Amazon’s ‘brilliant’ cooling dog coat keeps your pup safe and comfortable during the heatwave

The heatwave might be great news for us humans, but our four legged friends are usually much less thrilled about the sudden soaring temperatures. Although keeping them indoors and only walking them during cooler times is the key to stopping pets from overheating, sometimes you need something extra to help stop their temperatures from soaring.

One quick and effective way to do that is with a cooling coat, like this Lautus Pets Dog Cooling Vest from Amazon. It helps regulate your dog's body temperature, and is easy to pop on when the heat suddenly creeps up.

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The Lautus Pets Dog Cooling Vest comes in sizes XS to 2XL so fits a wide range of breeds and sizes, with prices ranging from £18.99 for the XS up to £25.99 for the double XL. The premise of the vest is super simple, too; just wet the jacket in cold water and wring it out then put it on your dog.

The cooling effect is instant, taking less than one minute for it to activate, and you can easily reactivate it whilst out and about on walks by dunking it in water or pouring bottled water over it. It features microperforations and cooling fibre technology, which help let heat out whilst still being breathable, keeping them cool and comfortable over the summer months.

It’s lightweight and portable enough to keep in a bag or car in case you’re caught out by a sudden rise in temperature, and it’s easy to clean as you can either hand wash or put it in the washing machine on a cold wash. The jacket fastens with simple velcro straps and a zippered neck which keeps it securely in place and makes it easy to put on even the wriggliest of puppies.

If you’re after a more budget-friendly pick, the Crufts Pet Cooling Vest is priced between £7 and £14, although you have a more limited range of sizes with just small, medium and large available. Its velcro straps do allow you to customise the fit, however, and it’s been endorsed by Crufts, so you know it’ll work. Argos also has a simple straight forward solution, with the £10 Petface 30cm Cooling Dog Coat, which is suitable for small sized dogs.

Amazon shoppers have praised the Lautus Pets Dog Cooling Vest, though, with one saying: “Does what it says on the package. Kept vest and collar cool for over 5 hours and my dog was more than happy wearing them. Would recommend!”

Another agreed: “Brilliant for use it’s so light to carry around and to rinse under the top or use a bottle of water to wet it. It’s really good for dogs for hot summer days there so much better value than a cooling mat.”

One shopper however was a little less impressed, writing: “Easy to wet, easy to fit, but on a short walk on one of those hot days they dried out really quickly. We’d taken bottled water and also a spray bottle to spray water on the coats which worked well, but I was disappointed with the need to rewet them even on a 20 minute walk. I will use them and take my spray bottle with me as this was the most effective way to keep them wet without taking them off and the dogs seemed to keep cool.”

Another however wrote: “Our dog hates clothing and cool mats but will wear this. Keep it wet at all times in hot weather and it keeps your best friend much cooler and comfortable even a Labrador with his double coat underneath. Never go out without it in the summer, just keep watering it. So easy to put on, very lightweight and comfy”