Showing posts with label dog coats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dog coats. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 10, 2021

November - nearly ready for takeoff

 The mild October days, (with a few windy days) 

continued into the first days of November.

Yesterday we had reached a whooping 17 C (62.6F) !

Maybe we should stay at home? 

We went to all the beautiful places one more time.
It makes leaving not easy.


 But, tonight were are back to 0C (32F)

Time to go travelling anyway?

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The last few days was very busy with packing the camper and cleaning the house.

Finally we are done. The water is off  and the power shut down.

And we got our booster shots today.

Dixie is trying some of her new outfits - 

a harness 
Her reaction : I can do that. 

and at the very last minute : a raincoat 

Her faxe says it all: really? You must be kidding me!

Well, no, we are not joking here.

Have you ever walked a 98 pound dog in a heavy downpour and then

entered an RV or camper?

Than you know. WET, wetter and wettest. 

Wet carpet, wet dog bed and wet dog smell for ever!

Not this time.

I hope she will figure it out for herself: 

 that it is very nice to stay dry and

we will be all happy campers! 


OK, now one more sleep and then: 

It is a go!




Translation

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War der Oktober mild, mit ein paar stürmischen Außnahmen, so waren es auch die ersten Novembertage. 

Wir sind noch einmal zu all den schönen Aussichtsplätzen gewandert und gestern saßen wir sogar noch draussen, bei 17 Grad! 

Bei solch schönen Wetter mag man gar nicht ans Reisen denken.

Doch heute fielen die Temperaturen bis auf 0 Grad. Da sollte man doch lieber aufbrechen, oder?

Nun, in den beiden letzten Tage waren wir sehr beschäftigt mit dem Packen des Wohnanhängers und der Reinigung des Hauses.

Nun sind Wasser und Strom abgestellt,

Dixie hat für die Reise ein Brustgeschirr und einen Regenmantel bekommen. Mit dem Geschirr war sie auch chnell vertraut, aber der Regenmantel ist noch sehr gewöhnungsbedürftig. Doch wenn man weiß wieviel Regenwasser so ein Hundefell aufsaugen kann, dann ist es keine Frage. Im Wohnwagen wird es demnächst wesentlich trockener sein! Und außerdem mag sie eigentlich kein Regenwetter, und ich hoffe daß sie bald angenehm findet darunter trocken zu bleiben. Man wird sehen.

 Noch einmal schlafen gehen und wir sind reisebereit!







Sunday, December 24, 2017

Just in Time

With a severe winter storm on the horizon 
I could not let our girl go around half naked. 
Just in time I sewed our little Princess a new coat 
from an old windbreaker jacket of mine. 
I am usually not a gifted seamstress, hems and zippers are all 
that I normally use to get done. 

But I think I did well this time.
We are ready for a foot of snow and fierce, icy winds.
Dixie seems to like her coat, too.




Thursday, December 14, 2017

Female problems

With the temperature plummeting and a fierce wind blowing
I wanted to cover up our puppy.
Not a surprise, really.

Dixie has grown a lot lately
and the coats that fit her neatly a few weeks ago 
are too small now. 
Sorry mom, I have outgrown this one. 
That one is barely hanging onto me.

We are in the position most women recognize:

I HAVE NOTHING TO WEAR!

Either I grow a winter coat on my own or
Santa has to bring one pretty soon!