Windy Day Woes

[Londongirl]

Just back from a disastrous walk with Henry. It's very windy, but we managed to miss the rain. Henry's behaviour, though, was ATROCIOUS. He wouldn't walk nicely at all. Just a whirling dervish at the end of the lead. I couldn't settle him at all and we didn't get to play any of our usual games because he had ZERO focus. I could have happily let the lead go and watch him fly off into the wind like Toto in The Wizard of Oz. I can remember my kids being a bit bananas on really windy days when they were little. Is it the same for dogs?

*places 'Dog For Sale' in the small ads*

[PollySpaull]

Definitely the same for dogs! I find with Monty, and with Ernest actually, the wind seems to get up their tails and they just go a little doolally! I just had a first training class with Ernest, and he was also spinning like a crocodile on the end of the lead in this weather! So I wouldn't worry too much! X

[8 Hairy Feet]

It's the floppy ears that do it

[Blueberry]

Been out with Blue for a very 'bracing' walk! The local clough, where I usually let him off for a doggy paddle, has turned into a raging torrent worthy of the name Niagara!  He still wanted to go in, no sense of danger at all.  It took all my strength to hold him back.

[lescef]

I was a teacher and the kids were always dreadful in the wind! 
The dogs aren't much better! 

[Londongirl]

Thanks, guys, I feel better now. Might just give the mutt the benefit of the doubt. As soon as he stops barking at the wind in the chimney...

[bizzylizzy]

Quite normal apparantly, I remember our first trainer warning us about the wind, she had horses and said they hated the wind!

We've just come in after spending an hour next door and Humphrey's gone ballistic - you'd have thought he'd been on his own for days, -he's never that bad normally!

[Ernies mum]

Ha , Ernie has been the same , completely & utterly bonkers on our walks . Lots of zoomies & galloping about whilst his ears flap madly in the wind 

[Finvarra]

In my horse riding days it used to be fun, they were very,skittish when it was windy, which made a ride very unpredictable to,say the least 

Lesley and Dylan

[Mudmagnets]

I didn't bother taking mine out at all, except for vital trips to garden and when the wind blew a tree down in the garden I decided we were all safer indoors.