After seeing it on here then seeing a full team wearing them at Abingdon this weekend, i thought i should get one for Brie (as she is predominantly black and heats up VERY fast. I ordered it 2 nights ago and got it this morning. The team I saw had the red/yellow one so i thought id get the blue/silver one for her:



Obviously its not been soaked yet for a test yet lol. It was fresh out the packaging when i put it on her

That's great - I'm thinking of getting them for my two. Can you let me know where you ordered it from.

Did she mind having it put on? Paul thought that a colling bandana might be best for ours as they might not like the coat

I got it off ebay. was a penny cheaper there hahaha (not the reason i got it.. on ebay they only had blue and on another site they only had red.. i opted for the blue)

Brie was fine with it on. all i did was adjust the velcro bit around her neck so i could just slip it on and off her head. the velco underneath was fine. i walked her in the kitchen a little and she didnt mind it (mind you like i said, it wasnt soaked lol, but when its hot, im sure she wont mind it on her). Brie has shirts, so i was pretty sure she'd be fine with it, but like everything else, it was a shot in the dark. she might not have liked it.

http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Barking-Need...634Q2ec0Q2em322

thats the seller i got it from on ebay. Brie's is medium (for dogs 30-60lbs)
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then this is the site that has both the red and blue (scroll down a bit)

http://www.dfordog.com/acatalog/dog_vetbed...ine_cooler.html

Thanks for that. I am definitely going to look into it as both mine get so hot and Brie looks so cute!!

She dont mind that on at all does she - she looks goods too :wub:

Thats wicked let us know if it works well especially when they are wet lol!

i got mine the bandana. its cooling in the fridge after soaking for a test run :)

its Brie... its a photo op.. of course she doesnt mind hahahah

might try it at the demo we are having on the 6th depending on the weather.

Ooh can you both let me know how you get on so I can decide whether to get a coat or bandana.

I can tell you that the Cool Coat works just great. I put it on Milly after each Flyball race and waiting between races in Division. It has made a big difference as she suffers very badly from over-heating when racing. It helps her performance in this respect.

The coat needs a good soak in order to get the gell activated. I keep it wet in a plastic bag once soaked..

The only improvement that would be nice to see is that most, and certainly Milly's dog-games fleece harness has a lead attachment along the spine. The Cool Coat does not have an opening at that position to attach a lead. So lead attachment has to be at the neck collar - which I tend not to have on during racing as she pulls badly on a lead attached collar due to her excitement in competition.

we've used these in the past as well and they are very effective!

i put mine back in the fridge just to see how cold i can keep it, with the idea of wedging them in the cool box so they are kept cool for shows.

each has their advantages and disadvantages. i can imagine going for the whole coat but then 2 of mine are short haired breeds and would get too cold too quick.

tinka didnt mind hers on but twig went in to wash overdrive rolleyes* ah well she will appreciate it if shes hot. :P

I;ve just ordered a K9 bandana to try out on my two!

They have been getting hot already this week so thought it would be good for summer

Where did you get the bandana's from?

Jo

If you go to agility net website and then agility warehouse there is a section called hot weather coolers or something

I'm struggling with adding a link and am at work - let me know if you have trouble finding it.

I bought a medium and it was £15 with postage

Thanks for that - i will nip on and have a look.

Jox

i got mine from dapper dogs at crufts but they have a website.

I will have a look at yours on Sunday Gemma - what time are you going to be about?

Jo

hmm... its a bit defective the one i got.
(dog facing away from you) the right side doesnt fill/expand properly :-\