All For Paws Chill Out Ice Bandana Medium - Cooling Dog Bandana for Summer Heat Relief

All For Paws Chill Out Ice Bandana – Medium (38–46cm)

Medium covers a 38 to 46cm neck, an eight-centimetre span that is the widest of the four sizes and takes in most of the dogs people actually own — springers, border collies, staffies, beagles, working cockers. It is built the same way as the rest of the range: a polyester shell over an SAP cotton layer that turns soaked water into a slow-release gel.

Because the span is so wide, this is the size worth measuring for rather than guessing. A 46cm neck sits right at the top of Medium and also inside Large, which starts at 44cm; if your dog is in that 44–46cm overlap, Large gives more fabric against the coat and is usually the better buy.

Performance & Benefits

• Fits a 38–46cm neck girth, the broadest size band in the range.
• SAP cotton layer under a polyester shell, holding soaked water as a gel.
• All For Paws describe the fabric as safe and non-irritating.
• Soak, twist and chill for ten minutes for a longer-lasting effect.
• Re-soaks in seconds, so it can be run all afternoon from a bucket.
• Blue water ripple print, shared across the four sizes.

Suitable For

• Medium breeds measuring 38–46cm round the neck.
• Summer walks, shows, agility waiting areas and long car journeys.
• Working dogs on a warm day, worn between runs rather than during them.
• Dark-coated dogs, which pick up far more solar heat than pale ones.
• If your dog measures 44–46cm it falls in the overlap with the Large — take the Large, which gives more coverage on the same neck.

How to Use

• Soak the bandana in cold water until the fabric has taken up all it will hold.
• Wring out the surplus, twist it, and put it in the fridge for about ten minutes — All For Paws say this step noticeably improves the cooling.
• Fit it round the neck so it sits flat against the skin; a bandana held off the coat does very little.
• Re-soak whenever it starts to feel dry, which on a hot still day is sooner than you expect.
• Rinse in clean water and dry it fully before storing. All For Paws publish no machine-washing instructions for it.

Specification

• Size M. Neck girth 38–46cm.
• Material: polyester with an SAP cotton cooling layer.
• Blue water ripple print.
• Made in four sizes: S 30–36cm, M 38–46cm, L 44–52cm and XL 53–62cm.
• All For Paws publish no fastening specification for the bandana; a Velcro strap is described on some retail listings, but as it is not their own figure it is not stated as fact here.

Care & Caution

• The cooling layer is a super-absorbent polymer. If a dog chews through the outer fabric the gel it finds is not something you want swallowed, so retire the bandana at the first sign of a tear.
• Take it off for crate time, car travel in a harness and unsupervised turnout in the garden — anything worn round the neck can catch.
• A cooling bandana is an aid, not a treatment. A dog showing heatstroke needs shade, cool water and a vet, not a damp scarf.