How Cold Does It Get in a Dog House? Dr. Ernie Ward
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- Veterinarian Dr. Ernie Ward stays in a dog house overnight during the winter to find out how cold it gets inside and what a dog experiences.
Location: Chicago, IL
Outside temperature: 8-12F (-13.3-11.1C)
Wind: Calm
Test subject (Dr. Ernie Ward): 5'8", 145 lbs. (172cm, 66kg)
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Watch video to find out how cold it gets inside the dog house!
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This keeps it real for the abusivers and lazy dog owners who say their dogs are comfy in their doghouses!
Some dog houses have heaters inside, but it's a powerful message for people who don't have one.
My dog has a three-bedroom house what a room and a king size bed because he lives in the damn house with me.
Pack animals stay with the pack
Amen That’s right preach my bro
When I was growing up we had 1-2 hunting dog(s) on the farm. There dog house was a small shed with 2 layers of hay with a plastic sheet door and a s wall from the entrance. The dog house was better insulated then my house. I can always put another log in the wood stove, or put another blanket on. But the dogs, and other animals on the farm cant do that. So always think of your animal's.
Growing up, we had Brittany Spaniels. Not the type of dog that is especially adapted to cold weather running. Our dog house had a opening just big enough for the Brittany's to go through, and a roof that was hinged so we could clean out the inside easily. Every fall dad would get a bale of clean straw, fluff it up and shove it in the top of the dog house. The dogs would joyfully jump in the whole roll around inside pop back out and run back in. They stayed out in the dog house all winter long even in the Sub-Zero weather. The straw insulated the dogs from the cold ground and the exterior of the dog house. The other factor is that there was always two dogs. With all that being said putting a single dog in a plastic dog house with no insulation is a no no in cold weather
I think I’d sooner take the Dr’s advice and take them in…
When it's real cold here in west Tennessee, I bring my dog inside. When it's just average chilly, she stays in her dog igloo. It is under a canopy on the back porch. Her igloo has a headed dog pad to lay on and a reptile non lighted heat lamp hanging from the ceiling. There is a thick bath towel hanging in the door opening. She also has a heated water bowl. Anything less would be unacceptable. **** Update**** I found a wireless thermometer at Walmart. I hid it inside the igloo so she wouldn't chew it up and keep the monitor in the living room.
How did you get a heated lamp in the igloo?
@@tomomasta3254 I hung a heat lamp from the vent opening at the top. I tried to post a link for the lamp but it won't work. I bought it at Petco.
@@darrinsiberia Thankfully I'm not responsible for those people.
I live in MN and we also have some of the coldest winters. I just want to point out that that doghouse you're experimenting on is not insulated, not raised up off the ground, and you dont have any blankets, straw, or heat lamps/fans in there. My dog stays outside majority of the winter with all the amenities I just mentioned and she's fine. The thermostat reads roughly 50 to 55 degrees in the doghouse. She does get to come inside during snow storms and windy conditions but not on a regular basis
Exactly! We lived in Alberta and did all these things for our dogs.
I live in Alberta and I would NEVER even consider doing that!
Its actually illegal in British Columbia canada to leave your dog outside overnight in any situation. The reason for that is because dogs are pack animals and keeping them away from their pack (you), is deemed as punishment to them. But if that has to be explained than its probably a waste of breath
@@brooklynridgeanimalsanctua4925 you are ridiculous
Asshole
He is doing the experiment as the maker of the doghouse instructs how to use. Sold claiming to keep pets warm in winter & cool in summer...being made of insulation materials. Lies.
I have an American Eskimo (white Spitz) that voluntarily goes and stays outside even when the temperature is -10 to -15F degrees. He'll stay out for hours, waiting for 'mom' (the wife...his favorite human) to come home from shopping and will look at me like I'm nuts when trying to coax him back in the house to be warmer. But then, he's a breed that was bread to live and survive in cold weather.
For the average dog...one not bread for cold climates, like the Chihuahua, Beagle, Rotweiller, and other short-hair breeds...this information will definitely be a life saver during cold winter weather.
Ron Prasuhn completely missing the point...
I consider huskies and nordic dogs to be the only dogs worthy of bieng called a dog.
If you had listened to Dr. Ward, he says that there are specialized breeds that are the exception. Like Micah said, you completely missed the point.
I'm glad that you understand that your white Spitz is one of the few breeds that is better suited to handle those extreme temperatures - not for prolonged periods I hope - and mentioning that others breeds don't stand a chance.
@@fuckugplus r/gatekeeping
Try the experiment with a door closed on the doghouse, properly insulate the doghouse with straw, and fill the doghouse with straw bedding. Id be interested to see the results.
Probably would be alright if build right but man it's cold outside. I mean it's cold just being outside.
