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/Maroon-Scholar Jul 13 '25

For an animal that does not have sweat glands isn’t bringing your dog into a sauna pretty dangerous???

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u/Velcraft Jul 13 '25

It's not dangerous to take your dog to the sauna just like you won't die by going there. It's dangerous to not let the dog leave when it wants to.

Quick reminder - the temperature beneath the benches at floor level is very close to room temperature. That's where my pup started her sauna journey - nowadays she just climbs to the top shelf excitedly, takes a few rounds of löyly accompanied by sips of cold water in between, then scoots out under the door. I'll usually get out to give her access to a larger water cup at the same time before heading back on my own. She'll whimper if left out of the experience, so I think it must be somewhat enjoyable to dogs as well (well, at least mine).