Chilled To The Bone

Boo isn't a big fan of the clammy English weather (once again, 40 degrees and rain today.) Since day one, she has had issues with being cold and has gone to extremes to stay warm. When she was just a pup, she would try to sleep on the metal furnace vents in the floor of our condo. The vents would get too hot, she would let out a yelp and then circle a few times and lay back down on the same vent. Repeat this over and over again and you can understand that the dog was desperate to stay warm. Fast-forward to present day where allergies have made her scratch her fur even thinner and you have one complicated dog.

Despite my Kept Man status, I really do have a day job (shh - don't tell anyone.) And a cold, irritated, and very persistent bulldog is a formidable distraction from my work. Now that the sun has gone for the winter, she no longer has her sunny spot to lay in each morning and she expects me to help -- or else. She's figured out that she needs to be near the radiators if she has any hope of surviving the winter -- or so she thinks.

So, the dog and I put our heads together and created a solution that works for both of us: the Boo-Tent. The largest radiator in the house is the master bedroom. We put Boo's bed next to the radiator and drape her blanket from her bed to the radiator and wedge it on top so the blanket stays put. This set up has lots of advantages. Boo gets the trapped heat from the radiator. She can walk in and out of the Boo-Tent without my help. It keeps her from wandering around the house building nests anywhere there are pillows, blankets, or clothes that she can reach. The best thing is that after her morning outside biz-ness, she will enter into the tent and hibernate until about 3 or 4 in the afternoon. Distraction eliminated and I have more time to blog.

Cheers!