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.