If you are looking for our peer-reviewed, published research papers here they are in an openly accessible format (for the paywall protected articles you can download the accepted manuscript files here), along with links to the published works. We have separated them out by topic:
Heat-related illness (heatstroke) studies:
2016 – FINAL Heatstroke – providing evidence based advice to dog owners. – OUT DATED please note that this paper was published in 2016, and now contains information that has been updated or revised. We recommend reading our later work for more accurate information.
2020 – Dogs Don’t Die Just in Hot Cars-Exertional Heat-Related Illness (Heatstroke) Is a Greater Threat to UK Dogs (open access click to read)
2023 – Canine heat-related illness – new perspectives from recent research (open access click to read)
2024 – Post-exercise management of exertional hyperthermia in dogs participating in dog sport (canicross) events in the UK (open access click to read)
2024 – Epidemiology of heat‐related illness in dogs under UK emergency veterinary care in 2022 (open access click to read)
2024 – Emily’s PhD thesis can be downloaded here:
Temperature monitoring studies:
2017 – FINAL Comparison of rectal and tympanic membrane temperature in healthy exercising dogs
2017 – FINAL Establishing a reference range for normal canine TMT
2018 – FINAL Factors affecting canine temperature after canicross racing
2019 – FINAL Investigating the use of non-contact infrared thermometers in cats and dogs.
2019 – FINAL Establishing a yard specific normal rectal range horses.
2021 – Accepted manuscript – Keeping your cool monitoring body temperature
Canine biomechanics studies:
Our Conversation UK articles:
How to stop your dog getting heatstroke – according to science
If your New Year’s resolution is to get fit, your dog may be your perfect training partner
Dogs don’t just die in hot cars – here’s how to stop them overheating when exercising
Nine dog breeds at higher risk of heatstroke – and what you can do to prevent it
How to keep your pets safe in a heatwave
Other publishes works:
New thinking on heat-related illness (heatstroke) in dogs
First published in the May 2021 edition of the Kennel Gazette. Copyright The Kennel Club Limited. Reproduced with their permission.
Conference presentations:
Anne presented our preliminary findings on “Non-invasive temperature monitoring of canine athletes” at the Canine Science Forum in 2018.
Anne also presented “Investigating non-invasive methods of monitoring body temperature in in a range of domestic species” at the British Society of Animal Science annual conference in 2019.
Emily presented initial findings from the Hot Dogs VetCompass project to the British Small Animal Veterinary Association annual congress in 2020 (available to watch here).
Emily presented two more clinical abstracts to the British Small Animal Veterinary Association annual congress in 2021 (available to watch here).
Sian Beard MRCVS and Adam Werth (final year vet student) both presented Hot Dogs clinical abstracts at BSAVA Congress 2024:
- Beard et al., (2024) – Hot Dogs – using UK emergency care veterinary records to identify risk factors for heat-related illness in dogs
- Werth et al., (2024) – Hot Dogs – Getting to the bottom of “normal” temperatures for dogs presenting to UK veterinary clinics
Get in touch!
If you need to contact us directly about our research, please use:
We’re always happy to share our science!
Emily and Stevie (the dog) at Newark Show May 2019.
Hot Dogs - heatstroke education for dog owners 