Saturday, February 11, 2012

Bare Dog Paws

Black Dogs In Snow : Dogs in the the snow. The breed of the dogs are a Cairn Terrier and the small dog is a mix of a Chihuahua and a Miniature Pinscher.
Photo courtesy 123rf.com

If a human walks barefoot in the snow for very long, their feet would freeze.  Dogs can walk bare-paw in the snow and their paws won't freeze, because the way the blood vessels under the skin on the paw is arranged keeps the paw at the body's temperature.  For more information click here.

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