Best cooling dog beds and tips from a vet to stop your pet from overheating this summer

The Scruffs Cool Grey Dog Bed is designed to be typically five to 10 degrees cooler than the room temperature so it's great for them to use on those days when inside is the same temperature as outside.

To stop your pup from sliding about when sprawling on the mat, it has a non-slip base which helps keep them put. It also has a breathable mesh bottom that allows air to circulate around your pooch at all times to reduce the risk of overheating.

We love that the sides are slightly padded to give your hound a padded area to rest their head, as you can see Gina enjoyed doing from the picture below. It's designed to stay cool for one hour at a time so while this may not seem like a long time, your pup will just need to leave it alone for a little while for the cooling technology to reactivate.

Woven from a premium cooling silk fabric and designed in a sofa style, the Funny Fuzzy Ice Silk Cooling Pet Bed will provide your pooch with a much-needed cooling sanctuary for them to stretch out after a session of sunbathing.

Sometimes dog beds can be a bit of an eyesore, but not this one. Yes, because it’s a sofa style, it will take up more room than say a donut-style dog bed but as it looks like a piece of furniture and comes in either blue, grey or green colourways, so you can make it a bit of a feature in your living room.

As well as doing the job of keeping your pet cool and looking good, it’s also easy to keep it fresh and clean too. The cover just slips off and gets popped into your washing machine, getting a big thumbs up from the dog owners on our team.

Sometimes the issue of overheating occurs from laying on hot floors so as the Gen7 Cool-Air Cot Trailblazer Raised Bed keeps your pup in an elevated position while snoozing, it should help to keep their body at the right temperature. Not only does being raised keep them cool, but it will also help with keeping your pooch off muddy or wet surfaces and away from bugs and other pests.

It's designed for dogs weighing up to 27kg, so this may not be the best option if you've got a particularly heavy hound but for small and medium breeds, this is a great one to consider. It's made with durable double stitching and a steel frame for extra strength and to support your dog's weight.

We found that it soon quickly snaps together once you've got it out of the box, with the only tricky part being convincing Bella, our Cockapoo tester, that it was safe to go up it as she was a little apprehensive to begin with.

UV rays can be just as harmful to our pooches as they can be to us humans. We love that this Sunny Daze Raised Air Dog Bed has a UV canopy that offers UV 50 protection to keep them sheltered from the sun's rays while also being raised off the hot floors.

Customers appreciated that this dog bed is made in a blue colour as often they are made in black materials which is known to attract heat. That being said, the material used for the canopy has been described as flimsy so you might want to bring it indoors when the weather changes from sunshine to high winds.

It is definitely effective at keeping your pooch cool as it's raised off the floor. Barney, the Labrador cross, tested this for us and he usually suffers in hot weather due to his thick black coat. Thanks to the Sunny Daze bed, he was able to stay outside and enjoy the sunshine while being shaded. We did find the instruction manual a bit confusing at first but after a bit of trial and error, it went together quite easily. One thing we were really impressed by is how sturdy it is. Barney is a big boy and he easily exceeded the recommended weight limit for the bed but even after laying on it for hours, it still fully supported him.

This self-cooling pecute Dog Cooling Mat is just what your pooch needs in a heatwave. The cooling gel is activated by your pooch simply lying on it, so there's no need to add water or find a way of chilling it before your pup uses it.

This mat ranks highly with reviewers for comfort, how easy it is to clean and also how simple it is to fold and put away in between uses. We like that it's available in sizes from extra small to extra, extra large so pups for any size and breed can cool off when needed. While the mat is made from a thick and scratch-resistant material, it's worth noting that it's not completely indestructible so you should keep an eye that your pup doesn't claw at it or bite a hole in it. That being said, it is still pretty durable so the vast majority of dogs shouldn't be able to cause any damage.

As a mattress-style dog bed, the VANKEAN Waterproof Dog Bed can be used by itself or in your dog's crate to keep them cool. It's a reversible bed with soft plush padding on one side to get cosy on during winter months and a canvas on the other side which is designed for keeping cool in the summer, making this a great option for a bed to use throughout the year.

Some reviewers felt that the bed wasn't as thick as they were expecting it to be and it was a bit flat, but as softness and comfort are things that are mentioned time and time again by reviewers of this dog bed, you can sure your pup is going to have somewhere super comfy to rest their head while they cool off. Being easy to clean is something this bed ranks highly for as it has a water-resistant inner to protect the foam inside in case of little accidents and the cover is completely removable and can be machine washed.

Give your pampered pooch the best seat in the house/garden during the summer months with the Bunty Sided & Raised Dog Bed. Like others on our list, it's slightly elevated from the floor so keep your pooch off hot floors in the summer. Equally, it works just as well at keeping them off cold surfaces in the winter, which will help older dogs or dogs with joint conditions that feel the cold in their bones.

Customers found it really easy to assemble, with many saying it didn't take long to clip together. This comes in handy for taking it with you wherever you go as whether you're enjoying a day in the park, at the beach or visiting friends or family, you can put it together and take it apart super easily. Reviews are mixed on the overall quality with some saying the fabric is quite thin but others saying it's good and sturdy so it may all come down to making sure you get the right size for your pooch to ensure they don't weaken the fabric.