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by ggturner on 02 June 2011 - 11:06
It's been 98 degrees or more every day this week in the southeast. Please protect your dog(s) from the heat. If we are home, we keep our dogs indoors, but if we have to leave them out, we have a kiddie pool with water in it under a shade tree. We also have a workshop with a window AC unit and large fan circulating the air that has a doggy door on it that they can go in or out as they please. We also provide plenty of drinking water. Below is an article on dog heat stroke:
http://www.doctordog.com/dogbook/dogheat.html
http://www.doctordog.com/dogbook/dogheat.html
by GSDguy08 on 02 June 2011 - 22:06
The weather has been a pain in the butt already. We've had quite a few 90+ days already, and are suppose to have them throughout the rest of the 7 day forecast. 19 days until Summer! lol By 10 this morning it was in the mid 80s with the feel like at 90. I'm not a cold weather person by any means, but it's way too hot, way too early this year. If we're not at home, our dogs get half of the downstairs to themselves, nice and cool. I enjoy going for long walks with my pack, but I'm not getting to much now with the weather.
by Gemini on 02 June 2011 - 22:06
I had a dog die from heat stroke many years ago. Easy to prevent wished I had taken the correct precautions. Down in South Texas it has been a scorcher.
Reggie
by Jaclyn4238 on 03 June 2011 - 00:06
already 100+ days here in Phoenix. My dogs go potty outside and right back in the house during the day, at night when it gets below 85 and the sun is down I let them run around the property a bit. Training is also at night time. I keep fresh, cool water out at all times, its no fun here this time of year and its going to get worse :(
by ggturner on 03 June 2011 - 12:06
I feel for you Jaclyn! I've been out west before in the summer! In the southeast, we battle heat and high humidity. The humidity is what gets to most of us---it can make it hard to breathe sometimes and drains you of your energy. That's why we put an AC unit in our workshop for our dogs for when we aren't at home. But, since I teach school, I'm home during the summer and can keep them in the house with me most of the time.
by TingiesandTails on 05 June 2011 - 04:06
Well...we had 7 Celsius or 44 Fahrenheit here today...no chance of a heatstroke even after 2 hours of running....
by Mindhunt on 05 June 2011 - 19:06
My county in Florida has laws governing dogs and outside temps. They are not to be outside unless directly supervised if tethered and if in a run or enclosure, they are not allowed outside for longer than 10 minutes if ambient temp is above 80. The same is true if you are transporting your dogs in a car or truck. Open bed truck transport is not allowed unless dogs are safely contained or crosstied and it's less than 80 degrees ambient. No dogs left in vehicles unless airconditioned and under supervision. I have a friend who lost his K9 due to heat stroke during a track/chase, the person they were trying to find had raped and brutally murdered 3 women. The K9 did catch him but lost his life in the process. He has since tried to institute prophylactic fluid boluses in dogs prior to any outdoor work in the heat as well as a cooling rig along with veterinary support. My dogs go outside to potty and dash back in the house to sit by the front window and watch the world from the comfort of airconditioning.
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