Tips for Keeping Your Dog Safe in Hot Weather

As the mercury rises, it’s extremely important to make sure your dog is safe. Dogs can suffer from dehydration, heat stroke, even sunburn!

Following are some tips to help keep your dog safe in the hot weather:

• Exercise is just as important in the summer, but do it early in the morning or late in the evening when it’s not as hot or humid.
• Be sure your dog has lots of shade. It’s always a good idea to bring your dog inside in a cool house during the hottest part of the day.
• WATER, WATER, WATER! Be sure your dog’s water bowl is kept filled with COOL, clean water.
• NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER leave your dog alone in a car! Even if you leave the windows cracked, and park in the shade. A parked car can rise to dangerous temperatures in only a matter of minutes, causing heat stroke or exhaustion, resulting in death.
• Elderly and/or overweight dogs or dogs with illnesses such as heart or lung disease will need even extra special care in hot weather. And certain breeds, including pugs, bulldogs, Lhasa apsos and shih tzus, also need extra attention on hot days.
  

If your dog appears to be showing signs of heat stroke or exhaustion (listless, panting, disoriented), take him to your vet immediately!
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~Lisa
Lisa Pallardy, President
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