Taking dogs on holiday in summer

The trouble is, the way things are these days, you never know what the climate is going to do until you travel or arrive on holiday.
For example, in Brittany, France, June temperatures are usually 22° in June, yet all of a sudden this week it's a suffocating 40°.
If I'd known I'd have missed out on this visit a 100 times over, but we're stuck and I'm just praying all will be OK. It's a horrible scary feeling.

It pains me to see people walking around towns, fairs, fetes parks, outdoor events etc. in the hot weather. The pavements are really hot and tar melting. How would their humans like to do that in bare feet. They should be at home in the hot day sun happily snoozing in a cool room. idiotic!

Yes, put them in the kennels, a lot of people are allergic to dogs and they seem to be invading everywhere, especially pubs whilst eating and drinking

monami

Yes, put them in the kennels, a lot of people are allergic to dogs and they seem to be invading everywhere, especially pubs whilst eating and drinking

Nothing worse than a couple of entitled labradors tucking into pints of Thatchers and sausage rolls barging in

Lizzies

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.

Could someone dog-sit at home for this one night?

Re the 7 second pavement test - I wonder what the pavement feels like in 40⁰ plus?

I would be very wary of taking dogs out in such heat on paved areas.

NotSpaghetti

Lizzies

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.

Could someone dog-sit at home for this one night?

Nobody’s available to dog sit, Mum’s flats don’t allow pets and Dd is 150 miles away. I froze a hot water bottle and put it under her blanket in the car and when we got here we went for a walk to the river side under the trees. She’s currently lying down in the room where all she needed has been provided by the hotel and I needn’t have brought it all with me!

Great result Lizzie
Maybe they will freeze the bottle for the journey back?

That's good news LizzieS. I hope you've enjoyed your night away, and your dog too.

Responsible dog owners need to give themselves a pat on the back sometimes. We've been so so careful this last week with our dog in temperatures reaching 44°. We've sacrificed our holiday to keep our dog ndoors the whole time, apart from his 6 am beachwalk. It is what it is, and he's safe.

Before anyone says we shouldn't have brought him away, we didn't know this 7 weeks ago when we arrived, and even if we'd wanted to sail home early, which we considered, all available crossings we're booked up.

I saw quite a few really well behaved and quiet dogs walking on to a ferry the other week . Not a dog lover really but all these dogs were lovely and looked quite happy - no barking at all ! 🐶

We had 4 nights camping with our dog last week....it was fine....we had an awning for shelter from sun....we had a padding pool to put him in....we did early walk...and a 8pm walk to pub....we went to forests on 2 of the days...lots of shade .....we kept the tent door open all night....the dog was fine

One of my little dogs has terminal cancer and all she wants to do is to sit outside and watch the world go by. She takes herself into the barn when it is really hot. We really have to make her come inside from time to time.