Protect Your Dog from Overheating

Summer in South Florida means rain, more rain, high humidity, hurricanes and extreme heat.

If you think dogs can handle the heat you are making a fatal mistake. Dogs do not perspire, they pant to stay cool. If the surrounding air is hot then they cannot cool down. The slightest exertion can cause their body temperature to rise.

Here is a link to Friends of Greyhounds with more information on how to protect your dog from overheating. Also, there is information on what to do if your dog gets too hot.

If you think is okay to leave your dog in the car with the windows down, I recently noticed that the temperature in my car with the windows open was over 105° F.

We need to be very careful and protect our dogs. After all we are the smart ones and our dogs have less sense of their well-being than a 2 year old child.

Jimbo Understands "Four"

I have four dog beds in the family room. Today I was there watching TV and I noticed that one of the dogs had piled 2 of the beds together to make an extra thick and soft bed. It also meant that there were only 3 beds available.

All of the dog beds were occupied when Jimbo joined us. He kept staring at the dogs and the beds, In the past when there were 4 dogs on 4 beds he would just find a place on the floor, but today he just kept looking and looking. After a few minutes he walked over and laid down on the doubled up bed next to the dog that was already there on the bed.