As humans, we often tend to think if our feet get cold in the wintertime then so do our dogs’ paws. But what does the research say about when dog paws are cold? And should you be concerned about your pup’s paws? And how do you keep their pads protected in the winter (and summer) months? We’ve got the answers plus some recommended products.

Specialized Circulation Systems Discovered In Dog Paws

According to the Wiley Online Library Dr. Hiroyoshi Ninomiya of the Yamazaki Gakuen University of Tokyo, Japan, tested the theory of whether or not dogs’ feet could resist freezing after reading previous studies on the topic. In the past, researchers claimed that dogs’ feet can withstand becoming frozen in temperatures as cold as -35° Celcius. Ninomiya and his team wanted to see whether this finding applied to today’s domesticated dogs.