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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Mollie Davies

How I keep my dog cool and happy during a heatwave

Four legged friends aren’t such a fan of the heat - (Mollie Davies)

As we approach the height of summer, more heatwaves are set to arrive, bringing with them not only the joy of M&S picky bits in the local park and longer, lighter evenings, but also that uncomfortable, sticky feeling that seems impossible to escape.

And if the recent scorcher taught us anything, it's that most of our homes are very much ill-equipped for the hot weather, leaving many of us scrambling for relief when we’ve left it too late. But while we're busy complaining about sleepless nights and sweaty commutes, there are members of the household who often suffer even more during periods of extreme heat: our dogs.

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