There are two kinds of dogs when it rains. Some stop in the doorway, look outside, look back at their human and wait, quite plainly, for somebody to switch the weather off. The others are already halfway to the nearest puddle.
This clip belongs firmly to the second kind: two dogs in raincoats, a pavement shining with water, and no sign anywhere of a bad mood.
Hunde in Regenkleidung
Familie & Tiere
Raincoats for dogs are a subject walkers get surprisingly heated about. In practice it is a calm question. Some dogs have thick, water-repellent coats and simply need nothing at all. Others are short-haired and lightly built and start to feel the chill faster in wet wind. The dog tells you which one it is, and you need no rule or chart for that: if it shivers, it is cold, and if it ploughs happily through the puddles, it is clearly managing fine.
Honestly, the coat is mostly a convenience for the human. Less wet fur in the car, less mud in the hallway, less negotiation at the front door. And what comes afterwards matters more than the jacket anyway: a good rub down, a warm spot, fresh water, and some quiet.
"A dog never asks about the forecast. A dog asks whether the lead is already in your hand."
Paw Connection
Familie & Tiere
That is really the charm of these weeks. The rainy day is followed by the day after, when the forest steams, the ground gives underfoot and every step smells like something new. To a dog that is not bad weather. It is a far more interesting walk than anything a dry August has to offer.
In the end he barely cares whether it is pouring or whether the sun is coming through the trees. He is going out. And we are going with him, in shoes that still will not be dry tomorrow.
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