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My parent's dog is like this. He hates winter because he's always cold and shivering. He shivers so much, that they have to give him more food, or he'll lose too much weight. Now you might say "why don't they give him a sweater or a blanket"? Well they do and they've tried to convince him that these things keep him warm. But he's also kind of dumb and will remove any sweater when you're not looking and he'll only stay under blankets if you sit with him. So instead they've resorted to having a plug in heater he can go sit by if he wants to. But he doesn't always seem to remember it's there and shivers anyway.
Maybe it's even more important to him to be close to you or your folks than it is to be warm? ☺️