TIPS FOR DEALING WITH THE SUMMER HEATWAVE
You can have hot fun in the summertime with your pets, but if the heat is on, your pets may potentially be in danger.
In general, dogs aren’t able to deal with the heat as well as people, that’s mostly because for all intents and purposes they don’t perspire – they pant, Darker colored dogs have a tougher time of time, and so do larger dogs.
In many states, counties and cities, it’s actually against the law to keep a pet shut inside a hot car, so the law may be on the side of the good Samaritan. Calling the police may be an option. In some places this law (like many animal cruelty laws) is more enforced than in others. Certainly, if the car is parked at a store – if more than a few minutes passes, simply fetching the owner can save a dog’s life.
