Got an interesting question for you all. As you know I have a White Shepherd and a black one. With having weeks of hot weather I am having a really hard time keeping Luca(black one) cool. When we take them both out for play time we spray them down to cool them off. For Sheena(white) there is no problem. She could play for hours in the heat. Luca on the other hand seems to only handle about 20 minutes or so before he is getting over heated. Even in the shade he is extremely hot. If you touch his coat it is hot compared to Sheena's cool one. The only way to keep him consistantly cool is to bring him in to teh air conditioning. Meaning shorter play times.

They are both very healthy. Luca is lean and fit and has a short coat. Sheena is a bit heavier now with nursing a litter. So for Luca I know it is not a weight issue or an overly think or long coat issue.

So how do you all with darker colored dogs help them to beat the heat? They do have a doggy pool they can dive in and play in but this only helps so much.
Nicole & Sheena & Puppies