If your dog is long - haired, simply trim him to minimize
the clinging ice balls, salt crystals and de-icing chemicals that can dry his skin, and don't neglect the hair between his toes.
Important items include self -
cling bandages, gauze pads, adhesive tape, antiseptic wipes, lotion or spray, blanket, cotton
balls,
ice pack, disposable gloves, rectal thermometers, scissors and tweezers.
These crosses led to the birth of the first long haired St. Bernards, a variety that proved unsuited to snow rescue when
ice balls formed and
clung to the hair, weighing the dog down.