What temperature is too hot for dog grooming?
Lempi Stoltenberg
2025-09-17 01:15:54
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Dogs have a higher body temperature of 38.3 to 39.2 degrees celsius compared to humans who have 37 degrees celsius and only sweat through their paws and nose.
Dogs lose heat from their bodies by panting and drinking and can become very hot during a groom.
Dogs are susceptible to heat stroke in hot weather especially larger breeds over 110 pounds and breeds such as pugs, chow chow and bull dogs due to having brachycephalic skulls.
In really hot weather I would not groom brachycephalic breeds and xl double coated breeds to be safe.
The UK is prone to short heat waves, which make it difficult for dogs to acclimatize to the heat as we do not have long periods of heat to give their bodies time to adjust.
You may have to give dogs more rest periods so they do not get hot and stressed.
You can purchase cooling gel pads for your kennel areas and you can place the mats on your grooming table, as dogs sweat through their pads this can help to keep them cool during a groom.
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