As temperatures fall across the UK and the Met Office issues another warning for freezing fog, many pet owners will be concerned about exercising their pooches in the cold. But Carolyn Menteith, animal behaviourist at tails.com, says it's not the temperature we need to be concerned about - it's the ice.
She told the Mirror: "The reality is that in most cases, our dogs are far happier to go out on cold winter days than we are - and often we use them as an excuse not to just put a few more layers on and enjoy a wintery walk.