Another thing that will help him from getting sore during the winter (if it gets cold where u r).

I live in Ottawa/Ontario/Canada & it can get below -50C which is -50F. RB Max's fur was so thin he needed booties & a coat from day one. If it wasn't on him & would waddle to potty or fall over crying. As soon as u get his booties out he'd go nuts & no matter how fast u got the booties on it wasn't fast enought for him. He would run around like a nut in the snow with his booties. He only wore a coat if he was out longer the 5-10 mins.


I know ur doggy is a small breed, but it still needs its food bowls raised so its head it level with its body.
I didn't know that with RB max until it was too late. His back was already damaged & sore. We raissed it when the vet told us to (he was 8) & it made a HUGE difference in him. He was less sore & seemed more willing to play rougher. I use to fight with him hardcore. I would toss him to the ground, he would bite my arm & drag me somewhere. Then I would sit on him & pin him down by holding onto his scruff & he would grawl & snap in the air & then I would say kiss & he would snarl & force his head up to give me a snarling kiss. He was a big sweety.
We put his food dish intop of a pail & got him a taller pail of water.
Ur doggy wont need a pail, but maybe an upsidedown dish/bowl/pot would help too. Same thing for his water.

Also if u don't have AC put a couple of ice cubes in his water to help keep it cool. & maybe see if he'll play with some. RB Max loved ice. the bigger the better. When we use to go camping (when he was a puppy -6 yrs old). My dad made blocks of ice in his buddies Ice Box at work, in a pail. If it was too old or melted too much we gave it to RB Max.
RB Max would also dive for Ice cubes in his pail of water.


If u think he's over heating & u don't have AC, try Shaving his fur to about 1-2 inches long. He'll look like a mini GSD (without the markings duh!!). Some ex-buddies of mine got a pompom & his fur was all matted & filthy, they saw it easier on the pooch to just shave him. She was the cuttest little doggy I had ever seen & he was SOOOOOOOO happy to get all that horrible fur off.

I don't know if their any health risks to this, so talk to breeders & the vet first. I heard shaving a Husky is a HUGE NO NO. they need their fur to keep them cool during the summer. But I'm not sure about a pompom. But I saw good results with with my ex-buddies pompom. He was clean all the time too. The next summer they didn't feel like shaving him & he was all matted (they did brush him alot) & he had poo stuck to his fur & pee under his shaft. I never liked holding him after he had all his fur. He was just too dirty & gross.

So ask some advice about shaving, that could help too.