The Green Pet Shop Cool Pet Pad - Extra Large, Blue - Self-Cooling, Pressure Activated Mat for Dogs & Cats from 80+ lbs - Non-Toxic Gel, No Water Needed

I am naturally sceptical of advertiser & seller claims for products, but thought we'd give one of these a try for our 13-year old "Half-scale Otter Hound" mutt, who has the same double-thick, oily coat of Otter Hounds and many other water dogs. He's always panting, particularly at night, and wanting to go outside several times a night, even in deep winter cold, to cool off, which is a pain for us, as he needs help getting back up the steps and into the house, due to arthritus. Additionally, he needs a soft dog bed to rest his painful joints, but the bed makes him heat up quickly, so he's continually moving to the bed, to a cool, hard floor, struggling to get up, and panting all the time. We got this cooling mat about a month ago, and he avoided it for the first 2 days, then settled onto it sometimes, and seemed OK with it. Around the 4th day, I moved it to his dog bed, and WOW-- what a change! No panting at all, he seeks it out every time he lays down, and obviously prefers it. Even more, he sleeps so much better, so that in the mornings, despite his tired, old joints giving him a lot of pain, he even RUNS around the yard, and RUNS to meet my wife when he wants to come back in. He plays more with our other 2 smaller dogs, and overall seems a LOT more comfortable and happy. The Green Pet Cooling Mat in his dog bed is HIS Spot, now, and he's learned on his own to get off for about half an hour to let it "re-charge", and then gets back on. I just now bought a 2nd mat of the same brand-- We plan to either put it on the floor or in one of the other dogs' beds--- They used to rotate beds a few times during the night, although these days, nobody else gets "his" bed with the cooling mat. I have heard the other dogs "digging"/"scratching" the fabric the middle of their beds sometimes, just like he used to also do, and I think it's an instinctual canine reactionj to being "too hot", i.e., "digging down to cooler soil", so we'll see how this goes. If it goes well, we'll probably order a Small cooling mat for our smallest dog. The mats seem quite durable, aren't nearly as heavy as some make them out to be (my wife has severe spinal stenosis and bad arthritus, and she said to leave word in this review that she has no problem at all handling them. My only regret is that we didnt get some of these years ago. A very good product, and it seems well-made, to last a very long time! FOLLOW UP, about a week after I posted this item, above: We received the 2nd cooling mat, and right away put it in the "medium-size" dog bed, normally preferred by our 3-year old Corgie-Lab mix. She avoided it the first day, although our "big" dog that we bought the first cooling mat for, went for it right away, switching back and forth from each cooling mat-equipped bed, as needed. The 2nd night, our Corgie-Lab mix finally discovered what it was all about, and now, if not sleeping on one of our laps, prefers to sleeping on "her" mat atop "her" dog bed. So, now I have 2 dogs that love these cooling mats. Our "little" dog, a Jack Russell-Shi Tzu mix has a thin coat, and thus looses body heat easily, but I suspect as summer comes on (this is 13 May), we might buy a another mat sized for her, as well. Suffice to say that our dogs seem to really like this product, and I can heartily recommend it. P.S.: When the dogs go out to the back yard, to chase squirrels, bark at passing dogs, or do other "Dog Stuff"-- I've learned that picking up each mat and holding it up vertically so that both sides get air helps cool it off quicker, so that even if they're outside for just a few minutes, they return to a cold mat. The original mat we got for our "big" (actually only 85 lbs) dog is still large enough for him to sleep on half of it, then roll over to the "cold half" for more comfortable sleep. Although he has still panted for short periods, at night on it lately, mostly he just dozes off and snores for hours at a time-- a refreshing change from having him panting and moving around restlessly all night before we got the mats. Some reviews of Dog Cooling Mats suggest putting the mat into the refrigerator, but I think that would be far too much cooling in a short time-- these things are cold to the touch when you pick them up-- and the object is to slowly draw off the dog's body heat without over-cooling it, and they do that very well. We're quite satisfied.

I was pleasantly surprised that this really is cool and stays cool for quite some time. My dog has GOLPP and must stay cool. He seems to like laying on it on the floor vs. putting it on his bed for some reason. But he stops panting and I think it's doing what it's supposed to. So thankful!

I ordered the XL for my 65# lab so he had plenty of room on it. Unfortunately I haven’t been able to get him to stay on it more than 30 sec. He’s a bit older and the mat is a slippery material so it’s hard for him to get up. But I laid on a a few times and it’s nice a cool.

This is Great, it is cold to the touch and cools both dogs immediately. The dogs get hot on car rides because my AC isn’t the best but this definitely helps.

I bought two different cooling pads and my 94lb heat intolerant golden chose this one. He’s now fast asleep not panting and moving from spot to spot to cool down. Thank you Green Pet!

I love the size and how thick it is. Will work great in a carrier for my Yorkie

It is nice, but the outer covering is easily damaged by dog nails.

This is Farah. She is 18 lbs and a Corgi /Pom mix so she’s on the longer side and lots of fur . This is her second pad. For us one pad lasts about 2 years. After time and use with the warm conditions, I notice the pad starts to break down and “shrivel”. We live where it’s very hot with almost no true spring or fall-just heat. This pad is amazing and in 2 years I’ll buy another. It keeps her comfortable and the cooling sensation keeps giving even while being on it for an extended amount of time. The surface of the pad is smooth but if you lightly run your nails on it, it makes a scratchy sound so we use a pillow case to cover it. She would not use the pad if it made noise. The coolness comes through the pillow case very well. I do have to mention it’s odor free, durable, washes off easily, and fits her entire body even when spread out. The pad is easy to fold in half and in half again if you choose. We do travel with it.

Die Matte kühlt für einige Zeit, das ist schon mal gut. Ich habe die extra große für unseren Landseer bestellt und der hat viel Körper, somit erwärmt sie sich schneller. Für kurzhaarige Hunde evtl besser geeignet. Ansonsten bin ich sehr enttäuscht über die Qualität. Das Saumband löst sich ab und es entstehen Blasen auf der Matte. Preis / Leistungsverhältnis stimmt nicht. Leider, man merkt das erst nach etwas Gebrauch. Ich hab die Matte jetzt ca. 2 Monate.

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Good quality. My dog liked it very much.

It's a good product, good size for my dog.

Mi perrita siempre anda buscando cool spots y se duerme sobre esto. En el auto es maravilloso porque le da soporte y se mantiene fresca. No lo dejen en al Auto porque deja de funcionar. No es helado pero sí fresco y tengan cuidado que sus garras no lo penetren.