Re: Good Dog Breed for Hikers

I ment my own BC. He does not matter sleeping in the snow, but he prefers to be inside. On the trip in Sweden we just let him out of the hut as there are rules for not having dogs in the citchen. Later when we checked to take him in, he was asleep outside. It was not especially cold as you can see from the report, no problem for a well coated dog like ours.

Our dog is not trained for constant outdoor life, but I have seen a BC that stayed outside even in -20C sleeping. The owner told me the dog was with the sheeps most of the time, sleeping outside with them.

I would not let my dog sleep outside in the coldest conditions even with training. For the more common winter conditions, training could enable him to sleep outside. I'd have to start in the automn as the cold nights appear. Then he would develope thicker and longer fur.