She's just so cute I can't help it!! So please accept my apologies but today's blog is another Bindi-blog. We live in Alaska. I may have mentioned this to you before, and in Alaska it gets bloody cold. I mean like step outside and you'll die kind of cold. At least that's what it feels like to me, being British; we get a lot of rain and chilly, damp days in Britain and most Winters we'll get an inch or two of snow and the whole country grinds to a halt. Transport is thrown into chaos, and schools are closed because the staff cannot get there- hilarious!
However in Alaska, the cold isn't the damp kind of cold but the evil I-will-kill-you-if-you-remain-outside-for-more-than-three-minutes-without-survival-gear-on kind of cold. I myself wear the world's biggest Parka on my way to the bus stop when it is Winter here; with the deep collar up and the hood on only my eyes are exposed to the air and fortunately they haven't frozen shut in the two Winters I've been here. So how will my 7 pound Chihuahua cope with the fact that she has an outside bathroom ie the garden? We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, meanwhile she shivers in August when I take her outside in the garden for five minutes so at the weekend myself and Perfect Husband were on a mission to buy her a warm jacket or similar. We went to FIVE petshops before we found anything suitable "oh no we don't have our cold weather dog clothing in yet" they all said..... Oh HELLOOO this is Alaska for goodness' sake- granted we actually had a beautiful Summer here but it's pretty clear that's come to an end and we're now in the Monsoon season (remember me getting soaked to and from the bus stop by selfish/blind/texting drivers plowing through lake-sized puddles??) and my poor baby can hardly pee because she's shivering so violently. Luckily we found a snug little blue jumper which is a perfect fit and keeps her warm and toasty, she may not be in complete agreement about wearing it outside, but at least she's shivers no more. Winter's another story though; am scouring Ebay for Arctic Chihuahua gear!
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