Bf and I got into a discussion. Uni does not mind the cold, like at all. Meanwhile on walks, I'm wearing fleece lined leggings under my jeans, a long sleeved thermal under a t shirt, which is under a hoodie, which is under my snowboarding jacket! Plus a beanie on my head and gloves on my hands. I'm still cold, and Uni is just sniffing around and not a care in the world. Toto on the other hand walks slow in the cold. I think he might have arthritis, but he also doesn't "know how" to walk with a jacket on.
Mind you, it can get cold here, low 30s, sometimes 20s but not every day in the winter.
Anyway, I wondered out loud how the dogs don't get frostbite and bf says animals are tougher than humans. Their paw pads are stronger than the locals in the Caribbean (who don't wear shoes, ever, and have tough callouses on the bottom of their feet). Plus their fur coat. I argued that Toto is shaved except his head and tail, and that Uni's sparse coat wouldn't do any good, much like my hair doesn't keep my head warm. My toes go numb in shoes and two pairs of socks. I say with them being only about 5 lbs, I think they'd get colder quicker. Bf says no, bc most animals are superior to humans in every way except the opposable thumb thing. What do you think?