為什么狗喜歡寒冷，喜歡在雪中玩耍

為什么狗喜歡寒冷，喜歡在雪中玩耍

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.

當氣溫下降或開始下雪時，我們許多人會在溫暖的毯子下冬眠——當然是在儲備了面包和牛奶之后。但我們的狗卻不是。

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.

冷嗎?它們喜歡寒冷!它們昂著頭，尾巴隨風擺動，在院子里跑來跑去，像歡快的小馬駒一樣。

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

但是下雪的時候更令人驚奇。這種令人困惑、驚人、令人不寒而栗的白色東西是用來捕捉、翻滾和奔跑的。

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

是什么讓我們的狗狗朋友們如此瘋狂?

"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."

“我覺得這很有趣。這是新的東西。此外，雪就像一個全新的玩具，”亞特蘭大訓狗師、行為學家蘇茜·阿加說。“它們穿著毛皮大衣，而且它們總是很暖和，所以在寒冷的時候它們感覺很好。”

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

狗狗們在雪地里玩得很開心，原因可能和小孩子們在雪地里玩得很開心的原因是一樣的:雪地改變了它們通常玩耍的地方。

"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.

“這和我們人類(尤其是兒童)沒什么不同，我們在冬天能找到很多不同的娛樂方式，”威斯康星州寵物護理中心的注冊專業(yè)訓狗師凱特琳·舒茨說。

"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!"

“我們扔雪球，建雪堡，用雪橇、滑雪鞋和滑雪板在雪山上跳躍。難怪我們的狗跟著我們!”

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.

當然，這種新奇感并不僅僅是他們看到了什么，而是他們聞到了什么，他們在雪中嬉戲時的感覺。

"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，我懷疑身體上雪的感覺對狗很有吸引力，”亞歷山德拉·霍洛維茨博士說，他是《狗的內部:狗的視覺、嗅覺和認知》一書的作者。

"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."

“你曾經(jīng)穿過淺淺的海浪嗎?”為什么踢沙子和海水能讓我們開心?我不能說。但很明顯是這樣的。”

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，并非所有的狗都喜歡雪和寒冷。無毛的品種在寒冷的溫度下會發(fā)抖，變得太冷。(最重要的是，要注意;如果你的狗不喜歡這里的天氣，它會告訴你的。)他們可能需要狗狗毛衣或夾克才能出去玩。

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

但是像西伯利亞哈士奇、紐芬蘭和大比利牛斯這樣的寒冷天氣里的品種，它們的皮毛很厚，可以抵御冬天的沖擊。

"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."

“對于雪狗來說，那是它們活過來的時候，”Aga說。“他們變得更有活力。它可以讓他們在不過熱的情況下跑步和玩耍。他們只是覺得更自由。”

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

當你的狗在雪地里跑啊跑，跳啊跳的時候，大喊“嘿!”很明顯它玩得很開心。

"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.

“狗狗們會玩一些有趣的東西，而且會以不同的方式活動——這感覺很有趣，”認證動物行為學家彼得·博爾切特博士告訴《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."

“這是關于新奇和創(chuàng)造不同的動作——他們試圖了解這個東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。