Do your dogs like to go out when it's raining?

@kaka135 (14916)
Malaysia
November 21, 2008 12:29am CST
My dog really likes to go out in the rain. Every time when it's raining, she likes to go and let the rain drops on her. She likes to play with water too. Sometimes, By the way, she's a Labrador. I understand Labrador likes water, but I'm just afraid she will get sick by this. How about your dogs? Do they like to play with water? Or always go out during raining days?
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@Llonorra22 (1150)
• Philippines
21 Nov 08
No. my dog always hide when it rains. She always make herself safe especially when it rains! Godspeed...
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi Llonorra22, thanks for your response. Then, you need not worry about she'll get sick always...
• Philippines
22 Nov 08
yeah.. you're right.. I always treat my dog like a baby that's why she's like that... godspeed..
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@shonali (1286)
• India
21 Nov 08
all my dogs are labradors.... but none of my dogs like going out in the rain...though one of them loves having a bath...the other dont even l;ike having a bath....
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi shonali, thanks for your response. Really? I have read that it's the nature of labradors that they like water. I thought that's why my dog likes to go out in the rain.
@donsky14 (5947)
• Philippines
21 Nov 08
Well as for my dogs, they try to avoid the rain. lol.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi donsky14, thanks for your response. It's good that they avoid the rain, so you don't need to worry about them.
• Philippines
21 Nov 08
Yes, they like rain. When the rain comes here our dogs don't care if they will get wet they playing outside the house, and run and run until they got tired. But some of my dogs don't like water lol. Sometimes they are weird.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi angeltrhix, thanks for your response. I think some breeds of dogs just don't like playing with water.
• China
21 Nov 08
Hello your dog is lovey,like go out play while raining,hehe dont you afrid if she will get sick if she does it? mine is afraid of water,she just hates to walk with wet place as well..
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
22 Nov 08
Nope, we don't bathe her everyday, we do it once a week. It's actually quite time consuming to bathe her, coz she likes to play with water, every time when she's taking shower, my husband will get all wet. You mean taking shower everyday will cause the dogs get sick? Yeah, I feel sad when my dog is sick, it's just your kid is sick...
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi 333tangtang, thanks for your response. Yeah, sometimes I do worry if she'll get sick or not, but she really enjoys herself in the rain. My dog gets dirty very easily, coz she'll just go anywhere, even muddy places.
• China
21 Nov 08
hi,Do your dog take shower everyday? some of my friend's dog does...that is why theri dogs ealiy to get sick.... I will sad if my dog get sick....
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• Philippines
21 Nov 08
Nope! I remember before when I still have dogs. what they do when its raining was sleeping in a corner. They love the warmth feeling just like humans.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi carmelsuarez, thanks for your response. Your dogs seem so good.
@reinydawn (11643)
• United States
22 Nov 08
My dog is a retriever/boxer mix and she absolutely will not go out in the rain. She thinks she wants to go out, then when I open the door and she sees/hears the rain she just walks away. One of these days she's going to have an accident in the house because she wont go out in the rain.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
22 Nov 08
Hi reinydawn, thanks for your response. It's sad to hear that your dog has an accident. I always tried to prevent my dog from running out of my house, coz she may not know how to watch out for cars.
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• United States
21 Nov 08
nope..my dogs like to whine and whine and insist that they want out..then stand at the open doorway and just watch the rain. they will "hold it" for quite a while until the rain stops, or at least is barely a sprinkle, before they finally decide that they really need to use the bathroom lol! if they are outback and it starts raining on them..they come tearing in the house like they were being chased by demons! i very much doubt if your Lab will get sick due to playing in the water! Labs LOVE water and they have a pretty thick coat..they would have to be soaking in a pool or pond for a little bit before their undercoat gets wet. with just some average rainfall..i doubt if the skin on their torso even gets wet.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
21 Nov 08
Hi CinderInMySoul, thanks for your response. Your dogs are so cute... it must be fun wathing them while it's raining. I like to see their cute face expressions. Perhaps they won't get sick due to the rain. I shouldn't view her in the point from a human being, right? Sometimes I just feel pitiful when she's all wet.
@kezabelle (2974)
22 Nov 08
No rain or water wont hurt as long as they arent being left in the freezing cold for hours and hours. Our dog doesnt like the rain though he wont go outside if its raining and will wait for toileting until its stopped he certainly wont go for a walk in it!
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
23 Nov 08
Hi kezabelle, thanks for your response. Yeah, I think dogs are healthier than I thought.
@Anne18 (11029)
23 Nov 08
We haven't got any dogs in our house, we have two cats, one doesn't mind the rain and one hates the rain. Back to dogs when I was a child we had a dog and he didn't mind the rain but hated it idf it rained cats and dogs, but a little rain to medium rain then he didn't mind.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 08
Hi Anne18, thanks for you response. I didn't know some cats like rain too.
@jess07 (319)
22 Nov 08
hi, no my dogs hate going out when its raining they sit on the doorstep and refuse to move.So i have to pick them up and carry them out,often they slip their collars and run straight back in the house! lol
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
22 Nov 08
hi jess07, thanks for your response. haha~~ I can imagine how cute your dogs are.....
@philjas (1134)
• United States
21 Nov 08
My dogs are all Beagles and none of them like rain. The problem is when they have to go out and it's raining and they try to avoid it!
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
22 Nov 08
Hi philjas, thanks for your response. It seems like not many dogs like rain.
@suegt31 (165)
• Australia
23 Nov 08
I have Small dogs and i find that they go out in the rain too. I also worry that they will get sick because they are so small. They never seem to get sick though so i just let them do as they want now.
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@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
23 Nov 08
Hi suegt31, thanks for your response. Yeah, I think if they really enjoy getting in the rain, then just let them be. At least, my dog also hasn't get sick because of wet.
@patweber (78)
• United States
23 Nov 08
Not only does our dog NOT like rain, she doesn't like snow. When it rains Chanel will go out if I hold an umbrella and go along with her. During any snow, which thankfully we get little, unless I shovel a patch of grass for her, she won't go out. On either of these kind of days I usually put a doggy training pad down just in case my timing isn't in synch with her needs.
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
24 Nov 08
Hi patweber, thanks for your response. I am visualizing when you are holding umbrella, and Chanel is walking beside you... it's so cute.
• Philippines
22 Nov 08
I think most dogs don't like water but your dog is different.Well,my dog only wants it if I bathe him especially when it's hot and if I wet myself as well.
@kaka135 (14916)
• Malaysia
22 Nov 08
Hi kat_princess, thanks for your response. Labrador is a kind of dogs that like water very much.
@shymurl (2765)
• United States
11 Dec 08
My two dogs hate the rain. they hate the cold period. I have to make them go out in it to go to the bathroom. even if it means me getting wet.