Once the temperature starts steadily dropping, I don’t think about getting my parka and snow boots out of storage — I immediately begin worrying about keeping my dog warm and safe when we go outside.

Cold weather brings real risks for dogs, especially as temperatures drop below freezing. While some breeds tolerate cold better, there are others that can’t handle even mildly chilly air. But breed ...

I have written columns on heat stroke in dogs, but this one is about dogs getting hypothermia, a decrease in body temperature from a cold environment. Here in Santa Barbara, we sometimes forget how ...