I spent 6 weeks testing the best dog cooling vests with a thermal camera, an infrared thermometer, and three dogs of different sizes. I wanted real data, not marketing claims. My Golden Retriever, my brother's French Bulldog, and a neighbor's Husky each wore every vest on 85F+ walks, runs, and beach days. We measured surface […]

I have spent the last three winters hiking with my Labrador Retriever through Colorado and Utah mountain trails, and I learned the hard way that not every dog handles the cold the same. After one particularly brutal sub-freezing summit hike in where my dog's paws went cold and her sides started shivering despite her thick […]