12 ways to keep your pet cool

[Catherine]

The watering can is a good idea. It would be less threatening than a hose.
The frozen hotdogs would work for a dog. If it gets too hot I can freeze fruit for the guinea pigs. They seem happy to just lie around and rest.

Cooling pads are a good thing. Frozen bottles of water can help cool things. A bag of ice can keep a fish tank cool as long as you don't use too much. Goldfish don't do well in the heat so keeping the water cooler is better, but any change must be gradual as temperature shock is worse.