Door closed? So if the dog needs to urinate or deficate, it just goes inside where it's sleeping?
maybe not the door closed but like vinyl flaps/doggie door...and yes wooden and with straw, I am curious as well. Wood is a better conductor of heat.
EXACTLY - plus factor in the heat generated by dogs who have a wool undercoat (dogs bred for cold weather)
Jennifer Simpson Seriously how many people are going to go to all that trouble ?? Not many people are very lazy .
My LGD's are raised in the house so they will be comfortable if they have to stay inside due to illness/injury and also so they can bond with us (Their Shepards) This makes them easier to train. The current pair we have are a year old (Still babies) and you need a 9,000 pound winch and two ropes to get then to come in the house. They LOVE the cold...the colder, the better. They have good, warm shelter available to them 24/7 but rarely use it. Know your breeds.
At 1.5 hours outside in 20 degree weather, if you are going "numb" your winter ski gear you are wearing sucks. People routinely spend a whole lot longer outside then that with alot less gear and never get cold.
My Name yeah but they are also moving around constantly usually. That’s why they are staying warm. A dog is trying its best to stay warm in the warmest place it can find.
@@airy7419 lol.... ok then what about hunters who sit still? Once again lot less gear on then he had and they dont move around.... dogs are 100% fine outside.
My Name I’m not sure if you know how science works but like moving around keeps you warmer bud. You can look it up 🤷🏻♀️ I’ve been hunting in the winter and can promise you I was warmer during times I could move around as much as possible rather than sitting still. If you think it’s fine to let dogs be cold af for hours upon hours there’s a nice place in hell for you 🤷🏻♀️
My dog was an outside dog now he's an inside dog thank you dude
My dog is a inside dog at night and a outside dog during the day, he hates being inside on sunny days.
@@supermanprime1281 thats another problem with owners so many people want to keep there dogs inside all the time, depriving them of what they were born to do, run. I'm mainly talking about large breed dogs, I can understand a little chihuahua 😆
@@Charlie_StCloud lol my door is open all the time so my dog can walk out the house to the back yard but she prefers to sun bath for a bit than come back inside to lay in her bed she’s a chihuahua and she used to sleep outside
My Siberian Husky had an insulated doghouse made by local builders in the Canadian Arctic ~~-81°F (-63°C) for months and would still often opt to be outside. Depends on the dog as the doctor said.
Did she's just another do gooder Dude that f****** wants to save every animal on Earth but she can't you know first of all dog has a double coat which is insulated itself when the dog start sleeping inside of an environment like that is temperature rises at night so technically like you said your dog liked it outside that's because when he was inside of it he was out of the elements that's the effect if the dog is out of the element it'll be fine now you stick a dog and open field during the winter that's a problem but it actually starts to rise to his body temperature once he falls asleep and plus think about a wolves are dogs too and they survive the whole winter you know how they cuddle up in a ball with each others body heat and people forget snow is actually an insulator so if wolves are in a whole or like a foxhole personally why you think it's called a foxhole cuz the foxes in there in the winter and if it snows the snow closes the whole and insulates it
My previous post: Depends on the dog. Winter dog breeds, like my family has, sleep in the snow and completely ignore the dog house of our house. But non winter/snow loving dogs need an insulated dog house. 10cm insulation foam, double layer floor not in direct contact to the ground, dual chamber openings with 2 doors and a side wall so the wind doesant interupt the main chamber. Most dogs will be good. I dont count the rat dogs like chihuahuas etc. And for a more heated room, plain old hay.
@@ancientslav4863 hi do you have a plan for this type of dog house ...I have 2 rescue dogs from South Korea meat farm that live to be outside in an unconfined house?
did they put straw inside?
@@ancientslav4863 straw is good, not hay I learned.
My dogs have there own sleeping bags for living room on the sofa at night and in day as i have an old house and always chilly when heating goes off. I snuggle up with them all the time. Only go outside if they wanna go out when cry to go out or if for a run over field but then have coats on. My babies all 5 of them even my horses have thick warm coats in stable and nice bedding and block out any wind etc. Treat animals how you want to be treated ,if not dont get one at all
This is the only thing that worked to convince my nextdoor neighbor to bring their shepherd in at night. Thank you! They're good folks, but they aren't the most experienced dog owners. I'm glad we were able to help their pet out 💖
Depends on the dog. Winter dog breeds, like my family has, sleep in the snow and completely ignore the dog house of our house. But non winter/snow loving dogs need an insulated dog house. 10cm insulation foam, double layer floor not in direct contact to the ground, dual chamber openings with 2 doors and a side wall so the wind doesant interupt the main chamber. Most dogs will be good. I dont count the rat dogs like chihuahuas etc. And for a more heated room, plain old hay.
