A question for Glacier

**Glacier** · 01-31-2008, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by joycenalex

..'k i have another question...angel duke snored, LOUDLY. the wonder dog snores, princess pretty paws peanut passes gas, loudly. how noisy is it when your dogs sleep in your house. and the "i gotta go out right now biped" noise of one dog is impossible to sleep through, how do you get them outta the door into the yard in the am? and where does muskwa sleep?

It's actually quite quiet once they all settle into their spots. There are usually 10-12 inside, even in the summer. They aren't allowed to wander the house all night. They end up confined or outside if they won't settle down. Occasionally some of them snore a bit, but not too bad. Sleet giggles in her sleep, at least that's what it sounds like.

They wake me up usually by whining. Bandit rings the cowbell on the door handle when he needs out. Tehya starts to kick her crate wall! I usually get up fairly quickly. Stuart can sleep through all of it!

Getting them back to the right spots can be tricky. Have to remember who's where and who gets along, which can be a little foggy in the early morning! Heyoka is in the big yard overnight( he won't stay in for more than an hour). He isn't allowed near Tehya. So I have to bring him in the porch before she can go out. He is not always cooperative with that plan! For most of them I can just open the door and go back to bed. Pacer can't be left out there unsupervised(he gets beat up). So I wait for him to do his business and he comes back inside til I get up. Goldie has to be leashed and walked back to her pen. Always fun at -40 and 5am!

Muskwa sleeps beside the bed on Stuart's side. Occasionally he comes up on the bed, but he never stays for long.

**joycenalex** · 01-31-2008, 10:17 PM

when alex was on the potassium bromide in high doses, he drank lots of water=2/3 trips out at night. i was tired, but your and their routine is sooo much more challenging. giggles huh? nice to know she's happy

**Sparklecoon** · 02-01-2008, 08:40 AM

I'm NEVER aloud to whine about the routine I have to have with my four ever again!

**cassiesmom** · 02-01-2008, 02:43 PM

Okay, Glacier - I have another question for you. (answers are $1 apiece after the first question, right?

)

Anyway, near my house there is a feed store. They carry Iams and Science Diet pet products, bunny kibble, bird seed, that sort of thing... in the spring they have several types of grass seeds ... plus a small selection of bird feeders and yard decorations. They sell a pet-safe melting compound that's popular with everyone in the neighborhood who has a dog.

They have a new sign today: MUSHER'S SECRET PAW WAX. What is paw wax? (They carry udder balm in the green tin, too, even though there's probably not a cow around for miles - they stock it for everyone like me who swears by it for hands and feet and can't find it anywhere else!)

**Glacier** · 02-01-2008, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by cassiesmom

They have a new sign today: MUSHER'S SECRET PAW WAX. What is paw wax?

It's basically just like Bag Balm. It's a thick waxy cream that you put on the dog's paws before they out in the snow. It protects the pads a bit and prevents snow build-up. Mushers use it to prevent snowballs while the dogs are working. I find cheap ol' Vaseline works just as well!

**Cinder & Smoke** · 02-01-2008, 04:33 PM

Originally Posted by Glacier

It's a thick waxy cream that you put on the dog's paws before they out in the snow.

Mushers use it to prevent snowballs while the dogs are working.

And they Leave it Alone on their paws??

Even though Bipp & Bopp have had snowballs and ice buildups between their pads
requiring dear ole Dad to "hold paws" to warm them up -
I'd imagine their reaction to Paw Wax or Vaseline would be something like >>>

What's this goo that Dad smeared on our feets?
Then we'd have a 30 minute sit-down strike whilst they >>>
<lick> <Lick> <LICK> <Licked> every trace of it off each paw!

**Glacier** · 02-01-2008, 07:03 PM

Originally Posted by Cinder & Smoke

And they Leave it Alone on their paws??

Mostly, I usually wait to put on til they are in harness and almost ready to go. That way they are focused on getting to run and don't really care about what I've just done to their paws!