My dogs are Woolies (double coated long hair) and are religiously groomed by a professional grooming service monthly. The misting does not make it to their body, it evaporates off them pretty quickly, depending on humidity levels (humidity levels effect this process and can slow it or stop it or even work in reverse as it can trap the heat in the dog). Most of the time it evaporates off them within 20 minutes to a half hour, so I re-mist them again. The evaporative process does help provide some cooling as again it’s a fine mist, so it’s not adding any weight to their body! On some of my running rigs, I have built-in cooling misting fans, which makes this process even more effective. I use them when conditions warrant! CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE ABOUT MY MISTING SYSTEMS