Dogs that hate rain

[PookieDo]

I have adopted a dog from a relative - long story but dog is happy with us right now and I don’t want him to be unsettled. He’s a small terrier is about 5

I walk him every day but he hates morning walks and just wants to go back home

And he won’t walk at all if it is wet out and is hard to get to go for a wee in the garden without a lot of coaxing

It’s rained all week and although I have made him go for at least a short walk, he’s really unhappy about being wet and I feel mean about making him. But then I am worrying he’s not getting enough exercise if I do not.

He lets me give him a bath without any fuss, he is a good dog. And I play with him indoors a lot

Does anyone else have a rain hating dog? Do you make them walk or just let them be until the weather improves?

[Singingcricket]

Oh well that's good he is healthy op! Dogs do need a lot more sleep and rest and time out than is generally acknowledged I think!

It was just the bit about him being reluctant in the morning that made me wonder tbh.

Is he getting enough sleep at night do you know?

Or is he fearful of going outside? (That can sometimes happen if puppies miss familiarisation training at the appropriate time.) But if he's happy in himself and not fearful or depressed, maybe he is getting quite a lot of exercise playing and running around the house?

I wonder if another doggie companion would get him out and about more?

[spot102]

So currently it's raining so no one wants to go out and spot dog is in season so her outings will be somewhat curtailed anyway. I can see her being very irritating for the next few weeks!!!

[PookieDo]

I don’t know why he doesn’t like mornings - he will stay in bed after you get up and I have to physically take him downstairs to go to the toilet as he will find ANY excuse not to go 😂 you think he is behind you, no he’s off doing something else

He’s very playful so you can spent a long time doing that instead. He is an anxious dog but my garden is very flat and secure and quiet. You call tell he doesn’t like getting wet as he will use the gravel for a toilet if it’s raining and gingerly pick his way across the patio!

[mrsjoyfulprizeforraffiawork]

Ha, ha - we have very heavy showers this morning in my area and my dog was anxious for her walk (we got up late) so we went out in the middle of one - even though she was desperate, she was more desperate to go back into the flat immediately and wouldn't even have a wee in the garden before doing so. We tried again after the rain eased up a bit (she was keen again) and I put her coat on her (which sometimes makes her agree to go out in the rain). She hurried me down to the forest at the end of the road (more shelter from rain than her usual morning walk). I let her off and she trotted off to do a wee. We were just going to go on a bit further and the rain came on heavy again. She hid in the bushes, I went on a few yards to a better sheltered bit and noticed she hadn't followed me. I headed back for her and as soon as I hove into view, she turned round, kicked up her heels and hurtled back up the path to my road (she's never done that before). I ran after here and she was waiting just the other end of the path under someone's roof edge for me. As soon as I joined her, she was galloping back along the road to home as quickly as she could (fortunately, had come to me to have the lead put on before she did so). This is a dog who MUST visit the local lake and the local streams every single day for a big paddle.

[Hoppinggreen]

I have a Golden Retriever, rain hating is not a concept I’m familiar with!

[pigsDOfly]

Agree with pp that it's about the noise. I read something a long time ago that said that it can sound very loud inside a dog's head when rain falls on it; so pretty unpleasant I imagine.

My small dog will run outside to wee/poo in the rain if I tell her she's ok but she doesn't like it and dashes back in.We don't walk in the rain.

However, the other day she decided she needed to have a nice long stroll in the garden and wandered around for ages completely oblivious to the pelting rain pouring down on her. Strange animals.

[MuthaFunka61]

My 2 year old lab jumps over puddles, hates the rain yet will jump into a pond on a sunny day for a swim.
He's a funny character

[Doriana]

My dogs are not rain lovers though they will always come out - just a bit reluctantly. One of them really hates his ears getting wet and will shake them to flick the rain off. The same dog gives all puddles a wide berth.

[BorderlineExperimental]

Three of mine are very much fair weather dogs and I've long since given up trying to force them out when I know they're going to be miserable. Generally the more interesting the walk the more rain they're willing to put up with but even so proper heavy rain is a no go.

When the weather is bad I just up the enrichment, training and other activities at home.

[PookieDo]

He really hates wet ears

[Purplecatshopaholic]

My sighthound hates getting a wet head. He has a myriad of coats and things but hates going out in bad weather. If its really bad we will go out in the garden for him to have a quick pee (he literally goes out, has a pee, then stands by the door wanting back in), but he will refuse point blank to actually go for a walk.

[MrsZola]

Boxer/staffie cross absolutely hates the rain! I have to bribe her to go out for a wee. She must have a bladder the size of the Atlantic because she can hang on all bloody day if it's particularly wet. I can't persuade her with bribes, holding an umbrella over her or me standing in therain, in my pj's and wellies trying to make it look like fun! It does worry me, it can't be good for her.

[MsMightyTitanAndHerTroubadours]

we had two GSDs who hated the rain, one of them once backed his arse out the door so he could pee, and not have rain in his face

He also turned tail for home one day when he had gone out with dh and the rain caught them....Dh turned around to see what the dog was doing as normally he walked really nicely ahead or close, and he was trotting home abandoning dh to his fate. :o :o

I know some dogs are not bothered by it, but the misery etched on most dog's faces when it's lashing rain is not something I want to see on my puppyfaces. And i do not like the rain either!