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Yeah, when we had our first dog, the dog breeder told us that dogs don't perspire and they ventilate their body thru their mouth by panting. That's why we always have to be aware of that panting because when they are suffering from extreme heat that panting is their only defense unlike humans who would sweat it out to cool the body. That's why we sometimes see when a big dog is outdoors and the weather is very hot, the dog is wiped by ice to cool its body.
That lack of sweat glands is also one reason why dogs are susceptible to kidney stones because the salt is not evaporated thru the sweat. The best defense for the salt is to give your dog plenty of water regularly. Since we have a sad experience with kidney problem, we monitor our dog's drinking and if a dog doesn't drink after having a meal, we force it to drink the water by the use of a syringe.
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