Online. Get the ones WITHOUT auto shut off so they stay on all night or all day. They run about $10. and are about 18" square. I position these under a dog bed or make a polar fleece slip cover for them. If you are worried about chewed cords then run the coards through a length of PVC pipe. I covered my "pipes" with cute matching fabric so I didn't have a white plastic pipe showing. 3. And of course one can never have too many pairs of winter PJ's for lounging around the house LOL...both me and the dogs! LOL!!! Someday when I get the time I want to make a set of matching PJ's for all of us...wouldn't it be cute??? 5 little dogs all snuggled in polar fleece or flannel Pj's matching mine for Movie and popcorn time!?? I know..I am so wierd!!!! These are just 2 cheap options!!! I would LOVE to have heated beds but they are pricey so I just use the heating pads and the buckwheat pillows. You can throw cinnimon into the buckwheat so every time you toss it in the microwave your whole house smells YUMMY!!! My dogs seem to really enjoy the smell of cinnemon too! When I make my polar fleece dog beds I sew in a pocket that holds the buckwheat pillows which keeps the dogs from dragging them around like toys. Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, Deanna and The Dog Park Pack: Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable,Madison and Caleb and honorary non-dog members of The Dog Park: Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat www.joys4toys.com ________________________________ From: ilovemypets4life <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, December 8, 2010 10:15:08 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: Does You Chi Wear A Sweater At Bedtime? my dog is in the crate for bedtime,but when she goes to potty outside she buddles with me in my bed :) I do want to get her a nice night gown or pjs! she is a big chi. Weights 4.8 and higth is about 11inches --- In [email protected], Pam B <floridapos...@...> wrote: > > Can I know the website as well? > > On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 08:05, Kavi <kaviescontin...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > I ordered those rice mats that you put in the microwave. still waiting for > > them to arrive. > > > > thanks!! > > shanna > > > > * > > "My Chihuahua Ricky, Is A Heartbeat At My Feet." > > > > Kavi's Christening N Communion Store > > Children's Christening, Communion, Formal Wear + More > > > > http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store > > > > * > > <http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb053_ZNxdm115XXUS> > > > > > > --- On *Tue, 12/7/10, Nancy Lucky <nancy.lu...@...>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Nancy Lucky <nancy.lu...@...> > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Does You Chi Wear A Sweater At Bedtime? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 11:56 PM > > > > > > Get him a heated dog bed, they are wonderful and I found a place on > > line where they are half the price of the pets store. They turn off when > > they get out and never get over 101 - My girls love thiers so much! Nancy > > If you want the website let me know. > > > > > > > > --- On *Tue, 12/7/10, Kavi <kaviescontin...@...>* wrote: > > > > > > From: Kavi <kaviescontin...@...> > > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Does You Chi Wear A Sweater At Bedtime? > > To: "Chihuahuas" <[email protected]> > > Date: Tuesday, December 7, 2010, 11:34 PM > > > > > > > > Hi everyone > > > > I was wondering how many of you keep a sweater on your chi's at night time. > > I was putting pajamas on Ricky at night, but by morning they were half off > > of him. I have tried sweaters, and the same thing happens. I find the neck / > > front legs down around his tummy! I was worried that it might be possible > > for him to somehow get it stuck around his neck and choke in the night and I > > would not know it.... sooooooooooo, now he goes to bed without any clothes > > on. He has a very nice plush bed, his doggie sleeping bag, fleece blankets, > > then his bed is set inside a carboard box that the front is open. In the > > morning, he gets a sweater or something put on for warmth. He does not sleep > > in my bed, he sleeps in his own bed. :) > > > > Shanna > > > > * > > "My Chihuahua Ricky, Is A Heartbeat At My Feet." > > > > Kavi's Christening N Communion Store > > Children's Christening, Communion, Formal Wear + More > > > > http://stores.ebay.com/Kavis-Christening-n-Communion-Store > > > > * > > <http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb053_ZNxdm115XXUS> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
