Presented by ⁠Pro Plan⁠

In this episode, Dr. Bynum chats with Dr. Cynthia Otto, founder of the ⁠Penn Vet Working Dog Center⁠.

Dr. Otto is a board certified specialist in both Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation as well as Emergency and Critical Care, making her uniquely qualified to weigh in on the challenges faced by canine athletes in hot weather.

Her recent research compares the efficacy of common in-field cooling techniques, with a surprising edge to the ⁠head dunking technique⁠ they initially trained for cleaning dogs' upper airway.

With early season hunting on our minds, we also rank other common field cooling strategies from most to least effective based on her team's research.

The Dogma Podcast, in partnership with ⁠Hunt.Vet⁠, is proudly supported by ⁠Purina Pro Plan⁠. We've been loyal advocates and customers of Pro Plan for nearly 20 years, and we love their commitment to nutrition science. We also appreciate the world class performance we've seen in our Pro Plan fed dogs.

The show is also supported by ⁠Gunner⁠ and ⁠Alclair Outdoors⁠. These companies are our partners in hunting safety, whether we're protecting our dogs on the road or our ears in the field.