As I write this, Rockford's current temperature reading is -3 degrees, with a windchill or "feels like" temperature of -19 degrees. If you're feeling cold while wearing long underwear, winter clothes, a heavy jacket, hat, and boots--imagine how your dog must feel.
Meet Bill the dog. Bill's owner is Ted, and according to Ted, he and Bill have excellent adventures. You can tell from that statement alone that Ted is the kind of guy who would put boots on his dog.
Don't get me wrong, Ted got Bill the boots for a very good reason...