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Keeping tiny dogs warm in cold weather 11 Articles

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    by Michele Van Pelt

    Keeping your pet warm during the winter months is important for animals of all sizes but it is particularly important for small dogs. Just as you would gear yourself, your children, or elderly family members up for stayin...read more

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    by N. A. Hernandez

    Keeping your small dog warm in the cold weather should be relatively easy if your keep them indoors. Most people that consider small dogs, want them as perdominatly indoor dogs, but if yours goes outside as well then there...read more

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    by Pam Hilts

    My son owns four tea-cup chihuahuas so I am familiar with some of the challenges that comes from owning this small animal which includes heating needs. Chihuahuas often require external heat to feel comfortable. Just like...read more

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    by Hillary Marshall

    Winter whether can be harsh for a small dog to bare. Not all dogs were genetically designed to handle the harsh winter air. Often, our dogs become our children in many ways and our desire to take care of them is the same. ...read more

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    by Sarah J Palmer

    Everybody knows that hot air rises, which is bad news if you are a little dog! All the nasty cold wet weather accumulates at ground level, just waiting to freeze the feet off mini-Fido. The good news is that keeping li...read more

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    by Ted Sherman

    This is about my little stray adoptee, Pablo. When he first came into my life, he was a pathetically skinny, hairless Chihuahua mix shivering out on the street. Although I lived in a moderate climate, the winter night temp...read more

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    by Maria Melendez

    Keeping tiny dogs warm in cold weather......... I have a chihuahua and he starts shaking as soon as he feels a cold wind. He always tries to get inside my coat where it's warm and he looks like a kangaroo in the sack. P...read more

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    by Tamerea Fritz

    There are so many ways you can do this to keep the little darlings warm. One way you should not do it however is, putting them in the oven. That tends to lead to a rather negative ending. Using a basket, or a cut open w...read more

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    by Peta Cole

    Every person who has owned a little dog knows the challenges that awaits them in trying to keep their tiny friend warm when winter time approaches. For a long while i cared for my grandmothers toy chihauaha, appropriately ...read more

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    by Aprill Grant

    One of the greatest feelings in life is the one that we get from our canine companions, they provide us with love and loyalty. In return we must provide our furry friends with food, shelter and love, though sometimes it is...read more

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    by Lindzi Bell

    We have six dogs, two long hair and four short hair, two of which stay inside with us. The two terriers that stay outside get cold. We have bought a heating pad and placed it under their blankets, we keep a very close ...read more

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