The last two nights where I live have been very, very cold. The house that we rent has a bedroom upstairs that is a loft style setup. There are no baseboards (or whatever they are called) for heat up there. . . .it just rises from upstairs. Our dog sleeps on a big fluffy bed on our carpeted floor up there. We moved into this house about two months ago, and have had the dog for like a month. He is a rescue from Florida.
Long story short, the dog who typically is a great dog, and sleeps until 6:45-7 every morning has been getting up the last two night in the middle of the night to shake (like when they are wet, to dry themselves). He has been waking us up with it, and both DH and I found it to be annoying. We both thought it was because the wind was so loud. When the dog came to my side of the bed this morning I reached down to pet him and my hand brushed against his nose. . . . it was so cold. . . . . . . that's when I had the horrible realization that he wasn't shaking because he was waking up from the noises. . . . he was just too cold!!!!!
I feel like the most awful pet owner on the planet right now. I don't know how I didn't realize that was what was happening! I am going at lunch to get him a fleecy blanket to snuggle in while he sleeps. Any other suggestions?