The 20 Best Cold Weather Dog Breeds:

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Husky pup in the snow

Outside Magazine recently ranked the world’s 20 best dog breeds for cold and snow.

“In general, a dog that thrives in a snowy climate has a dense coat that insulates them from the elements.  Often, northern dog breeds will have a good foundation by virtue of stout furry paws that allow them to traverse icy terrain.” – Bernadine Cruz, who has worked with arctic dogs as a trail veterinarian for the Iditarod, Yukon Quest, and John Beargrease sled-dog races/Outside Magazine

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Dog covered in hoarfrost.

THE 20 BEST COLD WEATHER DOG BREEDS:

20. Akita

19. Alaskan Malamute

18. American Eskimo Dog

17. Anatolian Shepherd

16. Bernese Mountain Dog

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Chau Chau.

15. Chow Chow

14. German Shepherd

13. Greater Swiss Mountain Dog

12. Great Pyrenees

11. Karakachan Bear Dog

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Keeshond

10. Keeshond

9. Kuvasz

8. Newfoundland

7. Norwegian Elkhound

6. Saint Bernard

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Samoyed.

5. Samoyed

4. Shiba Inu

3. Siberian Husky

2. Tibetan Mastiff

1. Tibetan Terrier

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Tibetan Terrier.

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9 thoughts on “The 20 Best Cold Weather Dog Breeds:

  1. I agree with the Newfoundland. Ours loves the cold and will sleep on a snow pile outside at -30. I’ve never seen him shiver.

  2. Alaskan malamute 19th? And where are the Canadian and Greenland Inuit dogs? Be serious. My malamutes have always been as impervious to the cold as my Siberian huskys and Samoyeds.

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