Taking dogs on holiday in summer

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Well, as chance, or misfortune, would have it, ny dog is with me in temperatures of 35°. It has been like this for nearly 4 weeks and another 10 days to go.

I think he is used to it now, his body has adjusted.
He has a long swim in the sea at 6 am before breakfast (24°).
In the car we have air con.
Every restaurant and café here brings out a fresh dog bowl of water.
He chooses to lie in the sun, silly fool, every now and then!
So, so far so good.

MartavTaurus

Well, as chance, or misfortune, would have it, ny dog is with me in temperatures of 35°. It has been like this for nearly 4 weeks and another 10 days to go.

I think he is used to it now, his body has adjusted.
He has a long swim in the sea at 6 am before breakfast (24°).
In the car we have air con.
Every restaurant and café here brings out a fresh dog bowl of water.
He chooses to lie in the sun, silly fool, every now and then!
So, so far so good.

Oh My God !!
The little oic is choosing deliberately to lie in the sun .....
It's why we love 'em .... they're completely bonkers......
Seriously I see a lot more dogs in transit at airports and ferry ports than previously and I wonder whether they find it stressful rather than being delighted that they are with their trusted owners rather than in kennels.......
We used to take our little chap in the car and he always settled down easily in hotels and holiday stays with gardens but I don't think I'd have taken him on a plane. Not very logical I suppose.

36° in Italy and we saw quite a few dogs, though I couldn’t say whether any of them except one belonged to tourists. The dogs seemed unbothered by the heat, -lively, not lethargic and as MartavTaurus mentioned, there were always bowls of water at pavement restaurants.
I’d rather leave ours at the kennels.

We make our yearly trip via Euro Rail and our 2 French Bulldogs are home with their Auntie and her husband at our flat.

They are spoiled and happy & have around the clock attention !!

We are away on Devon at the moment and have our dog with us
We are in a mobile home and today is very hot Spee walked home early this morning and have left him indoors with a fan on and curtains closed (we know he will sleep) we have come down to the beach for a couple of hours and we will take him out again when the weather cools tonight

If the weather is cooler becomes out with us during the day

We often visit Lyme Regis/Bridport and see so many poor, over heated dogs dragged around the baking hot streets. I think it is because rented holiday homes often ban dogs from being left alone.

Our bonkers spaniel insists on lying in the sun too 🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️ DH walks her every morning before 6:00am and we take her with us in the car, which she loves, and it has great air con.

Just avoid Padstow please. We’d never seen so many dogs, many people with up to five together on leads. Why? These death trap expanding leads sent one woman tripping into the harbour.

I’m just worrying because I booked a hotel for next week and the temperature is going to be high. My dog doesn’t do well in the car or the heat so I’m panicking a bit. We’re only going for one night so I hope she will be okay.

We've just entered into a red alert zone, temperatures of nearly 40 degrees here.
The dog is coping, just, we've closed all the shutters and windows. I'm not sure what else one can do. It's certainly no fun.

There's no going outside for him, even though we gave a big garden and we're only 3 minutes on foot to the beach.
This carries on until Thursday.
We exercised him at 6 am today, we'll just have to see what tomorrow brings.
Good luck everyone.

I wouldn't take a dog away somewhere hot.
Its just as hot whether at home or abroad so the same common sense applies.

Caravanned for 45 years until DH died. Took our dog with us but only in UK. If going abroad either billeted with friends or with Barking Mad, never placed her in a kennel. The caravan had a big awning and if hot there was a fan. Somehow, the rear of the caravan always seemed cooler than the rest, less windows perhaps and shaded by the awning so the dog liked that area if indoors.
Now I'm with family on south coast, very warm, and today no run out and about for the dog which is moving around garden seeking the shaded areas for a lie down as am I but no chance if the lie down.

We are away at the moment in France on a road trip although on the way home. It has turned hot while we have been away. Our dog is fine in the car with the air con and very short walks except for first thing in the morning. He is happy to stay in the hotel room while we go to dinner with a walk after 9 when it is cooler.

