25 Helpful Tricks From Warm Hearted Pupper Pawrents to Keep Your Cute Canines Cool This Summer

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Jun 18, 2024 12:00 PM EDT

Woo-eee! We're not sure if you've been outside yet today, Animal Comedy-ers, but it's a scorcher today. We're doing everything we can to stay cool by parking ourselves in front of the air conditioning, but it's not so easy for our precious puppers at home. Dogs don't sweat, so they can't cool themselves down as easily as we can. So, one important question remains: How can we make sure our doggos stay cool on exceedingly hot days? As pupper pawrents, we're always worried about the well-being of our four-legged friends, but luckily, we have the internet to come to our rescue!

No more sun-bathing for these cute critters, it's time for ice towels and frozen treats provided by your loving hoomans. We learned a lot of helpful tips from this post, like how we can not only rub their awwdorable tummies, but we can also help cool down our pets by wetting their bellies with cold water and putting them in front of fans. There are lots of other tricks below, so be sure to scroll down and soak them all up below!

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  • 01
    AC isn't working, ideas on how to keep the dogs cool?
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    The temperature is 90 outside and in the house it's currently 85 in the house itself. We have all of our fans on, including the windows being open and one of the fans facing our said window, it's keeping it comfortable but not completely cool.
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    85 degrees inside the house is awful. It must feel pawsitively stagnant and terrible to be inside. If we're hot, we can only imagine how hot our doggos must be that are covered head to toe in fur. It's time for a lot of ice cubes!

  • 03
    We have the dogs wearing cooling bandanas, running water on them every now and then and making sure they're hydrating. Nobody is showing signs of being over heated but man as a pet parent, I'm stressed
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    Wow, we totally get this. Every thing that happens to our doggo, we're worried for them. They don't understand the world like we do, and we just want them to be relaxed and have the best life pawssible!

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    We put in an emergency work order at about 3 and it's 6 now and haven't heard anything. Once the sun goes down it'll be better but man it's hot. Any other ideas on maybe something we can do to further help? EDIT: thank you everyone! Got us through the day. It's cool at night and comfortable. Maintenance is coming first thing in the morning!
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    abombshbombss 3 days ago • Dampen towels and freeze them and have the dogs stand on them. Dampen sheets in cold water and have them stand on them or rub onto their paw pads
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    Ok-Heart375 · 3 days ago rescued Springer Spaniel If your dogs are relaxed, they are fine. Plenty of water, no activities.
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    Midnight1899 3 days ago DO NOT OPEN THE WINDOWS DURING THE DAY. Here in Germany, we've had heat waves like this for the past few years. Most houses here don't have air conditioning and most people aren't really fond of fans. What we do is opening the windows during the night and close them during the day. That way, the cool air stays inside, while the heat stays out.
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    SirFenton OfDog · 3 days ago Put a heaped bowl of ice in front of the fan, old fashioned AC
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    Hipnip1219 3 days ago. • Add some ice to their water bowl. You can make cold snacks for them by freezing carrots, watermelon (which is full of water), or other snacks. Even chilling their dog food will help drop them body temp a little
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    I do pupsicles by mixing canned pumkin and dry dog food or dog biscuits into little frozen patty Have them lay on cool tile, wood, etc (carpet keeps in heat) Get rid of their cozy stuff so they aren't snuggled in it trapping more heat.
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    stormeegedon - 3 days ago Buckaroo and Bonesy Too Go buy a portable AC unit from Amazon (assuming there's a unit in your price range with overnight shipping) or head down to Walmart/Target to see if they have one. Keeping one room cool is going to be safer and more effective. Plus you now have a back up unit if this happens again. Portable ACS come in a variety of price. ranges so there should be something for the price point you can afford.
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    Tribblehappy. 3 days ago Dogs don't sweat like we do so fans don't really cool them off; fans only cool is by increasing evaporation from our skin. So I think the ideas of cool or damp towels etc are good.
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    No_Web4960 3 days ago Run the bath and dunk them in it every time their fur dries. This is how us humans got through summers with no air con in Socal...
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    Internal-Chipmunk518 3 days ago You'd be surprised at how many pups can take the heat. I have a husky who sun bathes and he loves it! But always keep tons of water near by (with some ice). Another good thing my pup looks is a cooling matt for the dogs in the hot weather and having a fan going his way just in case
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    palmtreee23 3 days ago If you don't have blackout curtains, use thumbtacks to hang towels, blankets, etc over the windows. That should help
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    MrVenusian 2 days ago • Give ice cubes to chomp on.
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    • domp48 3 days ago I was surprised, was new to me, that dogs actually do not sweet. So ice, freeze towels, fresh water is as much u can do
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    7201kls 3 days ago Make them frozen treat. I.e freeze ice cube trays filled with chicken broth. Can add other treats, veggies, fruit. Whatever they like.
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    Realistic Mystic005. 3 days ago bring them on car rides (assuming the car has AC) and hang out in petsmart of Home Depot or other pet friendly stores if you're able to. Then they also get some movement and mental stimulation
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    breetome 3 days ago Pop your dogs in the tub or shower and wet their belly with cold water and the inside of their legs. Then towel them off and put them in front of the fans. Also make sure they have lots of fresh cool water for them. They are tougher than you think. They will be fine.
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    • pweqpw 2 days ago Cold watermelon Ice in the water bowl Put ice cubes in a Kong
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    EyYo3669 1 day ago Buy a plastic kid pool and fill with ice to immediately lower the temperature inside, but all doors and windows need to be closed tightly. Refill a bunch of plastic soda bottles with water and freeze them. Place frozen bottles on trays on the tables/counter/chairs to collect the condensation. Always keep a rotation of the bottles in the freezer and don't open doors more than a few seconds.
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    deucesfresh91 3 days ago When I lived in Seattle and it got above 95 in Seattle nobody had AC, especially not my apartment. It got so bad that I had to take my dog in my car and just run the AC in a shady spot for a couple of hours. It was a last resort but it really did help. Now that it's dark out I'm sure you're fine so good luck!
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    • pogo_loco 3 days ago DNA Nerd Pogo (lurcher) Tips from my dog trainer who is from an extremely hot climate with no AC: • draw all blinds/shades/shutters. Sunlight will heat your home. ⚫ open windows all night, close them immediately in the morning, not just once it gets hot. Your house is insulated and will hold the cool air longer
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    . open windows again once it's cooler outside than inside. If it's still daylight at that point, prioritize windows on the shady side of your house, the air entering them is slightly cooler than the air in the sun.
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    • freeze enrichment items for your dogs: you can mix dog food and water and freeze it on a lick mat, in a Kong/Toppl, etc . replace their water with fresh cold water a few times a day, or add ice cubes
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