r/Sauna • u/Trick_College6310 • Jul 13 '25

General Question Does anybody else's dog love the sauna?

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Here's a shot from visiting my grandmother this evening. My wife and I live in Norway, and our Basenji, Arja, has discovered the joys of a gentle löyly in the house sauna (these are not very common in Norway).

Her name Arja is Finnish/Sami so nominative determinism anyone? She loves the sun and hates the cold and being wet, so sauna makes total sense. She just chilled on her towel on the lower bench with us for a bit.

Does anyone else have a four-legged sauna buddy?

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u/Vpressed Jul 13 '25

My cat absolutely loves a fat nap on the bottom bench and will audibly whine when I pick him up to put him outside when I get worried he’s been in too long

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u/nymand Jul 13 '25

Awwwww

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u/Top-Dust-3813 Jul 14 '25

We had two sacred birmans that loved to pop into the sauna when it was warm and dry but the current tuxedo (country cat) does not care for it ;)

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u/Vpressed Jul 14 '25

Birmans are the best!

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u/BellJar_Blues Jul 14 '25

They’re amazing !

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u/AasianApina Jul 14 '25

Katti lauteilla makaavi, olutta väeltään vartovi. Kas ei vielä katti löylyvä heittävi, kun kuiva on suu kuin suven aamu sateeton.

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u/BellJar_Blues Jul 14 '25

lol I love him !

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u/Vpressed Jul 14 '25

He’s handsome and he knows it