Winter coats for dogs are cute, but they likely aren’t needed? Carol Bryant discusses which dog breeds should wear coats in the winter and how to choose one. This is good information for pet owners that can be deliver via social media, newsletters and have available in-house.
Source: Dogster, December 5, 2017.
Bryant shares the following on canine couture:
- Fiction: All dogs need to wear coats to protect them from the cold.
- Fiction: All dogs can become accustomed to wearing a coat.
- Fiction: Larger dogs do not need to wear winter coats or sweaters.
- Fiction: If it looks like a sweater and acts like a sweater, it will keep my dog warm.
- Fiction: A dog’s coat should be snug to keep him or her as warm as possible.
- Fiction: A dog’s pads are resilient and will protect him or her from nature’s elements.
- Fiction: Coats and hoodies must look heavy to adequately protect dogs.