A: The hair coat and pigmented skin of most pets provide protection from most of the sun's damaging ultraviolet rays.
The problem areas of the skin are those that are not well covered with hair. This would include the nose, ear tips and bellies. Hairless dogs, those that have been clipped or shaved and those with a medical condition resulting in hair loss would be especially sensitive.
Some breeds of dogs, such as Dalmatians and Boxers, do not have a lot of protective pigment in the skin. That fact, along with...
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