How to beat the heat?
Its HOT here lately (yesterday was 105) and not cooling down in the evenings. Since Franklin was diagnosed with a condition that causes him to overheat quite easily I have always lived steps from the river/ocean. In a few weeks I will be moving to a new place that is farther from the river so I won't be able to take him there on my lunch break from work like I do now. How do you guys exercise your corgis in the dead of summer? Its even too hot in the mornings/evenings for Franklin to take a normal walk/run without having a water source nearby to cool down so any fun indoor games you play? I'm starting to worry a bit about this move and how I"m going to keep my dogs well exercised without having easy access to the river like I do now. I'll still be able to take them in the mornings but lunch and after work I may not be able to make it so need some other suggestions to burn off that energy!
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Permalink Reply by Mai on
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I know what you mean! I'm trying to potty train my puppy but, with the temperature in the 100's, the moment I open the door in the afternoon and he feels the heat it's DIFFICULT to get him out the door to go do his business!
Most of the time I end up having to pick him up and placing him outside. But, the good thing is that he knows the sooner he does his business, the sooner he gets to go back inside where it's cooler so, he sniffs around really quick and go, then walk straight back to the door to be let back inside. LOL!
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Permalink Reply by Kathy Losacco on
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Move to Seattle. Nice, cool 60 degrees here. :)
Seriously, I remember seeing on the news a year or so ago, a product designed for these serious agility and disc dogs, that need to train in the heat. It is a special fabric made to keep the body cool and fits the body more like a t shirt or body suit, not bulky like the cooling vest. Sorry, can't remember the name, but maybe check some agility, disc dog competitive sites. Maybe there is a link.
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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on
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Hi Melissa, when we're in FL, we walk at 5-6am and 10-11pm, stop for water breaks every 15 min, purchase a chillbuddy like John's. A reflective vest makes more scientific sense than evaporation alone.
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Permalink Reply by Melissa and Franklin! on
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Thanks Sam. I currently live alone so walking at 10-11 pm isn't really a safe option for me at this point. I do take morning walks now and can just go earlier in the morning so I have more time to get to the river (still going to live within walking distance, but not 10 steps away like I do now) on my morning walks, but afternoon/evenings I'm not sure what to do. Maybe I'll just get a big German Shepherd to keep us company on night time walks! :-P
I wonder if you can combine a reflective vest with an evaporative vest.....Kirby would definintely benefit from a reflective vest but Franklin will literally overheat in temperatures just above freezing, his thermostat is broken, so he needs some way to bring his body temperature down like submerging in water or some type of cooling vest/shirt. I'll look into Kathy's suggestion about the agility dogs. Franklin's condition is one that is more common in border collies and now it seems italian greyhounds and seen most in competition dogs so I bet they will have some good advice too! Didn't even think to look on sites like that.
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Permalink Reply by Kim on
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Yeah, I agree with Sam. Out here in Southern Cali, the temp gets up to the 100s also. I walk Morty at the butt crack of dawn. If you go right before sunrise, it is usually cool enough that you even have to wear a jacket. I actually see a lot of dog owners on the trail at this time.
Sometimes I'll dip his feet in water or splash it over his head and ears. He's not a huge fan of it, but it actually does help. I saw other dog owners do this at a dog park.
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Hi Melissa, the Chillbuddy is a combo, reflective and evaporative, it has a layer of cotton for you to dip it in.
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OH! I had no idea! Awesome I'll definitely look into that!
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Permalink Reply by John Wolff on
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I carry the Chillybuddy in a tough plastic bag. Put in bag, add water as needed. When water is scarce, you can re-use leftover dog drinking water for this. Evaporative cooling will be less effective in high relative humidity.
If you can somehow keep crushed ice, I've noticed they really go for hand-scraped mountain snow in summer heat (in late summer, it's often too hard for them to chomp it loose).
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Permalink Reply by Bax & Zigs & Rosie on
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Early walking is the best. When it's hot though, the pavement can be really-really hot. I've seen this tip on here before and I finally up and bought some, Musher's Secret. It's a wax you can put on their paw pads. Helps keep them from getting damaged. It has worked really well for us so far.
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Permalink Reply by aronna welsh on
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A small kiddy pool in the yard with a little shade to keep it cooler. Add cool water often. Throw the ball in the pool or what he likes to play with.
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Permalink Reply by Julia on
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Melissa, I just remembered what I used for my dog with Cushing's disease. He couldn't deal with heat either. I had a mister called the Misty Mate that was designed for people.
I bought mine so many years ago that it really doesn't resemble the current designs, but the idea's the same. You pressurize it by pumping air into the bottle, then spray a very fine mist. Mine had a hose, which I would spray on the dogs tummy and feet while we were out, no need to stop, and no startling him with a squirt bottle.
This is also on the Walgreen's web site.
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