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How Cold Is Too Cold To Take Your Dog For A Walk?
Resume![A woman wearing knee-high winter boots runs with a dog wearing a jacket through the South Boston neighborhood of Boston, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. Bitterly cold temperatures gripped a large swath of the nation, testing the mettle of even winter-wise northerners and delivering a shock to those accustomed to far milder weather in the South. (Charles Krupa/AP)](https://wordpress.wbur.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/AP_18002784528264-1000x461.jpg)
It's something on pet owners' minds lately as a huge swath of the country continues to deal with below-freezing temperatures: How cold is too cold to take dogs outside for a walk?
Here & Now's Robin Young gets some guidance from Dr. Kim Smyth (@kimtsmyth), a staff veterinarian with pet insurance company Petplan and a pet health writer based in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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This segment aired on January 3, 2018.