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Summer Dog Safety Guides

LUOSKO began publishing summer safety guidance to help owners support their dogs through heat, routine changes and seasonal behaviour challenges.

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Summer Dog Safety Guides

Summer Dog Safety Guides

LUOSKO began publishing summer safety guidance to help owners support their dogs through heat, routine changes and seasonal behaviour challenges.

Learning2 July 2026

Summer can change everything for dogs.

Why this story matters

A lesson that may help the next dog

Hot weather, school holidays, visitors, BBQs, open doors, busier walking areas and disrupted routines can all affect behaviour and wellbeing.

LUOSKO’s summer guidance was created to help owners understand those changes before they become problems.

The guides focus on practical, calm advice: shade, rest, hydration, enrichment, scent games, short training sessions, appropriate exercise and helping dogs learn to relax during hot weather.

They also highlight important safety topics including heatstroke, burned paws, water safety, shaving double coats and the risks of over-exercising in high temperatures.

The message is simple.

Summer is not the time to push dogs harder.

It is the time to help them cope.

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