I live in the South where it rarely gets below freezing. I have two labs that are welcome to come in at anytime, however they prefer to be outside. I did purchase a hound heater for their dog house last winter. I still come out to find them asleep on my outdoor patio furniture!
I live in southeast North Carolina. My Labs are never cold and prefer the outdoors. My Beagle must be brought in when the temperature gets close to freezing. It depends on the breed and the environment.
@@WildBill1911 so labs are OK even below freezing? or does it not get that cold there?
so when it gets below freezing do they also prefer to be outside? I knew a lab that slept outside in a makeshift dog house.
@@justynak7644 it rarely gets below freezing where I live but when it does my Labs are ok outside. Of course they need a dry place out of the wind. Many nights they are sleeping outside their doghouse because they are not cold.
I hope someone was monitoring him during this experiment. He's definitely mildly hypothermic and it'd be easy for him to fall asleep and die. Really feel for humans and dogs who live outdoors in the winter
and cats!!
and squirrels
you have obviously never been to canada. thats pretty warm for us.
@@maxlu2456 no kidding, -9 and bundled like that? He’s far from hypothermia🙄
Looks like someone doesn't understand how time, space, and video works...
Our nights here in Canada can be much worse. Make sure to bring them inside. Thanks for making this Doctor.
ya but here most people are smart enough to use some sort of insulation and heat source for dogs that stay outside
This makes me so incredibly sad. I see so many dogs out without even a proper dog house, just a lean-to. Granted I live in the South, deep in the country, but still...it got down to 19 degrees last night. I can't even imagine it. My two giant mutts are currently curled up in a blanket in my music room.
just call spca they ill take care of it
Try to be a human!
We need less cunts, more common sense!!!
Nancy Bergeron no
We got an English bulldog and since then fell in love with him, so many human characteristics that made us see pets in a whole new way, i never imagined feeling sad just having the thought of a pet being alone for 8 hours, no walks, no affection, sleeping outside in a box/cage in all weather conditions...pets are loyal and should be considered part of the family because they see you as theirs believe it or not.
Depends on the dog. Winter dog breeds, like my family has, sleep in the snow and completely ignore the dog house of our house. But non winter/snow loving dogs need an insulated dog house. 10cm insulation foam, double layer floor not in direct contact to the ground, dual chamber openings with 2 doors and a side wall so the wind doesant interupt the main chamber. Most dogs will be good. I dont count the rat dogs like chihuahuas etc. And for a more heated room, plain old hay.
even when below freezing, the dog wants to play outside, but I wouldn't let her stay out too long. Usually a chore to get her to come back in. She experienced her 1st snow in TN and loved it. Eventually I saw her laying on the snow resting and got her to come in.
Great demonstration!! Hopefully this helps a lot of dogs!
thanks! that's the intent!
My dog seems OK when it is 40 F. But when it gets below, I bring her in. She lays on the tile floor b/c it is too warm for comfort for her inside.
It’s amazing how passionate you are about helping animals
there's a common sense phrase from a Vet .. "if you are cold your dog is also cold" . . meaning they are not much different than humans in standing cold weather although they resist a bit more . . but we are obligated to look after them and give them a good life. I have 2 medium/big dogs, their doghouse is 5 inches above the ground has a thick board as the floor (3/4 inch) and carpet on top of the floor then another carpet on top of that and (2) 75 Watts incandescent bulbs inside that will deliver some 300+ BUTS or more, its not much but it does help. The doghouse is divided in 2 inside 1 area for each dog. I also clothed them with sweaters. And something important close the door with some plastic curtain cut is strips, it seals the cold air. Thanks for posting this Dr Ernie
I have my dog house on a pallet to keep it off the ground, and inside a shed which is under an additional roof. There's a giant fluffy pillow inside just to make sure my dog's precious hide is as insulated as possible. She absolutely loves it in there...during the day. In my area winter nighttime temps rarely get below the upper twenties, and I sleep with my dog under the same blanket. Why should she have to be cold if I'm toasty warm?
you sleep with her inside your house during the nights?
Yes. She's perfectly welcome inside, and sleeping with one's dog is really pretty common. Your dog stays outside all the time?
@@Brandyalla OK, and I don't have a dog - my cousins had a dog. I used to have a little white dog and it was allowed indoors.
I live in southwest arkansas, our winters aren’t that bad thank goodness but I still have my dogs house sitting on a thick rubber mat, she has an elect. heating mat that’s made to go in the bottom of dog house. It maintains the same temp to keep pup warm. I also put straw in her house and I’ve built an enclosed 8x8 shelter that I have her house inside of. If it gets super cold I have a heat lamp I can put in her shelter. Our summers and more brutal than our winters so of course I put her a 5000 btu window ac unit in her shelter that runs 24/7 in summer. I have 2 other dogs that stay inside, they have a doggie door to go out and inside whenever they want. All of my babies are rescue pups. Thank u for enduring the cold and heat to show people what they are to blind to see. God bless u for all u do to help the animals.
