Cooling Mats And Cooling Jackets

[brandybaby]

Whats people's opinions on these.we have a british bulldog and she is realy hot already and its not even summer.We are showing her soon and wanted to keep her cool there aswell and wanted to know if they realy do work.i have seen the jacket on ebay[good price i though]and wanted to know are cooling jackets and pads safe for them in the case they cheqw them up and how would you get a pup/dog to keep them on all day?

thanks

[NaturallyWild]

The only ones that i've seen in action are ones by silver eagle (http://www.silvereagleoutfitters.com.au/k9_cooling_vest.htm).

They were used on a group of GSD's with various coat lengths, but they lasted for several hours with each soaking and this was on a 30oC day. Something i'm looking at getting with summer coming up soon.

ps. to get the to wear them without chewing is to do it in lots of little spurts, with lots of treats if they leave them alone. Some dogs don't even bother worrying about coats and this process isn't needed - it tends to be stuff around the face that causes more fuss.

Edited September 2, 2007 by NaturallyWild

[Dogsfevr]

I have the silver eagle jackets & they are brilliant when used for the right purpose.There not used as awet jacket & you follow the instructions to get the best use.I have long coat showdogs & can not get the coat wet but this product has been super in the real heat.I dont leave them on for the full show & as like you i have an early breed (in summer where night shows so the hottest part of the day)i use them to cool the dog off asap so it can relax & be comfy.

In the extreme heat i wrapped it in a sealed bag & placed it in the ice

Some have used the mats aswell & said there great.I would only buy silver eagle,

As for shows hot water bottles frozen last hours & wrapped in pillow case allow for super cooling.Bunnings if lucky also have extremely large ice blaocks(30cm/15cm) but there hard to come buy these are super too.

Be careful what ever you do to not create a humid dog as that will be worse than the heat.

[Hazz]

I use the cool champions dog coats and thoroughly reccomend them. I believe having some sort of cooling is an absolute must if you wish to show during the summer months.

Crate fans and misting spray can aid too.