When Is It Too Cold To Take Your Dog Outside?

With arctic air sweeping the country regularly over the last month, how do you know when it’s too cold for your dog to be outside?

Dogs, by nature, like to hide when they are uncomfortable. New pet insurance company “Fetch” by The Dodo has created a chart to let pet parents know when to keep doggos inside. The chart goes by the size of pets and notes the more delicate or short haired the breed, the more affected by the cold they are. Small breeds are most affected. In case you didn’t know, pets can get hypothermia just like humans.

Here’s what their experts suggest:

• For most large dogs: the unsafe potential temps, when you need to keep an eye on Fido, is between 40 to 20 degrees. At 15 degrees it can be dangerous and at 10 degrees and below, it is life threatening.
• For medium breeds, the unsafe mark is 45 degrees, the dangerous point is 30 degrees and the life threatening mark is 10 degrees or lower.
• Small breeds have little tolerance for the cold. The unsafe temp is 45, dangerous sits at 30 degrees and life threatening is 20 degrees.