This here's a good guy right here. I bought my dog a vest last year to help keep her warm it's kind of like a ski vest material. It's pretty cool I'm tired of all the mess of the straw I have to try something different. One thing that helps with the mess of straw is to make one of those Coolio things you put the straw underneath of it
Lol, I've got a husky that refuses to come inside to my 68° home, when it's freezing. He loves it. I have the opposite problem in the summer heat.
What part of "except for certain specialized breeds" did you not get?
Good points but it totally depends on the dog house. A homemade dog house that is insulated like a real house, including floor and ceiling, and caulked all around, and with a thick pad on the floor and a down sleeping bag, is warm for some dogs.
My dog house is well insulated with a heat lamp stays around 68-75* during the winter noted that i am in georgia and the coldest i have seen it get was about 20 F* with the wind chill. My dog house is made by me, with wooden pallets and plywood, with a film of insulation between pallet and plywood then a heat lamp drilled in from above.
I FEEL THAT PEOPLE JUST NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THEMSELVES & STOP TRYING TO WORRY ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE AND WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE IS DOING WITH THERE PROPERTY & ANIMALS !
WE ARE HUMAN ! STOP COMPARING YOURSELVES TO ANIMALS , PLEASE !!
IVE RASIED BIRD DOGS FOR OVER 20 YEARS & THEY STAY OUT SIDE ALL THE TIME SUMMER , WINTER & FALL FOR OVER 20 YEARS . NOTHING HAS HAPPENED TO THEM AND NOTHING WILL EVER HAPPEN TO THEM .
WHAT YOU FEED AND HOW YOU MANAGE YOUR ANIMALS PLAYS A BIG PART IN THIS ALL ...
A LITTLE BEDDING & THE BLOCKING OF THE WIND AND THESE ANIMALS ARE 100 % OKAY !
IF YOUR ANIMALS ARE NOT HEALTHY , JUST LIKE ANY OTHER SPECIES , THEY WILL NOT SURVIVE ANY ELEMENT ....
JUST MY 2 CENTS ON THE MATTER , BUT I DO "RESPECT" YOUR OPINION , BUT PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE .... STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO ANIMALS !!! ITS DISGUSTING & TRUELY UNPROFESSIONAL ... STOP IT !
He is a veterinarian. He has known more dogs than you, knows better about dogs than you, and is trying to make you understand something. No, you don't know better than him. If you neglect your animal because you think you are somehow right, your animal should be taken away.
Dogs have been bred. They are not wolves who have lived in the cold for thousands of years and developped everything to survive.
Do an experiment with adequate straw bedding, a door flap, and the house raised up off the ground. Maybe even do a comparison of using snow as outside insulation vs no snow too
Never okay to leave dogs out
Thank you for being a great example of human kindness that excists so little. Great video to help our fur babies out there that might be living in these horrible situations because of humans that have either No common sense or have No heart. Thank you!!
FUR BABIES 😂😂😂
HAVE A ❤ ! , I NEED 20K , ARE YOU GOING TO SEND IT ?
Love this video, take care of your pets
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!! This is one of the best experiments anyone could ever do to demonstrate what is actually happening to a pet staying in a dog house on a cold winter’s night.
Eye opener! My dogs are for sure gonna be inside when it’s cold from now on.
I think he’s forgetting the fact of just being left in the doghouse cold outside in the winter without any heat that’s vicious and brutal, but there’s a difference when you have a heated doghouse for winter
The dog house he used isn’t the best and did it even have a flap. My dogs each have there own house I personally built. The dog houses have r 23 walls and r 55 floor and ceiling. The dogs also have heated outdoor dog beds that only give of mild heat (warm to the touch never hot). The dog house also have high quality door flaps designed for exterior walls of a home. My dogs have better insulation than your house.
One has to imagine what the cold in one of those semis with farm animals in them feels like at 70 MPH. :-(
David Hereaux
I call them death trucks. 😥
Ya I knew someone that hauled pigs 🐖 it ain't pretty to say the least. Its much worst in the 🔥 summer months 😪.
Many dogs suffer from being TOO HOT inside a house when they have adapted to winter weather. A garage may be much more humane than a house that is 70 degrees or more. How would you like to wear all your winter gear inside your house all night? It would be miserable. Please stop recommending that outside animals come completely inside.
Ya I bring my Alaskan Malamutes in daily but never longer then 15-30 at a time, but those dogs like the winter.
Lol 70 degreed would be miserable? What about when its 90 degrees outside with that same coat.. please use logic
@@jmgarza1288 u do realize most dogs have a winter/summer coat. I don't think their sitting in 90 degrees weather with a winter coat lol.
