Hi all

I know that the heat can be a killer for dogs and that you should be very careful of how hot it is outside before taking a dog for a walk ect and ive done a lot more reading on this but it got me thinking how do people go on holiday with there dogs if the heat is too hot for them to be out how to you enjoy long walks or going to the beach during the day ? If its too hot i presume you need to stay indoors like you would at home so how do people enjoy the beach with there dog on holiday?

Being retired (yay!) we go outside school holidays (double yay!!) often in Feb/March or Oct/Nov. Not that this helps anyone restricted to the holidays sorry!

Me and Jen both dont have kids and have no plans to either (jen just is not interested and i medically cant have kids) jens cat Theo is her kid she loves and treats him like one and so will my Golden he'll be my whole world so we can go on holiday outside of school holidays too

The small seaside town here is heaving, people AND their dogs and has been for some weeks already.  It really worries me to see them padding around town (the dogs) with their tongues hanging out.  Yes, most of our stores put water bowls out (not that I'd want mine lapping from bowls used by other dogs, and basically dirty) but I do wonder whether what's going on is fair on the dogs.  We are basically a dog friendly town and see almost every purebred dog imaginable just now.  When it comes to the beach, so far it's not been burning hot BUT it will go into the high 20sC later this week and beyond and the sand gets HOT.  Of course they can go into the sea but I just hope these people carry water.  Most holiday cottages won't let people leave their dogs in there unattended, and ditto for hotels.

I just hope dogs are not left in cars to cook.  It could be hoped that people will use common sense but I have to say that since the UK became a nanny society, 'common sense' went out the window.   It's nice to be able to take dogs on holiday too, but I do wonder whether it might be better to have them in boarding kennels, or with home sitters at the end of the day.

I agree mamabas ive see a hell of a lot of dogs out in the heat and were only a small town , i never understand how people still dont know that cars in the heat kills there dogs when its been told even on TV for years , i dont even own one yet but know in the heat cars are ovans and i read one trick to know if its too hot to walk your dog is put your bare hand on the pavement and if it hot dont walk your dog. I personally though will walk my dog very early in the morning and late in the evening as im not risking it and i will go on holiday around September time when its still nice but cooler in the day

We’ve been campers all our married lives either in a caravan or motorhome, so hot days are either spent keeping cool out of the sun under the awning or by a river if possible so that the dogs can enjoy themselves.
Sadly we’ve just had to sell the motorhome as I can no longer manage in it, but we still have our static on the Suffolk coast where we can do as we please.
We will now start to look into hiring a cottage somewhere for other holidays, but as we are retired we don’t go at school holiday times so less likely to be out and about when it’s hot. Neither of like boiling hot weather and sitting on beaches, just like it to be dry

When we go away on holiday we stay in caravans/chalets. If its going to be too hot we will take the dogs out in the morning then come back for early lunch and chill out then go out again in afternoon. Or if there is some place one wants to go to still or a place dogs are not allowed we will split it. Last time we both wanted to go to the zoo but no dogs allowed so one day mum went and I stayed in with the dogs and the next day I went and she stayed with them.

Although this said we don't tend to go away during the hot months, we normally go away September times after the kids to back at school.

Unfortunately so many councils are anti dogs on beaches during the popular holiday times so if you go to resorts in these council areas, you cannot take dogs on beaches & promenades.

I would not go to a resort with antidog access. laws & even if there are no such laws I wouldn't take a dog on a beach that had hoades of the public on it, too many health issures from human detritis too

When I've gone on holiday with my dogs, if they don't let them in we don't go into the places. It's always worth seeing what is in the area before you book and how dog friendly places are.
We have many beaches which are dog friendly during the summer season here and out of season all are dog friendly. Most cafes and restaurants are dog friendly too and many shops allow them in also.

If there is more than 1 person and someone really wants to visit something whicb isn't dog friendly then they will have to go alone, if you have a cottage then if the dogs are settled then leaving them a few hours wouldn't be an issue I'm sure. Or use their crates for that time away.