Walking your dog in Svalbard is not the same as walking your dog in, say, Florida.Svalbard, a chain of Norwegian islands located well inside the Arctic Circle, experiences total darkness for several months of the year.Add heavy snow, way-below-freezing temperatures and the threat of polar bears, and you’ve got a pretty tough walk on your hands.That’s what Svalbard resident Cecilia Blomdahl experiences each day.In a now-viral TikTok video, Blomdahl reveals what it’s like to prepare herself — and her pups — for a stroll.it’s currently “pitch-black 24/7” outside her home.
That means her dogs are basically “invisible” when she walks them — even at 4 p.m.Blomdahl decks the pups out in high-visibility collars, bright vests and plenty of blinking lights.
As for herself, she wears a headlamp and many, many, layers of warm clothes.The dog owner said she has to bring a gun with her due to the threat of polar bears.TikTok users seemed stunned by the amount of work behind Blomdahl’s daily routine.
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POLAR BEARS?” one commenter reacted