We avoid taking our BC out in the heat of the day but even indoors it can get very warm especially when they forecast 35°C. A few years ago we bought a Coolmat and a cool jacket, they are brilliant. The Coolmat provides a nice place to lie and the cool jacket ( it's like a chamois leather, you soak it in water and the act of evaporation helps cooling) helps her stay cool.
I feel it should be an instaban if you mention your BC without posting a picture of him or her, though...
I took a photo on our walk today just for you. This is the coolest and breeziest spot in the valley, there are two mountain streams converging to the right of the track and it's under the shade of the beech trees. We stop here for a rest on hot days.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
You're absolutely spot on there @WhereAreMySecateurs My cocker spaniel is beside himself if he doesn't get his exercise and the chance to get his nose down and track. Although he doesn't work he comes from working parents and is on edge, I call him zizzy and that's a good way of describing him if he doesn't get an hour a day to explore.
Edited to add that I wouldn't have considered buying him if I didn't live where I do. He has far too much energy to walk pavements, it just wouldn't satisfy him.
That's a very happy, and beautiful dog, wild edges. Thanks for the pic!
Uff, my BC's best friend is a "zizzy" working cocker. My dog is faster, but when she flops down, the spaniel keeps jumping over her and back again as hurdling practice until she's ready to play again. Insanely energetic dog (and a gorgeous sight with ears and tongue flying!)
I've just given the dog a good brush to remove any excess insulation before the hot weather hits. A good double handful of hair came out so I'll probably brush him again tomorrow for good measure. It's a good tip for hairy dog owners if you haven't already done so. It also works if you're not a hairy owner though.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Good idea @wild edges. We have three excellent dog walkers who our dog adores. They are three lovely young ladies who adore dogs and know what is best for them. They share the days between them so he is never quite sure who will turn up having watched out of the window for their arrival. They come early in the morning or late afternoon when the weather is hot and are never subjected to hot pavements but go to grassy places which are mostly for dog walkers or the beach where he knows how to keep cool as he is a good swimmer at nine years old. Being a Labrador combing him is a never ending procedure so much of it is loose. Here is Buddy with my birthday card from last week!
Second night in a row when people have been out in the street hunting for a lost dog. I guess they don't normally leave windows wide open and the dogs have been taking advantage of a new escape route. A little girl tonight was bawling her eyes out and it only got worse when they found the dog. I don't think they'd been looking for long but she was obviously very relieved to find it.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Dogs are all very individual with their heat tollerences, I have 2 black dogs, one is good at knowing she's getting to hot, and heading for the shade, a muddy puddle or a cold rock to do her frog impression. Which is very lucky as she's a pug and really has no hope if it is over 20C (or under 10C) we don't take her out at all, although she can still go out on her own if she wishes.
The other doesn't seem to care (she's a collieX) But it's never very hot here and wherever we walk there's lots of water so she is generally wet, the stinkier the water the better in her opinion, eau de stagnant ditch is the best scent ever.
Both dogs are free to roam our 5 acres for much of the day no matter what the temperature is, only the collie takes advantage (the pug is most definitely a sofa creature) and for some reason she LOVES sun bathing, she comes in scorching to the touch, but barely panting, so I guess that fur is a pretty good insulator.
If we're doing pictures here she is in spring with some ramsons.
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My cocker spaniel is beside himself if he doesn't get his exercise and the chance to get his nose down and track. Although he doesn't work he comes from working parents and is on edge, I call him zizzy and that's a good way of describing him if he doesn't get an hour a day to explore.
Edited to add that I wouldn't have considered buying him if I didn't live where I do. He has far too much energy to walk pavements, it just wouldn't satisfy him.
Uff, my BC's best friend is a "zizzy" working cocker. My dog is faster, but when she flops down, the spaniel keeps jumping over her and back again as hurdling practice until she's ready to play again. Insanely energetic dog (and a gorgeous sight with ears and tongue flying!)
We have three excellent dog walkers who our dog adores. They are three lovely young ladies who adore dogs and know what is best for them. They share the days between them so he is never quite sure who will turn up having watched out of the window for their arrival. They come early in the morning or late afternoon when the weather is hot and are never subjected to hot pavements but go to grassy places which are mostly for dog walkers or the beach where he knows how to keep cool as he is a good swimmer at nine years old. Being a Labrador combing him is a never ending procedure so much of it is loose.
Here is Buddy with my birthday card from last week!
This is Wee Uff's favourite way of keeping cool if there isn't a loch nearby.