【Fallingtemperaturesarenoexcusetoavoidoutdoorexercisewithyourdog.Alongwithmakingsureyouareappropriatelydressed,yourdogshouldalsobeproperlyprotectedfromtheelements.SomelargebreeddogssuchasLabradorRetrievers,】

　　Fallingtemperaturesarenoexcusetoavoidoutdoorexercisewithyourdog.Alongwithmakingsureyouareappropriatelydressed,yourdogshouldalsobeproperlyprotectedfromtheelements.SomelargebreeddogssuchasLabradorRetrievers,GoldenRetrievers,GermanShepherdsandHuskiescantoleratethecolderweatherbetterthanothers.Thesedogsmayalsodevelopathickercoatovertimeastheyareexposedtocolderweather.

　　Smallerbreeds,however,likeChihuahuasandMiniaturePinschers,breedswithshortcoatsandpuppiesshouldwearsometypeofprotection,i.e,acoatorsweater,ifthetemperaturedropstoolow.Lookforcoatsorsweaterswithhighcollarsoraturtleneckthatcoversyourdogfromthebaseofthetailontoptothebellyunderneath.

　　Dogbooties(毛线鞋)providegoodprotectionfromchemicalsorsaltsonthepavementaswellasmud.Ifyoudon’tusethebooties,besuretowipeyourdog’spawpadswithroomtemperaturewateraftertakingitoutside.

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　　Whenyoubatheyourdog,dryhimcompletelybeforetakinghimoutinthecoldweatherforawalkorexercise.Itisespeciallyimportanttokeepyourdogwellgroomed(打扮)duringthewintermonthstoprotecthimfromtheelements.

　　Ifyourdogfrequentlyparticipatesinoutdooractivitiesduringthecoldermonths,increasehisfoodintake,especiallyprotein,tohelpkeephiscoatgrowthickandhealthy.Dogsthatarenotasactiveduringthewintermonthsmayneedtohavetheirfoodconsumptionreduced.

　　Theamountoftimeyouspendoutsidewithyourdogwilldependonhissize,breedtypeandage.Rememberthatillorelderlydogsaremoresensitivetocoldweather.Dogswhomcoldweatheragreeswithcanspendhoursoutsidewithoutgettingcoldbutsomeofthesmallerandyoungerdogs’exercisesessionsshouldbekeptshorter.Dogsshouldnotbeleftoutsideunattended.

　　Anotheractivitytoconsiderisdoggiedaycare,whichisanexcellentalternativeduringcoldweathermonths.It’sagreatplaceforyourdogtogetplentyofphysicalandmentalstimulationwhilebeingwithotherdogs.

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