reminder about summer heat and dogs

[kizkiznobite]

cooldanas?….enlighten me  🙂

have also used rubber hot water bottles half full and frozen….but check b4 using them again in the winter  🙂

[Izzie]

http://www.hubintsecured.co.uk/acatalog/Body_Cooling_-_Body_Heating_Products_-_Car_Vents.html

like these SP?

Thinking of getting the mats, as Jess suffers badly in the heat anyways

[kizkiznobite]

ah right….lol the ‘ban’ bit missing  ;D

yep we have clumber ones….think i got them from clumber rescue stand some years ago but our bestest vet puts a bandana on dogs when being sent home from surgery

[Diesel73]

Pool, shower and fresh drinkwater. That’s about it  :-\ .

Heat doesn’t seem to affect the boys that much. Even when thermometer hitted 31° last week, Diesel was still in play mode during the hottest hours  ::)  . He fetches his toy, brings it back, jumps in the pool, jumps out at the other end and barks awaiting me to throw his toy, and again and again and…. But when temperature stays up for more than few days than the boys and birds sleep through the hottest hours a day  😉 . If you live near a lot of birds than just listen in summer. When it above reasonable temperature than almost no bird will be heard or seen 😉 .

[SuzAndTheDiva]

yep heat doesnt bother Honey – infact she will lay in it all day if i let her  ::) buster well he dont go far nowadays anyway poor old man will be 15 in a couple months – so walks are limited anyway and he goes out super early with my dad ( mums not able to walk him she goes for her back op in july  :boooo: ) so hes walked when its cool – i walk Honey when its cool in the morning mainly cos I MYSELF hate the heat- shes not overly fussed. Do give her bones frozen though she likes that and icecubes  ;D

Izzie you can get special coats that you wet then put on the dog – they are brilliant we tried them they stay really cool………

[Izzie]

I got towelling coats for the dogs

had a good chat with a friend who is on the lookout for some bits for me as well.

Will do the wet towel trick as I have done in the past and just keep damp coats for them

[SuzAndTheDiva]

no no not towelling coats these are totally different – cant remember what they are called  :-\

[*Lassie*]

[quote author=xtine link=topic=14294.msg267600#msg267600 date=1243683176]
:ok: great thread Bev… is already too hot in the morning for a walk!
Frozen towels is a good idea.. take them out and they still be cold when we want them  :ok:
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Take mine out about 7.00, not too hot then ;)[quote author=SuzAndTheDiva link=topic=14294.msg267697#msg267697 date=1243717679]
no no not towelling coats these are totally different – cant remember what they are called  :-\
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This what you are thinking of?
http://www.sherbertstuff.com/products.html#coolcoats
There is a company in this country that makes something similar but cant remember who ::)

[Izzie]

I know the ones you mean

there are two types and both are over £35 per coat

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