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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 404680" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Mostly the sweaters and coats are for the "cute factor" but some dogs do need them if they're going to be out in the cold for more than a minute or two. My little guys can make a quick potty trip outside "naked" but for anything longer than that they do need something on them. They are cold-natured anyway and they have very little hair (completely bare on their underside) and they don't have the fuzzy undercoat that other breeds have. The smooshy face dogs without a long muzzle are breathing that cold air in almost directly to their lungs and they get cold very easily. They don't regulate their body temperature very well and can get too cold or overheat very quickly. </p><p> </p><p>I wish I had a picture of my Katy (the one in my avatar) going with me to the local Christmas Parade last year! She loves socializing at the parade but it was really cold so I put a t-shirt on her and her winter coat. I always refer to the coat as her "pimp coat". It's very thick and warm with a fuzzy collar but it's gold colored with embroidery on it and sparkly sequin things. Under that she wore her Merry Christmas t-shirt with a green wreath on it with little multi-colored Christmas lights that flash when she walks. And when she walked, the flashing lights on her t-shirt were showing through the winter coat! She was the most festive girl at the parade and was a lot warmer than I was! It was fun, but without the clothes, it would have been much too cold for her to be outside that long and she would have had to miss it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 404680, member: 1883"] Mostly the sweaters and coats are for the "cute factor" but some dogs do need them if they're going to be out in the cold for more than a minute or two. My little guys can make a quick potty trip outside "naked" but for anything longer than that they do need something on them. They are cold-natured anyway and they have very little hair (completely bare on their underside) and they don't have the fuzzy undercoat that other breeds have. The smooshy face dogs without a long muzzle are breathing that cold air in almost directly to their lungs and they get cold very easily. They don't regulate their body temperature very well and can get too cold or overheat very quickly. I wish I had a picture of my Katy (the one in my avatar) going with me to the local Christmas Parade last year! She loves socializing at the parade but it was really cold so I put a t-shirt on her and her winter coat. I always refer to the coat as her "pimp coat". It's very thick and warm with a fuzzy collar but it's gold colored with embroidery on it and sparkly sequin things. Under that she wore her Merry Christmas t-shirt with a green wreath on it with little multi-colored Christmas lights that flash when she walks. And when she walked, the flashing lights on her t-shirt were showing through the winter coat! She was the most festive girl at the parade and was a lot warmer than I was! It was fun, but without the clothes, it would have been much too cold for her to be outside that long and she would have had to miss it. [/QUOTE]
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