Cooling Bandana/Cool Mat

[bigpawsnopaws]

Has anyone used these? The weather is hot again and pup, 6 months seems to feel the heat and puffs and pants. Our house is quite 'hot' anyway.
He gets left for 3 hours x 3 times a week so I was thinking maybe get a cool mat or jacket/bandana for him to help stay cool.
Has anyone used these? is it safe to leave him alone wearing the bandana?
Can you tell I've not had a dog before? He's a Lab so would need Large size I'm guessing.

[Doublethesarcasm]

They are good but I wouldn't leave a pup unsupervised with one.
My pup last year chewed both his and my older dogs when I was out of the room for mere moments!

You an wet a towel, wring it out and pop it in the freezer and then use this.

[Madvixen]

Both my boys have their bandanas on already and I find that it really makes a difference for them. We also have cool mats in their crates (covered the crates with old curtains to make them even cooler), a paddling pool in the garden and fans on in most rooms.

Mine are Rotties and they really struggle when it gets hot.

[Icklepup]

I got a cool mat and it was useless.. When the dog lays on it it was cool for a few minutes then it was the temperature of the dog and then it never went back to the cold temperature it was.. He didn't use it after that!

[bigpawsnopaws]

mixed reviews then, hes so hot bless him, I've got a water spray and spray him with a fine mist, he seems to like that

[PookieDo]

My dog will not lie on the cool mat. Waste of money! I’ve put in a pillowcase too

[bigpawsnopaws]

well i got a cool mat, they had 20% off in the pet shop so thought I'd give it a go. He appears to love it!

[PookieDo]

Mine is very unhappy about the wet tea towel. He can wear it for 10 mins I am sure he will get it off it’s only tied gently

But I have tried everything! He keeps laying on the rug and then panting

I’ve tried freezing the mat, putting a cotton cover on the mat.

He doesn’t like getting wet all that much 😂

[bigpawsnopaws]

bless him pookiedo

[IdRatherBeCrafting]

Mine likes the cool mat but took a while to get used to it. Now he will go there instead of his bed when's it's hot.

I also have a cool coat- which you wet and wring out before wearing. It stays cool for about 3 hours and he wears it whilst he's wandering about in the garden.

Frozen carrots and the water fountain are also popular :)

[iamme21]

Took mine a little while to get used to but she loves it now!

[PookieDo]

I could get a cool coat
Sounds better than my tea towel.

He’s laid down now with it on (on the rug) and given up staring at me to take it off

[PookieDo]

These hot dogs are so cute

[Grandmi]

Yes definitely recommend cool mat . My elderly JRT is really suffering with the heat . I put it in the fridge for an hour and Millie is definitely cooler on the mat and with the fan on.

[missyB1]

Bottle of iced water in front of the fan seems to work for our mini schnauzer. She won’t lie on a cool mat - she’s very suspicious!