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Is he full Shar Pei, how heavy are his wrinkles (can he pant effectively) and how lean/fat is he (the leaner the dog, the better)?

Being in the desert does mean low humidity is helpful in that his panting will be more effective, however it's AZ and the heat will be high.

How shady is the location? He will need good quality shade. Having a small bit of shade while the area surround him is baking, won't do him much good. The best would be some good sized trees (trees do provide a cooling effect) with some areas never getting hit by sun. If not that, he'll need a good sized area (not just a patio umbrella).

I'd consider one of those temp car tents like this one: https://express.google.com/u/0/product/9240326482241299587_14428592836010735232_10891564?utm_source=google_shopping&utm_medium=tu_cu&utm_content=eid-lsjeuxoeqt%2Ceid-vqiqlmovzs&gtim=CPDum5vduN757QEQxoSjzPzR76prGLC1oL4BIgNVU0Qo4LiD5gUwrOKYBQ&utm_campaign=10891564&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-tXlBRDWARIsAGYQAmeOgM_voPrV24p_kJNuMo8n8tpWCwU4j8SwNK-PUDI7O4lVnQclaEkaAm65EALw_wcB You can roll up one side to improve the ventilation and keep one down if needed to maximize the shade. I'd also consider putting shade cloth - either over the tent if heat is coming through the fabric, to use as a side to allow better air circulation and/or additional shady area.

Shade cloth: https://www.amazon.com/Puppy-Aluminet-Shade-Cloth-Panels/dp/B00KGFJU32/ref=pd_day0_hl_199_8?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00KGFJU32&pd_rd_r=ec3cd2f8-602b-11e9-a944-2f3383ee933a&pd_rd_w=5Nmtq&pd_rd_wg=oRdtD&pf_rd_p=ad07871c-e646-4161-82c7-5ed0d4c85b07&pf_rd_r=18VNP5RYP9DZS2EP2W2B&psc=1&refRID=18VNP5RYP9DZS2EP2W2B

I'd definitely get him a wading pool and keep the water a clean as possible. Put a tarp on the ground around it so he doesn't get dirty. While he may not care to get into it now, that level of heat may change his mind.

I would also make sure to have a hose around. With that low humidity, wetting him down will absolutely help. You will need to do it often.

Alternately, and perhaps better would be a misting system like this https://www.amazon.com/MistyMate-16030-Patio-Outdoor-Misting/dp/B00166J3ZA/ref=asc_df_B00166J3ZA/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=194003459169&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=14037802612619025603&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9005779&hvtargid=aud-643574997066:pla-312625313697&psc=1.

A fan may help in that a breeze will help his panting to be more effective, however, blowing super hot air isn't so great.

if you can get an insulated dog house with AC or Evaporative cooler that would be fantastic.

Copied and pasted from my reply in a related thread a few weeks ago about camping showers. This is a bit more involved than most people probably use, but it doubles as a both a camping shower and a misting setup for your canopy to provide cooling all weekend.

 

>We buy gallon jugs and a flat of water bottles for drinking, but our "utility" water comes from the water fill stations, or melted ice, depending on the use.

>Our shower is different than most camping showers you'll see people bring. We use a pump action garden sprayer like this one connected to a misting hose like this one that is clipped around our EZ-Up for general cooling purposes. When someone wants to shower, they disconnect the pump tank from misting hose and take it in to a small camping shower enclosure like this one to take a quick wash with the sprayer. The enclosure is lightweight and pops up so it's very quick to throw out and fold down as needed. It's a great combination system to get clean without the wait/walk, and also to keep your campsite refreshingly cool with the misting hose. Neighbors are generally impressed by the mist.

>More commonly, you will see people use bag showers like this one hung within something like this. Take down and set up as needed, or leave it up all weekend if you find yourself with a corner spot. Enclosures that are stable enough to hold the water bag can be expensive, though, so that's why I think our system is a little better and more versatile.

