by Olly » Tue Jun 03, 2014 3:35 pm
Rick wrote:I can't see it being useful unless you shave your dog to the skin to eliminate the insulating fur between it and the vest where evaporative cooling takes place. Here in sunny South Louisiana, many retriever folks chamois their dogs when they come out of the water in the belief that even the excess water in their coats does more harm than good by slowing heat exchange and being a barrier between evaporation and the skin where it would do the most good. And as near as I can tell by observation alone, a damp dog is cooler than a wet one once that water's at Summer temperatures.
That makes awesome sense when I think about it. Thanks for sharing!
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