Well, we Australians are heading into winter now...but gosh, Sydney had a week long heat wave here that had Brooklyn just crawling along! Here are some things that I found helped:
- Ice cubes...I just made trays and trays of ice cubes (and flavoured them with a splash of chicken stock if she was lucky!) and dumped them in the back yard or porch for her to eat. She LOVED them.
- Giant ice blocks...okay, this one is fun. Get a big tupperware, fill it with water, then place some treats, a pig ear, liver, food, whatever you want (and maybe flavour the water with a splash of chicken stock) and freeze. Not only does she love licking it to cool down, but it lasts for ages, so everytime she comes back to it, a little more melted and a new treat is exposed!
- I froze heavy duty (i.e. non-chewable) ice packs and put them in a sock/shirt for her to lay on/near.
There are also some good toys at the toy store that you can freeze which are fun