Okay so I did this in preparation for this year and it seems to be a success. I bought this mister kit from Amazon and paired it up with this pump sprayer. A 2 gallon sprayer might be nicer, but I already had this on hand. I connected them together by unscrewing the wand just downstream of the handle (so the handle is still connected) and connecting a 1/4" one-touch (also called push-to-connect) fitting. I think it was this one but it also could have been a 1/4" push-to-connect with a 3/8" NPT female... I can't recall. Thread it on using some plumbers tape. Then, just cut off the hose bib adapter on the end of the mister kit and plug the tubing directly into the 1/4" one-touch. Voila!


It works pretty well and does not leak. I found that if I pumped it up for 30 seconds, it would run for 5 minutes before the pressure got low enough that some of the nozzles started to drip a bit rather than mist. 10 seconds of pumping would get it back up to pressure for another 5 minute run. Keep in mind you'll want some sort of clamp to hold down the handle for you. Either that, or buy a pump sprayer that can latch in the on position. And bring zip ties to secure it to your EZ-Up. The clips that came with the kit are nice but zip ties help to really secure it nicely.

Hope this helps!

This is what I did:
1. misting system
2. timer
3. water filter
And if you need it:
4. hose Y connector

I connected the Y connecter to the spigot, connected the timer to that and the water filter to the timer, misting system to the water filter. Spigot->timer->filter->misting system. The trickiest part is setting up the misting heads because they just give you a long length of piping and you have to cut it down and place the misting heads according to your needs. In the pack there are about eleven (don’t remember exactly) misting heads (they look like black plastic T’s) and one piece that looks like a misting spigot that’s actually a three way connector (the other ten are just two way connectors with the third being the misting outlet that you screw the brass misting head into). There’s also only one end cap plug that fits into the connecter hole for one of the misting heads to finish/cap off the line when you get to the end). Because I incorporated the 3 way connecter to have two layers of lines running parallel to each other, I just capped off the end of one of the lines with the end cap plug and the other with hot glue. A little janky but effective! So far, the misting system has been doing a much better job of watering the orchids than I ever was doing it manually. After you set it up you should do a trial run to see if all the heads are misting properly and if the timer works correctly. If you’re having issues with the misting heads not misting, try unscrewing them a little to see if loosening it helps. If not, I think they give you one extra brass misting head so swap it out for the spare and see if that helps. Good luck!

I put a Y on the hose spigot with individual isolation valves for each of the two parts. Garden hose is attached to one, misters are attached to the second.

Basically, yes, it’s permanently attached, but I ran it directly up from the wall in a corner so it’s as out of the way & discrete as I could’ve done it.

Link is below, it’s not the nicest mister system, aesthetically at least, but it works awesome & for the price it makes a huge difference.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07FC8BL7C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_2PonDbQK9B8EG

I live in Phoenix. I have Red Star sex-link hens....they look like Rhode Island Reds. They have done great for the last 4 years. Believe it or not, I still get about 4-5 eggs a week from each of them, even at the age of 4. Mine started to lay at 16 weeks of age. Laying really drops off during the winter (I do not provide supplemental light during winter) and during molt, which they do about every 7-8 months. In four years, I have only had 1 go broody.

They are heat tolerant (with shade) up to 100F. When it's above 100, I have low-pressure misters and a box fan. Before I got the misters, I would lose about one bird a summer when the temperature got over 105F.

Like /u/rpitchford says, you want an On-Demand Diaphragm Pump

FYI you need approximately 1PSI to lift 3 feet, so to lift your 20' will only need ~7PSI. That's child's play for most any diaphragm pump.

lol you’re not going to create a reverse heat island by buying a pool. My sister lived up by Desert Shores. It was still hot as hell.

You might want to invest in those little mister lines you can attach to building like this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00166J3ZA but make sure you take care of it. The water out here is extremely hard. It will need to be cleaned or you’ll have clogged lines in a month.

If you’re worried about the dryness you need a humidifier for inside your home or relocate to Florida