Richie
Active Member
My CC is 10 months old and will turn a year May 29th. When we got him last year, we was a small pup for most of the hot months. We kept him inside most of the time, but when we took him out for walks, upon return, he would quickly lay on the ceramic tile near an air vent.
Now that he's older, he wants to be outside more but it's not long before he's asking to come back in. Anything approaching 70+ degrees he's panting pretty heavy. With the current temperatures, I'm able to let him out during the early morning, back in before the afternoon hours, and back out in the evening.
I live in NC, soon it will be warm pretty much 24 x 7, for those who live in a warm climate, are you seeing this with your CC? Anyone have any ideas for keeping him cool during the day while outside... other than plenty of cool water? I thought about freezing a block of ice and letting it slowly thaw during the day for drinking water, but is there something else I can do? I have plenty of shade in the backyard, but that's not enough.
The Boxers I've owned all had short hair but not as dense as the CC, which, I'm guess, is why he overheats so quickly.
Most of the Husky owner I know shave their dog during the warmer months. This is a new dilemma for me so any suggestion is appreciated.
Now that he's older, he wants to be outside more but it's not long before he's asking to come back in. Anything approaching 70+ degrees he's panting pretty heavy. With the current temperatures, I'm able to let him out during the early morning, back in before the afternoon hours, and back out in the evening.
I live in NC, soon it will be warm pretty much 24 x 7, for those who live in a warm climate, are you seeing this with your CC? Anyone have any ideas for keeping him cool during the day while outside... other than plenty of cool water? I thought about freezing a block of ice and letting it slowly thaw during the day for drinking water, but is there something else I can do? I have plenty of shade in the backyard, but that's not enough.
The Boxers I've owned all had short hair but not as dense as the CC, which, I'm guess, is why he overheats so quickly.
Most of the Husky owner I know shave their dog during the warmer months. This is a new dilemma for me so any suggestion is appreciated.