25/06/2026
Are you managing ok with the heat?
How about the doggos?
Dog’s cannot sweat to help them get rid of excess heat from the body (except a small amount from their paw pads) which is why they pant so heavily.
Apart from keeping them indoors, not going out for walks and giving them plenty to drink, here are some other ideas:
* soak a towel on cold water, wring it out a bit, roll it up and pop it in the fridge. Then after a couple of hours, take it out and spread it in the floor for your dog to lie on
* freeze their usual lick mat/kong treats
* put a couple of ice cubes in their water bowl for them to play with
* semi freeze their meals (dry food could have natural yogurt or even just water mixed in so it freezes)
* wet them down with cold water in places where they have large blood vessels or many blood vessels close to the skin: head/ears, under the tail, feet/legs, Inner thigh/ground, belly
We’re only open until midday on days when the temperature goes over 25°C but we are open in the mornings so you could pop in here, bath the dog and just let them evaporate through the hottest part of the day.
Photo of two of my little pack making the most of their wet down.
