i bought a kool collar earlier this year on impulse and it is surprisingly helpful for a pup that thinks 80 degrees is sweltering. you fill a pouch with ice or use the included water-filled package and it sits on their neck to help keep them cool. it really does seem to help cool atlas down after a long walk in the heat. and by long, i mean the two feet to the grass. (did i mention that he thinks 80 degrees is sweltering?)
so now, in hot weather, he gets to wear a special collar, and then i follow him around the house with the fan.
oh, atlas. you do live the life.
What a good idea, that collar...It's hot here today, I could use one of those. ;o) Happy Day, Elizabeth((HUGS))
Posted by: Tracy | 07/13/2011 at 03:06 AM
Sometimes I put an ice-cold can of soda on my neck when it gets really hot... feels great! I'm sure Atlas feels the same way. :)
Posted by: Amy | 07/13/2011 at 04:05 AM
i'm with atlas. there are reasons at the current time why i can't leave this blessed land-locked state... but in a year or so, i hope to be where it's considered hot at 80... and where i can see the ocean!
101 at 9:30 pm the other night. rain last night! so only 99 today. then 106 tomorrrow.
bring on the cool collars! GREAT idea for puppies. i'll spread the word down here.
Posted by: tammy | 07/13/2011 at 04:25 AM
Oh Elizabeth I am so coming back as one of your dogs in my next life!!! I love the idea of the collar. How ingenious. Animal lovers go to great lengths to keep their loved ones comfortable and happy and that's as it should be. Atlas, you are one lucky dog!!!
Posted by: Chris | 07/13/2011 at 05:23 AM
i think ollie and delilah need that. it has been so hot here. poor ollie doesn't like the heat.
Posted by: kelly | 07/13/2011 at 05:40 AM
super cute picture! and i can just picture this scenario. atlas has a rough life:)
Posted by: Helen | 07/13/2011 at 07:26 AM
I told my friend about this last week. Glad he likes it!
Phoebe needs a mini doxie sized one of these! I took the little dogs for a walk just after 8:30 the other night...and had to carry her most of the way, because it was so dang hot. She hates to be carried, but she was tripping over her tongue, so an intervention was necessary. I put her down a little way from home so she could walk back into the house with her head held high. Yeah, the things we do for our dogs!
Posted by: Sherron | 07/13/2011 at 10:06 AM
Glad to know Atlas is keeping cool and comfortable ~ 80 degrees is sweltering to me too. :)
Posted by: jennifer h. | 07/13/2011 at 12:37 PM
Oh, that is so cool (!) I have not seen these - a new doggy-gadget. Great idea because I don't think most dogs do well in the heat. On warm days, Muffy expects to be taken swimming and usually is not disappointed!
Posted by: Patty | 07/13/2011 at 01:40 PM
What a "kool" idea. I think Nikki gets overheated on our walks. She has a tendency to stop and lay down in the shade when we are out. I checked out their website. They are out of her size right now, but I am going to buy one from them if my regular pet store doesn't carry them.
Posted by: Jerry Critter | 07/13/2011 at 09:38 PM
I melt at 80 degrees -- I'm totally with Atlas. Now to find one of those collars for me....
Posted by: lori Stone | 07/14/2011 at 11:46 AM
When we had the horrible heatwave early in the summer with a broken a/c, we resorted to hosing down the dogs. They did not like it, not at all, but they were far, far more comfortable.
Posted by: Six Impossible Things | 07/27/2011 at 09:27 AM