@@Charlie_StCloud 20 degree difference thom coat is still a coat
Thanks for the information. How many humans know what it's like to sleep in below freezing temperatures? I have camped in those conditions without a heater several times. Keeping dry and out of the wind can be the difference between life and death. Look at the breed of your dog and the environment. If your dog is cold bring him inside!
Humans aren't dogs you dip stick
Bravo to you Dr. Ward. I volunteer at a dog rescue in Colorado. They are not well funded and I started walking dogs there in June of this year. We had a hot summer here, and the dogs suffered in the heat. We did our best with shade and small plastic wading pools (for kids). I am now committed to build insulated dog houses for the dogs that are outside. Fortunately, we are able to keep them inside for the winter nights. I need to design something that is passive; ie not requiring a power cord going to the dog house. If anyone knows about solar heat pads that they have used, please let me know. Thanks.
I would like to see more videos like this on the regular news so people would be more aware of what animals go through during cold weather, very special thanks from duke an missy my German Sheperds , great video
i admire this man, his wife is lucky. God bless you sir.
You never place a dog house directly on the ground
Had numerous boxer breed dogs.. East TN.. dogs lived outside 100% of time. Summer and winter. All dogs lived 10+ yrs with zero health issues and died of old age... cedar shavings for bedding. Dogs were created for outside
Also you need to remember thier body heat helps them stay warm
The first thing I was thinking that the house has no door. It won't warm up like that. But it's a good video. Makes you feel for the dog and rethink the winter days for him/her.
after this dr. decided to insulate house properly
First of all.... anyone with any kind of damn sense knows that in cold weather, responsible dog owners know to insulate the doghouse! Give me a break Doc! I have dogs that have fur like buffalo in SD, fact is the heat is the worst time for them. You must know this is so overly dramatic. I understand what you're trying to do, but you're not giving it a fair assessment at all, to make it sound like those of us that do have and allow our dogs to be outside, as not caring about our dogs is total nonsense and ridiculous! My dogs love to be outside, but responsible dog owners that live in cold weather know.... that there is more to it than what you're showing the general public. Practice bias much?
@@mizraven2009 agreed.
I'm dealing with a situation were a short haired hound, that is underweight, is kept 24/7 on a chain. He has straw and an igloo. But thats it. Ive been going in early morning hours to give warm water, feed him and started warm saltwater bottles in socks last night. Its 22°F now, and going to get down to single digits again tonight and for next several days.
The local pd do nothing. The shelter don't have the authority. I live in rural tiny town Indiana and am about to approach the owner, with next to nothing to offer as options. Though I did offer to bathe the dog if they would let it inside the other day. Going to open with that now. Wish me luck.
You could always ask the owner if you could bring the dog into your home until the winter temps subside.
Thank you. I would, but have a dog and 3 cats already.
I am friends with the person that lives directly across the street from the dog and we were able to bring him into his laundry room. I left a note for owner, who was fine with it. But he must've brought it up in a roomful of idiots, because he won't let the dog come there now. Told me that someone said hound dogs are meant to be outdoors. And another person said we're lucky we haven't gotten in trouble...he freaked out and won't listen to me.
I tried explaining that no dog is meant to be out in minus degree weather that doesn't have thick, thick coats and even then its questionable. And anyone that does keep dogs outdoors- MOST have proper heated kennels of some kind. Plus. The fact that the owner has been so cooperative and hasnt said so much as boo to me or my friend ought to mean reason to worry. But he doesn't listen or believe me. The majority has spoken....small town ignorance. Grrrrr.
I've just had to accept that my middle of night visits are going to have to continue. Warm water bottles and warm rice pads being the best i can do. Along with food I can't afford to spare and warm broths, and fresh water.
@@fadingfrost2617 I wish you good luck. I have to get more heating for my dogs. These past few days have been the coldest I’ve ever had here in Texas. Not as cold as other places but still pretty cold for us here. Just breaks my heart to see animals in the cold. Unfortunately I don’t own this house and can’t bring them in. Otherwise I’d have them in here all the time.
Huskys love the cold.
#1, dogs have a higher temp than a human, much higher. #2, hay and blankets work wonders, also a wood dog house is a lot different than a thin plastic igloo, and if you add insulation to the wooden dog house, that helps retain the heat. #3, an old semi truck mud flap cut to the size of the door opening helps retain the heat as well. Now also think about wild canines, they make it sometimes with absolutely no shelter. There are so many factors to this that aren't mentioned in this video!
You fail when you say “no dog” can live at 10 degrees. That’s a false statement, as many cold-weather dogs have no problem with that temperature
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True , look at the Alaskan Malamute. 40 degrees is considered hot for them.
