clipping in the winter

[crunchie]

Forgive me if this is a silly question, but we have had Pringle clipped a couple of times this year and really like how she is done and how she looks after.  With the winter getting closer I was just wondering if it is okay to carry on having her clipped through the winter or if there is a different clip that gets done when it is colder with less hair removed and what other people do.

[Cob-Web]

I clip closer in winter     

I use coats if my dogs are going to be on lead or standing still for any length of time in the wet/cold - but if they are running around, they don't notice the cold, and it is a lot easier to get them warm and dry afterwards with short hair 

[Beth]

I clip closer in winter     

I use coats if my dogs are going to be on lead or standing still for any length of time in the wet/cold - but if they are running around, they don't notice the cold, and it is a lot easier to get them warm and dry afterwards with short hair 

What she said. Jarvis happily dives into freezing water in the winter so having a shorter coat keeps him warmer!

[LouiseAS]

Mine are clipped the same in winter and summer.  I do put a coat on Meg now she's getting older as she does feel the cold but Jakey won't wear anything and TBH he's never standing still long enough to feel cold. 

TBH they are so much easier to keep clean and dry with short coats.

[JenSam]

I clip closer in winter     

I use coats if my dogs are going to be on lead or standing still for any length of time in the wet/cold - but if they are running around, they don't notice the cold, and it is a lot easier to get them warm and dry afterwards with short hair 

Same here.  It's easier to dry them off when they are wet, although maybe I should have done that this summer 

[crunchie]

Thanks everyone.  I was thinking that it would be easier to keep her dry and clean if her coat was a bit shorter, I was just worrying about her getting cold, but obviously she is going to get dry and warm quicker if her coat is short 

[Joules]

I keep Coco fairly short all year round - much easier to rinse off mud etc in winter if she is not so hairy. 

[KellyS]

If they are house dogs I wouldn't worry to much - you could always buy her a wolley jacket if need be

[crunchie]

If they are house dogs I wouldn't worry to much - you could always buy her a wolley jacket if need be

She already has a mini doggy version of a horsey new zealand rug type coat