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[Mindy D]

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@rms1954 wrote:

I often wonder how many really survive.  We feed them everyday but the squirrels steal most of it.  Feathers keep them warm, my husband tells me.  He's a bird officionado  (so he thinks) but I think he tells me that cuz I worry about them.  I guess if they are native to the area they are used to it.  Thanks for feeding them and caring. 

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@rms1954 @I always wonder where the birds go during hurricanes. I found out where some owls were able to shelter when I went into a Costco the morning after a storm and in the entryway area of the store the white food rafters were sheltering quite a few owls. I'd never seen owls there before but they could have been there before the storm and I just didn't realize it. 

[Mindy D]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

Feels like temp:  -1°

65-70 mph wind

Chi-Chi was tramatized after her morning potty break.

Has not moved in 5 hrs.  I keep checking her to make sure she is still breathing.

I had to carry her inbetween cars so the wind would not topple her over as well as myself.  Wind blew her frozen tootsie roll poop all over the place.  Pee froze on contact w/ground & on my boot & pants leg.

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@Mz iMac @Does she have to stand in the snow? Are there rubber booties for dogs? Oh,btw, I've borrowed your cute purple emojis. I love them.

[rms1954]

@Mindy D Poor baby.  Buy her some dog booties.  When it's this cold it can hurt her paw pads.

[Mz iMac]

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@Mindy D wrote:

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Does she have to stand in the snow? Are there rubber booties for dogs? Oh,btw, I've borrowed your cute purple emojis. I love them.

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@Mindy D   She's too low to the ground to stand or walk in snow.  She'll snow drown? I have to kick the snow until I reach grass.

@rms1954  No dog booties fit.  She has looooong feet & legs are toothpick thin for the booties to stay on.  I have to special order from a vendor that deals w/Chihuahuas.  Not going to deal w/that till next winter.

Extremely cold weather she does not walk on pavements because I carry her to the grassy areas.  She actually likes the cold 30°+.  Being from Mexico, it's the frigid "windy" temps that traumatizes her.

Don't know what I am going to do w/the upcoming northeastner severe snow storm.  I may have to go in the woods where the trees blocks most of the snow getting to the ground.

[Kachina624]

@Mz iMac. Does she have a really warm, fleecy coat?

[Mz iMac]

@Kachina624  She has a down coat which goes over her turtleneck sweaters.

EDIT:  It's hooded w/fur to keep her big ears from getting frost bite.