Cold dogs

There are several type of beds that hold heat or you plug in. We live in the south and had outdoor dogs in the past. They had a large house (big enough for 2 adults and 2 dobermans) with a 6" thick foam bed. In the top was a heat lamp with a reflective back; the front was covered with hardware cloth where dogs could not get to it. All wiring was in pipes. The door was a clear plastic flap. This kept the door house nice and warm.
Another option I saw on TV. Someone built the dog house against the house with a vent from the heating unit. The thermostat was not in the dog house but every time the heat came on in the human house heat went to the dog house as well.
Now Sydney just gets in bed with us.

I would like to know first what kind of dog it is. If it's some sort of a small dog, you could try feeding him something with more protein just for the winter. That will help him stay warm when he's not active. Also make sure he gets a lot of exercise to burn off the protein so he doesn't get fat :)

You could try a "nesting" type dog bed, or one with a semi-rounded cover. (This helps keep a pups body warm "closer" to the pup.)

Hope this helps! :-)

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They have heating pads for dogs that can be inserted in the blankets. Also even a heating blanket for humans would work on the lowest temp. My puppy is only 7lbs and she is also cold really quickly. She loves the snow and will run and jump around in it but once she slows down she can't move because she will be frozen cold. dog.com I have ordered from there and on the website they have a parka that has an insert that is heated. I think smaller dogs also get colder faster and more often! Good luck!

don't forget that dogs have a higher body temperature than humans. what a comfortable room temperature is for you may be freezing to a dog. if you have central heating or anything maybe you can designate a room to be warmer than the rest of the house and the dog can sleep in there for a few hours or overnight. also maybe get some kind of insulated thing for the dog to sleep on that will keep the dog's body temperature in.

Try having your dog snuggle up to you. Body warmth not only raises his body temp, it will calm him as well.

Birdie, my little pug, crawls under all of the covers at night and snuggles up next to me...and snores.

It has been unusually cold in Austin, so I also bought her a sweater. Even with the sweater she doesn't always like to go outside. This morning she got to the door and refused to budge. I don't blame her.

You could try a heated blanket on the lowest setting. But the blanket under him, not over him.

Get him a doggie sweater, cover him with a little blanket and snuggle with him!