How to keep a dog cool when it is outdoors?

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Hello!
Our collie/chow mix stays outdoors during the day when we are at work and INDOORS with us when we are at home and at night. Our dog is almost 2 years old and is well behaved and house trained but sometimes gets into mishcheif. We have tried in the past to leave her in the house if the weather is bad but after a few days of being in the house she gets bored and starts chewing like my oreintal rugs for example. Our dog loves to chase squirrels and etc so she constatnly sits by the door, which is her letting us know she wants outside. We live in south Texas and the temps have been near 100! We have thought about leaving her indoors, but our new puppy stays in the kitchen area with her crate and puppy gate, and we are afraid of her knocking the gate down (she has done this before) and letting the puppy out. We have a side door on our dettatched garage in the backyard where our dog has access to shelter, bed, toys, and etc. Do you have any suggestions on what we can keep outside or do for our dog to keep her cool during the day??? We keep a large tub of fresh water for her but she doesnt seem to like to get in it to cool off.
Thanks for the suggestions!
 
A dog with that coat could die in the heat and is unlikely to seek water to cool off. You need to come up with another way to confine the dog in the house, or place an airconditioner window unit in the garage and a doggie door in the side door. You can also shave the dog. My dog is a chow mix and I shave him before summer hits because Virginia heat and humidity is pretty brutal.
 
If the temperature is nearing 100 -- put the dog in it's crate inside with the AC on.
If the temperature is lower than 85 or so -- plenty of water, plenty of shade and access to the inside's AC.

Jan's ignorant -- DON'T cut the dog's hair. You'll be taking away it's natural protection AGAINST the heat and sun.
Unless you plan on putting sunscreen lotion on the dog every couple of hours, keeping it in cold water all day, and watching it slowly die of overheating: DON'T cut the hair.
You *will* ruin the coat, and you *will* have a dog more susceptible to the aforementioned.
 
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