50-60 mph and I've still got to take the feckers out

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Ddogs won't give me any peace otherwise

That should read 50-60mph gusts of wind (doh!)

I just thought your dogs could run incredibly fast

Good luck

In our house DH does the early morning walk - lucky him!
Our dippy spaniel loves the wind though, makes her ears flap more!
Hoping it calms down later on when me and 5 yr old DD do the field walk.

Me too, although just the one dog for now. Stupid creature is dancing a jig as he didn't go out yesterday evening (it was absolutely pouring with rain and I've buggered my knee).
He doesn't even like the wind so will be a skittish nightmare dragging me along or he'll have to wear one of my skiing snoods over his head and ears. Fgs.

Took mine out at 5am for a good long run - so glad i did, it is pounding down here now!

They will start mithering at 9am for their next walk, but if this keeps up, they can bugger off. Have filled and frozen kongs, they will have to make do with those for todays entertainment.

The hound went out the door this morning and promptly turned around and shot back to the sofa. She had to be evicted to go for a pee.

I'm hoping by the time my grumpy old man dog deigns to get out of bed the torrential rain will have stopped! I don't mind the wind so much, just the rain. He likes a longer walk when the weather is bad! He's old, but still loves his walk.

M dog walking buddy has bailed on me this morning. I don't think her dogs mind missing a walk but mine will be getting antsy soon. I think she will be getting a quick hurtle rather than a leisurely stroll.

My little JRT went out for her early morning wee at 6am. It was so windy she came hurtling back in, went back to bed and stayed there. She's not budging!

I have braved the hoolie and survived. Very wet but still in one piece. Do i get a bravery medal?

I had to heave-ho both the dogsfaces out for a wee at 7am once the door was open and they realised it was lashing wind and rain

and am currently getting the massive sad-eye as they saw me filling the wood basket but I haven't yet lit the fire

They are both lazy arsed wusses! SO glad they won't want a walk today.

There's an amber warning, ie risk of death/injury from things being blown about, so dogs won't be getting a walk today. They might consider their walk an "essential journey" worth me risking my life for, but I don't.

Not too bad here just very gusty but dog is currently sunning himself in the conservatory . On days I can't walk him , which are rare , I play ball on the stairs with him , wears him out nicely and I just sit at the bottom .

The wind didn't bother me but I didn't feel very safe waking amongst the trees hoping no branches fall on me :(

All this talk of braving the hoolie makes me think of an irate Miss Hoolie from Balamory - whatever has annoyed her so much?

We did a 30 minute ball throw/swim on the beach at 10ish but it wasn't that bad. It's now chucking it down so they're happy lounging about for now.

We managed to get out in the one hour of sunshine this morning. Just as well because I wouldn't be walking out now. Am going to drive down to the school to get the dcs. It's only a five minute walk.

My boy has to be evicted to go for a wee too. Then he minces around the path until he absolutely has to set paw on the grass and have a wee. Yet he loves a walk. Just doesn't seem to like the garden. He'd rather hold it in than go out and have a wee. Don't know how he does it.

Just got back from their afternoon walk - very blowy indeed. Chose a spot where the trees are mostly of the fir variety with nothing too big and heavy to fall on me .... Earache from the wind

Last week when reading the 'how often do you walk your dogs' thread some bloody farmer's wife made me question myself for only walking my working breed dog (and his little Heinz 57 sister) for 2 hours per day (hers apparently our out for hours with her farmer dh, often go for a run later with her and presumably pump iron and do squats when not doing that ).....Well today, when arriving at the all but abandoned car park at the local beauty spot - which normally has a dozen cars in it - I considered myself dedicated enough!!!

It was v windy where I live. Set off to go round a lake but bits of trees falling off so diverted to local racecourse where there are no trees ..... but damn it was blowy, but quite enjoyable.

Our mini schnauzer nearly got blown away on her walk
She didn't quite know what to make of it all, she kept lying down!

I have just dragged my two out. They barked at the wind and lay down howling when I finally got them out of the house this morning. Just taken them out in their fleece jammies plus a warm waterproof coat- and the second they had gone toilet they started trying to drag me back to the house. Any suggestions on how to get them to actually walk in it?

My boy is usually very demanding about his walks but he had an op that went wrong last week and is on bed rest - every cloud and all that!!

Poor dog Hoppinggreen - I hope he feels better soon

Thank you
He's much better now and driving us all mad as he's not getting his usual walkies