为什么狗喜欢寒冷，喜欢在雪中玩耍

为什么狗喜欢寒冷，喜欢在雪中玩耍

When temperatures drop or snow starts to fall, many of us hibernate inside under warm blankets — after stocking up on bread and milk, of course. But not our dogs.

当气温下降或开始下雪时，我们许多人会在温暖的毯子下冬眠——当然是在储备了面包和牛奶之后。但我们的狗却不是。

Snow turns your dog's world into a brand new playground. (Photo: Ksenia Raykova/Shutterstock)

Cold? They love the cold! They run around the yard with heads held high and tails streaming, bucking like frisky foals.

冷吗?它们喜欢寒冷!它们昂着头，尾巴随风摆动，在院子里跑来跑去，像欢快的小马驹一样。

But it's even more amazing when it snows. That baffling, stupendous, chilling white stuff is for catching, rolling around and racing in.

但是下雪的时候更令人惊奇。这种令人困惑、惊人、令人不寒而栗的白色东西是用来捕捉、翻滚和奔跑的。

What is it about the cold and snow that makes our canine friends so absolutely bonkers?

是什么让我们的狗狗朋友们如此疯狂?

"I think it's just fun. It's something new. Plus snow is like a brand new toy," says certified dog trainer and behaviorist Susie Aga of Atlanta Dog Trainer. "They have fur coats on, and they're warm all the time so they feel good when it's cold."

“我觉得这很有趣。这是新的东西。此外，雪就像一个全新的玩具，”亚特兰大训狗师、行为学家苏茜·阿加说。“它们穿着毛皮大衣，而且它们总是很暖和，所以在寒冷的时候它们感觉很好。”

Dogs have fun in the snow for probably the same reason little kids have fun in the snow: It changes their usual playground.

狗狗们在雪地里玩得很开心，原因可能和小孩子们在雪地里玩得很开心的原因是一样的:雪地改变了它们通常玩耍的地方。

"It's really no different than us humans (particularly children), who find many different forms of entertainment in the winter," says certified professional dog trainer Katelyn Schutz in Wisconsin Pet Care.

“这和我们人类(尤其是儿童)没什么不同，我们在冬天能找到很多不同的娱乐方式，”威斯康星州宠物护理中心的注册专业训狗师凯特琳·舒茨说。

"We toss snowballs, build snow forts, and hurdle ourselves down snowy hills on sleds, skis, and snowboards. It's no wonder our dogs follow our lead!"

“我们扔雪球，建雪堡，用雪橇、滑雪鞋和滑雪板在雪山上跳跃。难怪我们的狗跟着我们!”

This newness isn't just what they see, of course, but it's what they smell and what they feel when they're outside romping in the snow.

当然，这种新奇感并不仅仅是他们看到了什么，而是他们闻到了什么，他们在雪中嬉戏时的感觉。

"More than anything, I suspect that the very sensation of snow on the body is engaging for dogs," Alexandra Horowitz, PhD, author of "Inside of a Dog: What Dogs, See, Smell, and Know," tells Scientific American.

“最重要的是，我怀疑身体上雪的感觉对狗很有吸引力，”亚历山德拉·霍洛维茨博士说，他是《狗的内部:狗的视觉、嗅觉和认知》一书的作者。

"Have you ever run through the shallow waves of the sea? Why does kicking up sand and seawater make us happy? I can't say. But it is clear that it does."

“你曾经穿过浅浅的海浪吗?”为什么踢沙子和海水能让我们开心?我不能说。但很明显是这样的。”

Not all dogs love the snow and cold, Aga points out. Hairless breeds shiver and get too cold when exposed to frigid temperatures. (Above all, just pay attention; your dog will let you know if he's not enjoying the weather.) They might need doggie sweaters or jackets before heading outside to play.

阿迦指出，并非所有的狗都喜欢雪和寒冷。无毛的品种在寒冷的温度下会发抖，变得太冷。(最重要的是，要注意;如果你的狗不喜欢这里的天气，它会告诉你的。)他们可能需要狗狗毛衣或夹克才能出去玩。

But cold-weather breeds like Siberian huskies, Newfoundlands and great Pyrenees have dense coats and were bred to withstand winter's wallop.

但是像西伯利亚哈士奇、纽芬兰和大比利牛斯这样的寒冷天气里的品种，它们的皮毛很厚，可以抵御冬天的冲击。

"For snow dogs, that's when they come alive," Aga says. "They become more energetic. It allows them to run and play without getting overheated. They just feel freer in it."

“对于雪狗来说，那是它们活过来的时候，”Aga说。“他们变得更有活力。它可以让他们在不过热的情况下跑步和玩耍。他们只是觉得更自由。”

When your dog is racing and bounding around in the snow yelling, "Wheeeee!" it's obvious he's having fun.

当你的狗在雪地里跑啊跑，跳啊跳的时候，大喊“嘿!”很明显它玩得很开心。

"Dogs will play with something that is interesting and moves in a different way — it feels interesting," Dr. Peter Borchelt, a certified applied animal behaviorist, told the Dodo.

“狗狗们会玩一些有趣的东西，而且会以不同的方式活动——这感觉很有趣，”认证动物行为学家彼得·博尔切特博士告诉《the Dodo》。

"It's about novelty and creating different movements — they're trying to learn what is this thing and what to do with it."

“这是关于新奇和创造不同的动作——他们试图了解这个东西是什么以及如何使用它。”

Plus, snow is really fun to catch.

另外，抓雪真的很有趣。