Winter has arrived, the days are short and the temperature has dropped to the point that it is cold outside.  We have the heat on, a fire in the fireplace, a hot cocoa to drink but what about our best friend and loving companion, our dog.  We need to take special precautions for them as well as ourselves.

If your dog has to stay outside, be sure to equip her with a dry, warm, non-drafty place or structure.  Even though an outside dog has long fur and is of sufficient size, these dogs need the protection of an appropriate shelter.  In addition to proper clean bedding (not hay),  supplemental heat (heat disk, heated bed or heat lamps) will be required if conditions are severe. As a precaution, electrical ...