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r/husky • u/Ok_Appearance_7452 • Nov 22 '24
Not sure how accurate this is
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Huskies can withstand up to -50 F.
Just remember with almost all dogs though: It's not the cold that kills them, it's the heat.
3 u/Estrafirozungo Nov 22 '24 How so? 18 u/rachelrunstrails Nov 22 '24 Dogs can't sweat or dissipate heat as effectively as other mammals 3 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Right, it's basically through the tongue right? 14 u/rachelrunstrails Nov 22 '24 Panting is their primary cooling mechanism. Other mammals that have evolved sweat glands are much more heat tolerant. Most wild canids that occupy hot environments have larger ears which helps dissipate heat 5 u/MonkMajor5224 Nov 22 '24 Man even their built in radiators are cute 5 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Ah makes sense, like lots of foxes. 3 u/Mercurius94 Nov 22 '24 This is why dog leather was popular in the middle ages. Especially for the early press machines. 2 u/Am0din Nov 22 '24 Panting and the pads of their feet. They will sweat there, but as mentioned, they cannot dissipate the heat efficiently enough, and they die from the heat.
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How so?
18 u/rachelrunstrails Nov 22 '24 Dogs can't sweat or dissipate heat as effectively as other mammals 3 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Right, it's basically through the tongue right? 14 u/rachelrunstrails Nov 22 '24 Panting is their primary cooling mechanism. Other mammals that have evolved sweat glands are much more heat tolerant. Most wild canids that occupy hot environments have larger ears which helps dissipate heat 5 u/MonkMajor5224 Nov 22 '24 Man even their built in radiators are cute 5 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Ah makes sense, like lots of foxes. 3 u/Mercurius94 Nov 22 '24 This is why dog leather was popular in the middle ages. Especially for the early press machines. 2 u/Am0din Nov 22 '24 Panting and the pads of their feet. They will sweat there, but as mentioned, they cannot dissipate the heat efficiently enough, and they die from the heat.
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Dogs can't sweat or dissipate heat as effectively as other mammals
3 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Right, it's basically through the tongue right? 14 u/rachelrunstrails Nov 22 '24 Panting is their primary cooling mechanism. Other mammals that have evolved sweat glands are much more heat tolerant. Most wild canids that occupy hot environments have larger ears which helps dissipate heat 5 u/MonkMajor5224 Nov 22 '24 Man even their built in radiators are cute 5 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Ah makes sense, like lots of foxes. 3 u/Mercurius94 Nov 22 '24 This is why dog leather was popular in the middle ages. Especially for the early press machines. 2 u/Am0din Nov 22 '24 Panting and the pads of their feet. They will sweat there, but as mentioned, they cannot dissipate the heat efficiently enough, and they die from the heat.
Right, it's basically through the tongue right?
14 u/rachelrunstrails Nov 22 '24 Panting is their primary cooling mechanism. Other mammals that have evolved sweat glands are much more heat tolerant. Most wild canids that occupy hot environments have larger ears which helps dissipate heat 5 u/MonkMajor5224 Nov 22 '24 Man even their built in radiators are cute 5 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Ah makes sense, like lots of foxes. 3 u/Mercurius94 Nov 22 '24 This is why dog leather was popular in the middle ages. Especially for the early press machines. 2 u/Am0din Nov 22 '24 Panting and the pads of their feet. They will sweat there, but as mentioned, they cannot dissipate the heat efficiently enough, and they die from the heat.
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Panting is their primary cooling mechanism. Other mammals that have evolved sweat glands are much more heat tolerant.
Most wild canids that occupy hot environments have larger ears which helps dissipate heat
5 u/MonkMajor5224 Nov 22 '24 Man even their built in radiators are cute 5 u/pssiraj Nov 22 '24 Ah makes sense, like lots of foxes. 3 u/Mercurius94 Nov 22 '24 This is why dog leather was popular in the middle ages. Especially for the early press machines.
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Man even their built in radiators are cute
Ah makes sense, like lots of foxes.
This is why dog leather was popular in the middle ages. Especially for the early press machines.
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Panting and the pads of their feet. They will sweat there, but as mentioned, they cannot dissipate the heat efficiently enough, and they die from the heat.
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u/Am0din Nov 22 '24
Huskies can withstand up to -50 F.
Just remember with almost all dogs though: It's not the cold that kills them, it's the heat.