Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Keeping Cool: Ice Cubes

Summer is just around the corner! This week I'll be writing about some of the things we've done to keep our dogs cool. If you have any additional ideas, please share in the comments.

Badger and Mushroom have very different tolerances when it comes to temperature. Badger has a medium-length coat that got quite fluffy during the winter. The only time he's been visibly cold was when we took him for a walk in single-digit temperatures.

In contrast, Mushroom shivered so much when we first adopted her (in the middle of New England winter) that we got her a coat. The guideline we use is that if I can't be outside in shorts (around 50F), Mushroom needs her coat. In the summer-like weather we've been having, this translates to a comfortable Mushroom and a Badger who can't seem to stay cool.

When I first tried putting ice cubes in Badger's water, I was thinking they'd keep his water cold. Instead, Badger fished out the ice cube (spilling half his water in the process) and took it over to his bed. This wonderful combination of pure joy and brain freeze happened:



Do your dogs like ice cubes?

4 comments:

  1. Ice cubes are our favorite free treat! Any time Miss M hears the ice dispenser, she will literally run, even if she's in a dead sleep.

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    1. I hadn't even thought about ice cubes being free! I guess Badger will be getting more of them.

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  2. Schultz loves to chew on ice cubes! He gets over heated very easily so he always gets an ice cube and a cold rag on his neck after a walk. Tess is always looking at him like he is a pansy :)

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    1. LOL! I might have to try the cold rag with Badger as well.

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