Too hot for dogs
By Cindy WolffAugust 8th, 2007
I hope you're not leaving your pets out in this miserable heat. Cats will seek cooler places, but it's still not comfortable out there for man or beast.
The best thing I ever purchased was a dog door. My pups go in and out whenever they want. It's funny because I've been thinking that they are just dying to be outside and playing. I have yet to come home and find them anywhere but piled on the sofa asleep. So much for my vision of dogs running around and enjoying themselves.
We go walking now at 5:30 a.m. The sun is still down and it's still hot, but not as hot. What are some of the things you do to keep your pets cool in the summer?
August 23rd, 2007 at 2:29 pm
I can't put in a dog door, Sterling (Maltese) is small enough a Hawk or large cat would take him to the other side. He stays inside while I am gone. I leave the air conditioners on for him in the summer and the heat on in the winter.
August 24th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
I leave water out for the passerby dogs. I do put Ice in it. I change it in the morning and in the evening.
Yesterday evening, the Yellow lab that lives nearby came up and drank and drank and drank. I even refilled the bowl. I suspect her own water bowl was hot from being in the sun or empty, and she needed some cool water.
We have to watch out for the dogs, because they depend on us so much.