He did mention "except for a few specialized breeds" So he didn't fail as you stated.
He literally said a few breeds were designed for cold weather so those are different. You apparently just skipped that part of the video.
He slept in the equivalent of a fucking 1 layer of cardboard if he put proper layers of insulation he would have been warm my dog house is made of wood and chicken wire and sheet metal and the top/side and has layers of insulation waiting to be put on there depending on the season and temperature and considering that for 4 dogs live in 1 dog house of mine there is well enough body heat to be maintained in there I even slept with mine with my dogs and it was toasty as shit
Biologically speaking, the Dr. Is right. Just because your cold climate dogs survive does not mean that they are not the at risk.
My husky does not want to sleep outside. She likes sleeping in the air conditioned house in the summer, and the house in the winter. Dogs prefer to be with their pack, not left isolated in the cold or heat. Short haired or single coated dogs die every year from the cold. Some people should not have dogs.
Curious: How do sled dogs curl up in the snow and survive OUTSIDE in even colder conditions?
How about wild animals that curl up on the ground, sometimes exposed in the wind? Thats their life
What part of "except specialized breeds" did you not get? And wild animals are not domesticated dogs, with the protection wild animals have bred out of them. DUH!
@@dfwjac I asked a question to gain better understanding, and all you did was decide to be insulting and to reveal that you are a rude ass. Nobody is born knowing everything. If you had to do my job, youd probably be asking several thousand questions.
Survive. Is that why you have a pet? Just for it to survive? You wake up in the morning to see if he is still alive? Just because he wags his tail does not mean he hasn't suffered.
What breed of dog's hair is equivalent to a coyotes? Coyotes here in MN are exposed to -40 to -60 yearly
Any dog breed with a double coat
But they still find shelter and curl up with eachother
Coyotes live in packs & have dens underground.
@@timgreen2426 though true some times of the year, I regularly hunt coyotes and they usually only den in spring when they rear pups. Also, depending on geography, not all coyotes are in a pack. There are loners and most packs I see only consist of breeding pairs or packs of 3 in the winter.
@@timgreen2426 not true. They rarely use dens.
I have a chorkie... the thing shakes when it's 80f out.. but she has her own personality and I love it
My dog will never be outside in the cold. Right now, she's cuddled in her bed next to me.
I should try this just to see for myself what dogs go through i love my dog he stays inside when it gets below 30° idc how tired i am he gots a kennel inside where i have a wood stove
Dog houses can be properly insulated. They aren't all just a plastic shell.
Thank you Dr. Ward. I've been an AC Director in two counties and am going to share this video a lot!! It's informative, straight forward and simple to understand. Education is key in hoping to illicit change in human behavior. And the education has to be given in a way that is accessible to the human.
Most pet guardians/owners just need basic information to make decisions. Empirical data and lengthy studies make most people's eyes glaze over!
Sending you thanks for your work and who you are. PS. Did you get frostbitten??
It's a biased and flawed experiment. How do wolves survive in the artic without a warm house to go to?
Definitely wouldn't keep them in an igloo dog house if the Temps are sub-freezing. But I actually built my dogs a shed with a solar heated floor. They love it.
Thanks for this video. I have a pit bull and hes a house dog. By the window in my house it gets cold and he will avoid that area in the freezing winter. If its extremely cold like 5 degrees. He will pee poop very fast and come inside. No play play or anything. When its snowing it's not cold. For some reason the snow makes it warmer. But I gotta chase him in the house lol. He loves the snow its like a God send. But he wont be comfortable sleeping in it for gods sake. I dont like seeing dogs left outside. Just bothers me. Unless u live someplace were the weather is nice all the time.
We had outdoor dogs growing up and they stayed in their little dog house with straw even when it was 20 below zero and when we would go check on them they would not even be shivering they would just be curled up and cozy. I mean I wouldn't leave a Chihuahua or a poodle in that kind of weather but most of your bigger outdoor dogs it does not affect them that much if they have a straw bedding.
Can u make a vid on how to keep a dog house warm pls
Get it off the ground & bump it up to warmest wall of house...if you could run dryer piper to inside dog house, the warmth of inside your house might give enough warmth for survival.
@@timgreen2426 I already tried that but we ended up keeping the dog inside but my dogs dead now he was too old 💔
You mentioned in your opinion no dog can or should handle those temperatures? What about dogs that are bred for the cold like a great pyrenees? This morning I walked out to feed and water my animals. It was 2 degrees. She was laying in the snow happy as can be instead of in the barn or under the chicken coop out of the weather. LGD'S are bred for the cold. But working farm dogs aren't the typical pet either.
big Paul -- thanks- intro to video I state "certain specialized breeds"
DrErnieWard explain working dogs that are various breeds that prefer the cold than a 75°-80° house. I say working dogs since we have an issue of roaming livestock that have destroyed our property and wild animals that have killed livestock. We keep ours in a sturdy wood build dog house surrounded by a dirt bottom. With dirt pushed against the outer walls. The ground is warm than a bottom.
