Pet gear: How to help keep dogs cool on hot days

The heat is on in most of the USA, so pet owners are looking for ways to make it easier for the pets to stay cool.

Anyone have a dog that doesn't want to walk very far on hot days? Cooling collars, bandanas and vests designed for dogs might help. Some are simply soaked in water, others are loaded up with ice or put in the refrigerator to chill down.
The Doctors Foster and Smith website has a wide selection of many of the above products and helpful videos on how the products work. They also sell a dog bed you can fill with cool water. Prices range from $4.99 (bandana) to $22.99 (cooling vest).
VKRpets.com also has similar products for sale. Ruffwear's Swamp Cooler ($49.95) is a good looking vest that also sells at REI. You soak it in cold water, ring it out and fasten it around your dog. Ruffwear also sells booties for dogs whose feet might scorch on hot pavement. Kool Collars fill with ice when you're outside with your dogs, and inserts that don't drip when you're inside.
You'll notice no ads near this post, so I'm not pushing anything. I'm thinking about getting my male Shiba a vest because he stops walking in July and August. He stopped walking this week. The Washington D.C. area has had 12 days where the mercury has passed 90 degrees, equaling last year's total. Not happy campers.

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