[ISUKappa]

Since I was one of the people who mentioned dogs are animals that historically lived outside, I'll clarify.

In my head, when I was writing that post, I was mentally thinking of the types of dogs one would usually find outside--hearty, working dogs: German Shepherds, Bernese Mountain Dogs, Alaskan Malamutes; dogs that were trained to serve and bred to withstand colder climates. (Of course, since you can't see into my head (thank goodness) you can't possibly know that's what I was thinking).

Proper care includes knowing your breed's heartiness, so I would not hope that people who have toy poodles are leaving it outside when its -20 (and it has that "show cut" where the poor thing is practically bald save a bouffant, leg warmers and butt poufs). When it was -30 with wind chill last week, we only let our dog out for potty breaks because she has a short coat and got cold quickly (and my husband refuses to get her a cute little sweater. Meany.)