How To Keep Your Dog Warm During Cold Months

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Keeping your furry friend warm during colder months is essential for their health and comfort. However, it can be hard to keep a dog warm during winter especially if they are an outdoor dog. Fortunately, you keep your own pup whose spends a lot of time outside warm, healthy and happy by following the simple guidelines mentioned below.

Keep your pooch indoor: Don’t leave your pet outdoor when the temperature drops. Their coats did not protect them from harsh dips in temperatures. So, don’t let them go outdoors except for the necessary functions like relieving themselves and brief exercise. Otherwise, keep them inside is safe.

Keep your pooch hydrated: Trying to stay warm will take up a lot of your pet’s energy. Make sure there is always fresh water available for your pooch.

Use canine clothing: It’s not for a fashion statement; it is must to keep your pooch warm. The sweater or coat retains your pets’ natural body heat and also keeps its skin from drying out. The cotton material makes your pet feel warm and comfortable. While walking outside, Use booties or canine socks to keep your pet paws snuggly warm.

Get a Doghouse: To keep your furry friend warm, it is mandatory to have a shelter which will protect your dog from wind chill and weather. Go for a sloped roof and consider adding insulation. Additionally, a pooch bed can also help to retain his body heat which adds extra bits of warm.

Feed your Pooch More: Like a human, the dog also needs more energy to keep functioning during colder months. So make sure to feed them a little bit more than other time and consult your vet if your pooch is overweight.

Limit Baths and Haircuts: During colder months, try to limit your pooch bathe and also when you bathe your pet, make sure that you pet is completely dry before taking it for a walk. Don’t groom your pet hair during winter because furs help to retain the body heat.

Never leave your Pooch in a cold car: During the colder month, the car can act like a refrigerator and can freeze your pet to death. So, never leave your pet alone in a car.

Give your pooch some Fresh pet treats which will guarantee to warm their hearts and their spirits.
 
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