Upland hunting with dogs in the winter
I hunt the winter with a Large Munsterlander dog and don't have any problems. I use Vaseline between the toes to avoid ice balls building up there and also keep the hair between the toes trimmed close. I have seen hunters with SHORT HAIRED DOGS that used sweaters, after the hunt to keep the dogs warm after being wet from the snow.
I would not use Spout dog food or any of the cheap Fleet Farm products on my dog, ( she is too valuable to me to not feed her the best products I can find ). In dog foods I have researched what is best and what is not good for a dog by college studies ( Wisconsin and Iowa ) and therefore I look at the ingredients and the first ingredient must be chicken or lamb and it must not contain corn or wheat.