Rascodog » dogs http://www.rascodog.com Helping to keep your dog community clean Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:50:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 A Word about Leaving dogs in hot cars http://www.rascodog.com/stories/keeping-your-dog-cool/ http://www.rascodog.com/stories/keeping-your-dog-cool/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:46:35 +0000 nina http://www.rascodog.com/?p=480 Summer is the hottest season of the year. No matter what part of the world you live in, this is the time of the year when temperatures are high. Temperatures in cars rise exponentially faster than the measured temperature outside. The dangerous heat has dire consequences when we leave our pets inside of a car. “Just running in for a minute” or leaving a window cracked is simply not acceptable. It’s irresponsible and goes against everything that it means to be a responsible dog owner. Dogs cooling processes are different from humans and they are just as, if not more susceptible to heat stroke than people. Yet, every year there are tragic stories about dogs that were left to bake in the back of a hot car…]]> Two Police Dogs die in car from summer heat 

It seems like no matter how many warnings people get about leaving their dogs in cars during the summer there is still a number of stories about the death of innocent animals.

Interestingly enough, the neglect is not limited to the average dog owner.

Over the weekend, two trained German Shepherd Police Dogs died after being left in a police car in Nottingham, England.

The animals were found dead in the private vehicle outside the Nottingham headquarters on Tuesday, one of the hottest days of the year. Police and members of the public have left tributes at the scene.

 

Dogs are not super creatures. They are similar to humans in many ways. How would you like to be locked inside a car in the middle of the summer with no air conditioning or air circulation?

Thankfully, there are campaigns out there trying to educate people about the dangers of summer heat. MyDogIsCool.com is a Web site with a variety of resources to help educate people about this issue.



My Dog Is Cool

They have collected data from studies comparing temperatures outside versus inside an enclosed automobile. You can check how hot it is in your area and download fliers to hang up around your community to remind people to not leave their dogs in a car!

Please help save the life of your dog and others by letting people know what can happen if dogs aren’t treated properly during these hot summer days.

Nina

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