

Lipton’s Pet Peeves: Why some dogs should wear clothing in the Winter
I once heard an emergency medicine specialist at a New York City veterinary practice state during a TV interview that no dog needs to wear a coat in the wintertime because they all have fur coats. I believe that is wrong, wrong, wrong. So much depends on the individual dog’s characteristics: the type of climate from where the breed originated, haircoat, size, body condition, illness, climatization, duration of time outdoors, specific weather conditions (temperature, wind chil