I recently had a discussion with some friends on whether or not it was enjoyable to walk in the rain. There were mixed opinions, some wrong I might add.
Since it has been raining a bit this week in Texas, I decided to test out the idea and give a walk in the rain a try. I set out to check the mail, a simple, short walk with the pups. Wasn’t raining too hard when we ventured out, then decided to pour for our homecoming journey.
Prior to the down-pour:
Here are the results of who enjoyed and who didn’t on a scale of one to ten, and this settles the debate.
Bear: 12+
Zoe: 5
Me: -5
It was horrible for me, Zoe was indifferent and Bear was in Bear-Heaven.
No one enjoys walking in the rain unless you are Bear.
Zoe chose to hang back with me and attempt to get dry.
Again, no one enjoys walking in the rain…
It is hard to argue with a scientific analysis like that.
It all depends on how hard it is raining and how many days it has been raining. And how far you have to walk. And if you have appropriate rain gear.
Dogs count as negative rain gear.