WATCH: Clever dog joins owner paddle boarding on Portsmouth seafront to stay cool in warm weather
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By Freddie Webb
Published 26th Jun 2024, 16:15 GMT
Updated 26th Jun 2024, 16:16 GMT
A clever pooch has found a clever way to keep cool amid the scorching temperatures by paddle boarding with their owner.
Horatio, a seven-year-old Hungarian Vizsla, regularly goes paddle boarding with his owner Jason West by Clarence Pier in Southsea.
Video footage shows the dog side by side with their owner and progressing further out to sea.
Horatio jumps off the board at regular moments to go for a swim. Temperatures across Portsmouth have reached the mid to high 20sC, with The Met Office and UK Health Security Agency issuing a joint heat health alert earlier this week.
Forecasts predict a few more days of glorious sunshine and baking heat, with temperatures due to reduce slightly closer to the weekend. Mr West has owned Hortio since he was a three-month-old puppy.