Winter is here, and it’s snowing in many places. Dog owners should pay attention! If your dog has these symptoms, it means he is feeling cold.

1.Slept in a pot

Some cooks will be frightened when they see a dog sleeping in the pot, thinking that the dog is doing something. In fact, the dog jumped into the pot because the cook is cooking, and there must be something on the stove and in the pot. If there is residual heat, the dog sleeps in the pot just to absorb the residual heat in the pot to keep warm. This is a sign that the dog is extremely cold.

2. Trembling

When we are cold, we can’t control ourselves and shiver all the time, and the same goes for dogs. When a dog feels cold, his muscles will tremble involuntarily, which is a sign that the body is trying to generate heat to maintain body temperature.

3. Gather yourself into a ball

When your dog feels cold, he or she will try to minimize the area of his body exposed to the cold air, so he may curl up and bring his head and belly close to his body. Dogs with single-coat hair, such as Teddy and Yorkshire Terrier, are more likely to feel cold, so owners should pay special attention to this!

4.Hand in hand

Holding hands is not just for cats, dogs can also hold hands. Because dogs rely on their meat pads to dissipate heat. Once the weather is too cold, if the meat pads are exposed outside, the cold temperature will follow the dog's meat pads and take away the body temperature, making the dog even colder. However, if you hide the fleshy pads of your limbs under your belly, they can keep you warm and prevent your body temperature from losing too quickly. So when dogs feel cold, they will hide their hands, which is what we call their hands.

5. Diarrhea occurs

When the weather is cold, the dog's gastrointestinal tract is easily irritated. If you still give it cold water to drink, it will be more susceptible to coldness, so it will have diarrhea. So you need to change the dog to warm water so that it is not hot. It’s warm and good for the stomach and intestines of dogs, so they won’t have diarrhea!

6.Hide in a place where there is no wind

When dogs feel cold, they may seek shelter from the wind and hide to reduce the rate at which their bodies lose heat.
If you find that your dog is always hiding and unable to come out, it is probably because it feels cold and wants to find a place that can block the wind. Don’t be careless, and do a good job of keeping your dog warm!

How to keep your dog warm?

1. Provide warm shelter: Providing dogs with warm shelter, such as warm kennels or blankets, can reduce the impact of cold weather.
2. Wear warm clothes: Wearing warm clothes for dogs can effectively maintain their body temperature and reduce the feeling of cold. However, the clothes must be loose and comfortable, otherwise the dog will have a sense of urgency.
3. Use a heater: The dog owner can turn on the heater or a fire to keep the dog warm and help the dog maintain its body temperature. When using it, be careful not to let the dog's fur burn.
4. Appropriately increase the amount of exercise: When the weather is cold, many dogs may not like to move, but the more they don't move, the colder they will be. Appropriate exercise can increase the dog's physique, improve their resistance, and help them resist the cold. The dog owner can bring some snacks to entice the dog to go out for exercise.
5. Increase fat: In winter, you can make your dog gain some weight to better withstand the cold. Then you can adjust your dog's diet and feed it a high-protein, medium-fat dog food to help it gain weight.