24/06/2024
More information:
Here is the correct info from the Veterinary Research Team at Hot Dogs UK :
Myth Busting Cooling Hot Dogs:
https://heatstroke.dog/2023/07/20/myth-busting-cooling-hot-dogs/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2krGHcDmzigIe5nrvbOMXIe9v_78KMebf-zCyDm2A8Z5j0NDSi_bPuwIc_aem_HCKKszBope6ASL5OXGbvoA
More Myth Busting:
https://heatstroke.dog/2024/04/12/are-you-ready-to-beat-the-heat-cooling-hot-dogs-more-myth-busting/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0iZDFjmcFKIaae0WMnFdHUY7h6FGH2hLp4jDdAw2X4jGsLTtvl_Gvy8zU_aem_lv6Nb6B8GtbW_5ma9Y4BNg
BSAVA Congress 2021:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/LvSWhBcbhSFncr7V/
Royal Veterinary College:
https://www.rvc.ac.uk/vetcompass/news/the-rvc-urges-owners-of-hot-dogs-to-cool-first-transport-second #:~:text=A%20new%20study%20by%20the,to%20outdated%20first%20aid%20practices
Dr. Janice Baker's free webinar in the US
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/nNpTvEiX6nrNPGLn/
"A new study by the VetCompass team at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that dogs with heatstroke may be suffering even further due to outdated first aid practices"
–RVC
FREE Heat Injury in Working Dogs Webinar from Veterinary Tactical Group
"How hot is too hot? When is it too hot to work a dog? What body temperature is too hot for a dog? How long should work-rest cycles actually be to prevent heat injury? What is the best way to cool a dog if they seem overheated? These are all great questions, but difficult to answer for all dogs. In the past few years, research and new insights into heat injury in working dogs has given a new way to think about how to prevent and treat heat injury in working dogs. Join Janice Baker, DVM, DACVPM, expert on occupational hazards in working dogs, for this interactive webinar to discuss these questions, and learn key ways to recognize and mitigate thermal stress in the elite canine athlete.
Our webinar has been viewed 700 times since we decided to make it no-cost to view. That's at least 700 working dogs that are working more safely in hot conditions; 700 canine handlers, veterinary and EMS personnel who are that much more prepared to allow dogs to work at their top potential while keeping them safe from life-threatening heat injury."
– VTG, 2019
"Since it was launched in 2015, our webinar Rethinking Heat Injury in Working Dogs has been viewed 3329 times! It was based on our study that was published in the Journal of Special Operations Medicine in January 2012, and since its launch we’ve updated it three times (2016, 2019, and 2021) whenever significant new information became available from research. We're currently working on the next update."
– VTG, 2023.
"Rethinking Heat Injury in Working Dogs has been viewed by over 4700 people! That’s 4700 canine handlers, veterinary personnel, EMS, and canine enthusiasts who have made the effort to learn the latest scientific evidence and lessons learned in the field on prevention and lifesaving field treatment of canine heat injury!
We’ve updated the webinar about every two years, and are about to update it again. The information available now is still valid- we are just adding more information as the scientific evidence and lessons learned continue to grow."
– VTG, 2025
• UPDATE 2025:
The new 2025 updated webinar is now available...
"The webinar has passed 5000 views! That’s 5000 people who are better trained on prevention and treatment of working dogs. How many dogs have been saved because of this training? We don’t know, but it’s probably a lot!"
– VTG, 2025
To make it easier to view and share, it’s now available on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/P3WvBN11QcU
If you need a certificate, it’s still available on VTG's webinar platform at https://www.vettacgroup.com/web-based-training.