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Overheating KILLS - Don't put your pet in danger!
 #1 NO Car Rides!
The "dog days" of summer can be dangerous for dogs — especially those
dogs left inside hot cars. Every year, countless dogs DIE after being
locked in cars while their owners work, visit, shop, or run other
errands. These tragic deaths are entirely preventable.
On an 85 degree day, it only takes 10 minutes for the inside of your car to reach 102 degrees, even with the windows left open an inch or two. Within 30 minutes the car's interior can reach 120 degrees!
Spread the word - get the ASPCA "Pets in Hot Cars" flyer here
At MyDogisCool.com, learn how to protect dogs from the dangers of hot cars. Find out how quickly cars heat up, whether it's too hot to take your dog along today, and how to get the word out that it's just not cool to leave a dog in a hot car, even for "just a minute."
 #2 The asphalt will BURN their paws!
Hot tar and asphalt will burn your pet's paw pads! Don't
walk during the hot times of the day and walk on grass or dirt when
possible. Or use dog booties! Don't take pets on long walks or when you go cycling.
 #3 Don't leave them outside all day!
Do
NOT leave your pets outside all day and when they are outside be sure
they have plenty of water and shelter. Do NOT leave pets in the garage
all day in the heat either!
Dogs cool themselves by panting. While your body can regulate it's temperature better by sweating throughout your body, you pet cannot. Pets can overheat quickly, causing brain damage, organ failure and even death. And if it's a hot humid day,
it's difficult for them to get cool, because in humid weather,
their panting is less effective.
Heatstroke is a life-threatening and indeed often FATAL problem. If you suspect heatstroke, the dog needs urgent veterinary care immediately. If your dog is overcome by the heat: Bring down body temperature by soaking the animal in cool (not ice)
water, but make sure water doesn't not get into the mouth or nose. Seek
immediate veterinary care.
DID YOU KNOW? IT'S A CRIME!
In Arizona, leaving an animal unattended and confined in a motor vehicle
where physical injury or death of the animal is likely to result (such
as in a hot car) can be a Class 1 Misdemeanor! AZ ST 13-2910
HOT OUTSIDE? HELP THE WILDLIFE WITH WATER
As
hot as you are, the wild critters are hotter. After all they don't have
a house or movie or shopping mall they can escape to. No big cool
drinks or pools to splash in. So how about you help them out. How? Just
put a small, shallow dish (with small stones in it) of water in a shady
spot or hose down under the bushes. Animals will drink from the dish and
scrape out a small depression next to it or under the bush and it will
help them cool off a little. DO NOT put out big, deep bowls. That will
attract larger animals and will drown little Quail (they cannot swim and
once their feathers are wet they sink).
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