Tips for walking your dog in winter

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Sarah Johnson

Healthcare Technology Correspondent

Tips for walking your dog in winter
What are the precautions for walking your dog in winter? When walking your dog in winter, be careful not to take your dog to play on the ice, and do not use a metal dog leash. When walking your dog in the morning, you can wait until the sun comes out and the ground begins to warm up before going out. Do not walk on gravel, broken glass or other surfaces with poor road conditions. You can put boots on your dog when you go out, and clean your dog's toes first after walking your dog in ice and snow.

1. When walking your dog in winter, be careful not to take your dog to play on the ice, especially ice that is not firmly frozen; do not use a metal dog leash when walking your dog in winter.

2. In winter, the temperature difference between day and night is large, and it will be colder in the morning and evening. You can go out later to walk your dog in the morning, and wait until the sun comes out and the ground starts to warm up before going out for activities.

3. When choosing a dog walking route, scavengers should be careful not to walk on gravel, broken glass and other poor road conditions. Because of the snow cover, it is difficult to know what is under the snow, so take the main road. That’s it. In response to this, you can put boots on your dogs to avoid being hurt!

4. Snow and ice often contain calcium chloride salts. When dogs go out for a walk, they will stick to their toes and be eaten when they lick their feet. Calcium chloride salts can cause vomiting and diarrhea in dogs. . Therefore, please clean your dog’s toes first after returning home from going out in ice and snow.