I'm looking for any ideas people may have on keeping dogs cool while they're in their crates. We currently have plastic 500 series airline crates with cedar bottoms. The crates are in the back of a Dodge Ram with a cap over them. We currently get bags of ice and spread under the cedar bottoms, and also a couple of small fans blowing on the dogs. The ultimate goal would be to buy a trailer with a high output fan or A/C unit installed. Right now that's night a financially feasible option. I found dog box that has a 100cfm exhaust fan installed in it, I was just wondering what other people use to keep there dogs cool on the hot summer days of training. Thanks for the input.
Jodi Moen Webboard User Reg: 12-28-2010
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I've used a couple of 2-liter coke bottles, frozen them and put them in the crate. They can lie against them and I've often seen dogs lying with their heads/necks on them. I've also tried those neck gel wraps that you can freeze, they're made for humans but can work on dogs.
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I use the frozen 2 liter bottles & cooling mats & crate fans. If it is really hot weather I run the ac in the truck. My dogs are inside my truck in crates.
There are 'boots' that you can get that seal the area around the cabs back window & the cap that will allow you to run the ac in the truck & the cool air will filter into the cap in the back. They also make 'systems' that boost the cool ac air from the cab into the cap in the back. Also setups that used a car or marine battery with a seperate ac type unit to put into the cap area. Or using a box fan run off a battery.
There was some talk about them a few years ago here. You will have to search for the threads.
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