We have two huskies so a risk assessment of sorts is needed each time we go away. We always use the A roads (always to sw England) in case of a breakdown, air con while travelling and we travel late into the evening when it's cooler. Very early on return. We always check in to hotels that are feet away from beaches so they can have their play time early in the morning and at dusk. Jellyfish are our biggest issue at the moment. We always take our adult daughter with us as well so that we are not stuck indoors all day and we take turns to go out and about.

Would you think about using Trusted House Sitters so your home and dog are looked after by someone staying in your house? Your dog gets to stay in their familiar environment and you can say what routine your dog is used to and so on. We (OH and I) have house sat for many pets through THS and it works well for both sides I think.

With our dog in France atm. She loves the beach and the sea. We walk in shaded forest areas in the morning and she lies in the shade or our air conditioned caravan the rest of the time, and has another walk in the evening.

No, l wouldn't trust anyone with my dogs. For me, it is not worth the risk. Huskies are powerful dogs, notorious escape artists and need careful watching at all times.

We only put our dog in kennels once when we went to Crete one year. It was recommended by a friend but when we went to collect him, he shot past us when they opened his cell door and he made straight for the door outside, not even an acknowledgement we were there. He sulked for days after we got home and gave us dirty looks for leaving him

MartavTaurus

Well, as chance, or misfortune, would have it, ny dog is with me in temperatures of 35°. It has been like this for nearly 4 weeks and another 10 days to go.

I think he is used to it now, his body has adjusted.
He has a long swim in the sea at 6 am before breakfast (24°).
In the car we have air con.
Every restaurant and café here brings out a fresh dog bowl of water.
He chooses to lie in the sun, silly fool, every now and then!
So, so far so good.

Sorry, I couldn't resist this one.
I'm sure your dog is lovely but you must sing this to him. The next time he goes out to lie in the scorching heat of the Sun

Mad Dogs and English Men
Go out in the midday in sun.

Thank You Noel Coward

Dogs on planes shouldn't be allowed. Owners are just being selfish. How would they feel if they were stuck in the hold for hours in a small cage with noone they know and no idea what's happening. I recently waited for a long flight for an hour in a checkin queue and people in front with a dog in a cage. It howled and whined the whole time. I thought about telling them they shouldn't be doing it but they probably felt entitled and didn't care.

I'm sure dogs hate planes, but their lives revolve around their owners & if we were emigrating I'd take the dog.

Our last, dearly missed spaniel was scared on boats but he wouldn't contemplate being left behind if DH was taking the boat out. He did used to look a bit green about the gills if it was rough, but no-one could tempt him to stay on land.

Sikipoo

Ok… so I don’t take my dog out in the heat, just early morning exercise. So how does it work if you want to take your dog on a summer holiday. Ie , it turns vv hot .
I’m wondering how people manage this or am I better to put him in kennels where they have air con?

I don't know if this helps , but my friend has just bought a 'Cool coat' for her dog some types you refrigerate and some types you soak in cold water and then put on the dog before you begin a walk. Obviously the cooling effect isn't going to last for hours, but if you have to take your dog out in the sun it makes them more comfortable .

My dog is actually lying on his cool mat this pm! Only taken 4 years. The first year he chewed it & I mended it with an old bicycle repair kit. The second year he tried to chew it & I rescued it in the nick of time. Last year he pointedly ignored it but - we got there in the end, he looks very cool.

During heatwaves I would be up and walking my little fella in the cool woods first thing, then spend the rest of the day making sure he was in the coolest part of the house, encouraging him to drink and almost following him around with the fan! Also carrying him across the patio to have a shady wee .
No car journeys during those times at all and if I had to cancel a trip or outing I was more than happy to.
I'm OK with discomfort/heat but never for my little darling, for the joy & love he gave me he was a million times worth missing out holidays etc for.