If it were me, I'd probably bring my dog indoors if the weather was very severe, no matter the season, however, a good quality dog house can be equipped with both small fans for cooling, and small infrared heat bulbs w/lamp (like those in the reptile section of pet stores), that can keep the dog, or any animal you have, warm during the Winter.
If you're wondering how to power those, a person could install a solar panel to the top of the kennel or animal pen/house, and run the device with Solar Energy :) This type of heat can also be used by humans.
Hope this affects the cruel human beings who leave their dogs out in a cold doghouse in freezing weather. It's unforgivable what humans do to domesticated animals - no animal should suffer like this.
Sandra Nathan sorry but my Siberian husky says otherwise bitch
Just because you don’t understand something doesn’t mean you should talk badly of it. Makes you look ignorant. A dog is still a wild animal. As long as you take the proper care of the animal most med-large breeds would be fine throughout living a cold winter. AGAIN AS LONG AS YOU TAKE PROPER MEASURES. FATTENING DOG UP ENOUGH, insulated house, water, hay or straw in the house
@@SamFryer-gy5bw Dogs were domesticated by humans, and it's our responsibility to care for them properly. Chaining a dog 24/7 is not proper, or humane care. An insulated house is not adequately INSULATED against frigid temperatures, nor cool enough in hot summer heat. A pity so many dogs are imprisoned by selfish, callous owners who feel the way you do. or have no feelings or respect for a dependent animal.
@@sandranathan6844 a well insilated house only does well if more then 1 dog is living in it I have a very well insilated dog house and I put a thermometer in at midnight it was about 50-60 degrees put putting into consideration that 4 dogs live in there the body they are well and warm enough ive slept with my dogs in the dog house and it was so toasty in there trust me most dogs do fine
@@sandranathan6844 also in terms of hot weather i simply take off the insulation and there's a thin layer of chicken wire and depending on the season there is only a certain amount of layers of insulation that stays on
Lol! A plastic igloo?!?! That's NOT a dog house.
Watching this on my couch with my dog curled up on his soft and warm pillow.
So dogs that live in the wild jus start fires to stay warm? Buncha dummies. Wolves and coyotes must have motels to stay at across northern canada
I couldn't be bothered to watch the whole video. Yes, plastic igloo provides very little shelter and warmth - duh. Is your dog a husky/malamute/newfie/St. Bernard or Chihuahua/Yorkie/Whippet? Size, coat . What's your climate?
My dog houses are ABS plastic, double panels and have the airgap between the panels, not cheaply constructed house! I add a cover on the top and also cover the access door, my dog snores loudly, so I think he's plenty warm!
Huskies be like I'm going to take a nap! Whens it suppose to snow? Do i realllly have to come inside hooman
Thank you so much for this. I feel horrible about my staffy wanting to be outside. I live in Southern California it’s been as cold as 34 degrees and for us that’s freezing. I have to catch him to bring him in and he’s mad all night long. I’m looking in to getting him a pet safe heater so I don’t have to catch him and he can safely stay outside.
Great video and demonstration.
Thanks! I hope we can raise awareness and prevent suffering.
If you have just an igloo of course it's gonna get cold. An insulated dog house OFF the ground with some straw/cedar wood chips for bedding and extra insulation along with a heating lamp and your dog should be fine. I'd catch my dog playing in snow and going back into his house then get too hot and lay in the snow so i limited the lamp just for the night time. Then again the coldest it got was about 15-20 degrees a few nights. Most times it stayed in the 30s. Measured the temperature within the dog house and it would be in the 70's, use your head and dont just expect an igloo to maintain heat.
Very eye opening for me, I didn’t want to realise this. Of course I’m in Australia, not sure how cold it get here compared to where you are.
My german shepherd loved sleeping outside. I felt bad, but he would scratch at the door to go outside and want to stay outside. I made him an insulated dog house with a door and all. He never slept in it. He had a spot in the yard where he slept every night
My overall point here is for large breed thick coat dogs the elements like wind and stuff are the factor not the temperature it's the heat you need to worry about with a dog not the cold
So. The flap wasn't closed. Something I didn't see was condensed breathe a 20 watt light bulb with the flap closed would have warmed it to about 60*. It keeps my cars which isn't insulated above freeing with no problems. And that isn't with a huge thermal generator like a human body
i live in az where the coldest it gets is 30degrees. i still have a heated and insulated shed for my dogs with a mattress with blankets. i still feel bad about leaving them out.
Great Video. Thanks for educating!
