Just as a Siberian Husky or an Alaskan Malamute might not be suited for living in Arizona, there are breeds of
dogs from warmer climates that don't do cold.
First, rule out skin parasites such as mites, fleas, ringworm (a fungal infection), and Leishmaniasis (for
dogs from warmer climates).
Not exact matches
«Organisms can deal with these stressful transitions
from warm to cold by either acclimating - think about
dogs putting on their winter coats - or by populations genetically evolving to deal with new stresses, a phenomenon known as rapid
climate adaptation,» said Alison Gerken, a post-doctoral associate with UF's Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology and the lead author of a new study, published this month in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Northern breeds equipped with heavy double coats have more protection
from the elements than
dogs with a single coat and originating
from warmer climates.
As the
climate changes, and it becomes
warmer for longer periods each year, there's more opportunity for cats and
dogs to suffer
from heat exhaustion or heatstroke in cars, even on fall and spring days.
Single - coated
dogs mostly originate
from areas with
warm climates, where undercoats are not a great advantage.
With that said, prevention is the key to keeping your
dog safe in
warmer climates and protecting them
from the dangers of heat stroke.
It is the erroneous interpretation of what IS Kinetic Energy that still «
dogs greenhouse rhetoric» and makes concentration on, and opinionation involving of, Temperature (including the «hockey stick») poorly correlated on «
climate alteration» as these generally involving of «greenhouse
warming» do NOT notice the lag produced
from Turbulent Cooling in its reversion actually releasing «stored» Kinetic Energy.
Confronted by serious questions
from Stephen McIntyre, the
dogged Ontario retiree whose
Climate Audit website exposed the fraud of Dr. Mann's global -
warming «hockey stick» graph, «Andy» writes to Dr. Mann to say not to worry, he's going to «cover» the story
from a more oblique angle: