10 Most Popular Dog Breeds Who Can Handle Cold Weather.

Most of the dogs are gifted with beautiful and adorable coats which render them protection from chilly weather. Some dogs have coats that are appear according to weather, some adorn them like champions. If you happen to live in place, having cold winters, choosing the right dog breed to take out for an adventurous trip, which can handle the temperature with ease is important.

1.Labrador Retriever

Labrador Retrievers are few among those breeds who don their coat with ease and as champions. Originating from Canada and The United States, they are gifted with a double coat protection, to prevent them from getting under the weather of snowy and cold climate. Their coat renders them enough warmth to sustain the temperature with ease.

 

2.Siberian Husky

Originating from the Eurasian country of Russia, where the temperature ranges below 0 degrees, Siberian husky sport a double coat of medium length, with a soft, dense undercoat and a straight, somewhat flat-lying outer coat. Their thick and colorful handsome coat not only protects them from the cold winter climate but also gives them a handsome appearance filled with regality.

 

3.Bernese Mountain Dog

Bernese Mountain Dog originates from Switzerland, which experiences winters having temperature below 0 degrees. Bernese Mountain Dog are listed among the top 10 dog breeds which carries their coat with elegance and are able to withstand the hard-hitting winter climate. Its thick coat is moderately long, and slightly wavy or straight, providing insulation from the cold.

 

4.Cane Corso

Originating from Italy, where the winters are severe, Cane Corso finds its place among those breeds who are able to handle chilly winters with ease. It also sports double coat which is short and thick, rendering them enough warmth to handle cold weathers.

 

5.Collie

Collie are among those breeds, which not only bears winters immaculately bar also sports an handsome coat, which is adorable and charismatic. Originating from The United Kingdom, they sport double coat where the outer coat of the smooth variety is short, hard and flat; that of the rough variety is straight, harsh, abundant and long.

 

6.Newfoundland

Originating from Artic countries of Canada and The United Kingdom, they are rendered with thick impressive double coat which prevents them from getting frozen under the snowy weather. Their coat thick and straight occurring mostly in black, brown, gray and white colors.

 

7.Chesapeake Bay Retriever

These purebreds from The United States, sports a double coat which helps it bear the cold weather immaculately.  Its coat is rendered virtually waterproof by virtue of its oily, harsh outer coat and dense wooly undercoat.

 

8.Shiba Inu

Originating from “the land of Rising Sun”, Japan,  Shiba Inu, have found a place for themselves among the dog breeds which can handle winter weathers with ease. They are gifted with double coat consists of a strong straight outer coat with a soft undercoat, imparting great insulation and also assisting them during hunting due to the dense cover of coat.

 

9.Akita

Also originating from “the land of Rising Sun”, Japan, Akita sports double coat consists of a dense undercoat and a straight, harsh, outer coat — about 2 inches or less in length — standing off from the body. It not only provides insulation against cold but also against water.

 

10.Saint Bernard

Having found itself a place among the breeds that handle winter weather with ease, Saint Bernard, originates from the cold winter countries of Italy and Switzerland. It sports a double coat that comes in two types smooth, in which the short hair is very dense and tough, and long, in which the medium-length hair is straight to slightly wavy.