How do you to cool down your bulldogs before the show?
Submitted by lovebully on September 7, 2010 - 8:40pmJust want to know how everyone here cool down your bulldogs, especially when doing outdoor shows.
Just want to know how everyone here cool down your bulldogs, especially when doing outdoor shows.
cooling
Lots of methods--attaching a fan to the crate--Home Depot and Lowes has Ryobi which has rechargeable batteries. A cool coat--wet it in cool water; a cool collar--you fill with ice, a wet towel in the bottom of the crate, a spray bottle you use to mist cold water, feeding ice cubes or putting ice cubes in his water bowl, covering crate with a reflective cover, placing an umbrella over crate to provide shade.
Miriam
omegabulldogs@aol.com
Quick cooler
Dip a towel in cold (or ice-cold) water and hold the towel against the underbelly and the testicles...... They love it, especially males.
Ineke
Ineke
You are right, Ineke. The major veins run in the groin and arm
pits along the belly back to the testicles and cooling these areas down first in an emergency are the best, but better to avoid situations where excessive heat will take a toll on them. Think of a bulldog laying flat out on a cool floor. All the things mentioned are good interventions.
IMHO.
And always Winston, gone but not forgotten!
We waited
We waited and avoided the summer shows, did only the spring and fall shows. It's really hot in the Interior of BC, I didn't want to take any chances.