08/06/2026
🌟 How cold is too cold for a walk? 🌟
All dogs will face the colder temperatures differently, but there are a few guidelines you can follow to keep them warm and wagging.
🐾 Feel their extremities. If their ears or feet are a bit chilly to touch, that suggests their core temperature might be a bit low. Provide a coat.
🐾 Does your dog have a double coat? Breeds that have a double coat include most kelpies, cattle dogs, German shepherds, samoyeds and huskies. A dog with a thick undercoat doesn’t need anything more to stay warm on a cold day. If your dog has a single coat, you might need to think a bit more carefully about the cold.
🐾 Smaller animals have more surface area for their weight than larger animals, which means they have more surface area to lose heat from compared to a dog that is bigger and heavier.
Small, lean dogs will generally struggle with the cold a bit more than other dogs for this reason.
🐾 Check your dog's behaviour. If your dog is shivering, hunched with tail tucked, trying to tuck their paws in close to their body or lift them off the cold ground, they’re uncomfortably cold. 🥶
