Originally posted by pupper-lover

I thought you were saying that his back being wet was adding to his over heating. Are you saying that his back being wet, is not that important, but I need to make sure to keep his underside and pads wet when it's hot?
Almost exactly! A wet back causes the sun to reflect on the dog more intensely so if he is dry and you go walking just wet his belly and paws. If he goes swimming then don't worry about his back but make sure to keep the belly and pads wet down to keep him cooler when you resume your walk. If he gets extremely hot then you can look into getting one of those cooling pads made for dogs to wear in hot weather.