There is a stray dog that wont let me touch him he runs but we feed him with our 2 dogs and he WILL NOT. Go in the dog house with our dogs and it has a heater wtf it just shakes its a very small dog I dont think it will make it this winter so I started only putting the food in the doghouse hope it helps
I cover the top of the dog house and the door with a very good blanket and fill the inside of the house floor with cedar chips for insulation! My Lab loves it! 👍
No need to notify the authorities just because you see a dog outside in the winter. Do some due diligence first. My dogs are outside in the winter but they have a heated dog house for example.
Go outside in the snow barefoot and you can’t last 5 seconds, but your dog will run and play willingly. Dogs are designed to be in the cold. It being 8 degrees outside and the house staying 20 degrees is awesome. That’s without you putting off any body heat. Your covered up in a jacket radiating 0 heat. A dog will give off heat and the igloo will trap it. A dog will make it even warmer than 20 degrees. For me my dogs are inside dogs. I have a black lab and a small poodle. But we leave them outside sometimes, in the kennel, when we leave for a all day thing and they do just fine. In 18 degree weather I was able to feel inside the igloo after my lab laid in it for hours and it was nice and warm. This video just really isn’t a good comparison.
If Im feeling cold outside with proper gear, it is absolutely impossible for me to leave my dog outside. I spent so much time in autumn to keep her house warm and its kinda hard, so in winter is not an option to leave her outside.
This is so sad. I posted a picture on my FB of a dog that is tied out in the cold and never brought in. We've had subzero temperatures. I can't believe the people who have ostracized me for the post.
While it is true that some dogs are not made for the cold it can't be ignored that some dogs are biologically suited to handle up to minus 70 f temps. That's -70 degrees. Sled dogs have to be staked at night because they will terrorize their communities if left to roam. I still totally agree with you though. People who chain a dog outside for no other reason than for convenience in most cases shouldn't have a dog. A man who has sled dogs is only staking them to protect his community and during the day he spends alot of time with his animals plus his dogs are not alone on a chain like the guy you described.
@@darrenpellichino2923 bullshit...pure bullshit.
My huskies prefer to be outside in the cold. Even temps between zero and 20°F. I have e to make them come inside. They would rather lay curled up on my patio furniture then come in. I bought them dog houses and they still rather lay in the snow or on the ice. Huskies are strange creatures. They always have access to inside our house, but they mostly stay outside. I have to make some of them sleep inside. They would sleep outside if I let them
I have cats I always put a heat lamp on the grill and let it beam on the concret steps they huddle around it . I agree do something for your animals
I'm in NJ. Friday night was 5 degrees... colder with the wind. A lady left her dog in a dog house all nite Friday into Saturday. She will have to be put down today. Christmas. I feel sooooo bad for the pup and so angry at the lady.
it needs to get to the right people.. if thats what we call the assholes that do thid to there puppys..very sad
This helped me realise man.... Jeez my poor babies i got 4 dogs 1 cat with 1 6month human son and a 9yr old daughter and 11 yr old nephew.. Man guess its gonna be a rough winter for all of us... I wish at least i had dog houses im poor like litterly poor, i work week by week and still broke after paying bills. But now i know... Ima try getting a good house a big one for 3 at least and cover it with clothes and fill it with hay!!
I built mine out of 5/8 Plywood with not a lot of overhead waisted space and off the ground 6 inches. I put a cover over the opening and filled with thick carpet on the floor and lots of shredded newspaper. I measured the temp and it was 32° outside and when the dog got settled in after 2 hours, I checked the inside of his house and it was 67 degrees. My dog loves it and seems so happy to go inside and get cozy on the cold nights. Those plastic crap houses have no insulation factor and front opening wide open. Any dip shit could figure out they serve no purpose but to fatten the manufactures wallet. An outside dog house could be made to be comfortable for a animal. Just common sense folks
Lmao how about just keep your dog inside when it’s cold
Plus dogs and cats have skin not hide. I always look at my dogs and ask, "do you know how lucky you are?" HahaSometimes I can't sleep just thinking about how many animals are out side in the cold.Good demo
So according to you sir, in northern country there are no street dogs
My Dogs, Great pyrenees mixed Newfoundlander will stay at night - 30 C guarding no problem. Even though they have heated shelters. But in Summertime is different story for them they will seekshelter and lots of water.
Thank you for this!
You're supposed to cover it in stacks of snow to insulate the shell. It just keeps the igloo from clasping if your dog house is in the sun. Bonus, now you have forts to hide behind while having a snowball fight
Is that dog house insulated?
Dogloo Igloo dog houses claim to be, but as he just proved, is bullsheet.
Come to the Bronx, ny where our apartments are cold especially at nights. It’s like sleeping outside. People are dying.