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by: Love2Run Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 1:05pm  
In just the last two days I've heard of two separate incidents of dogs suffering heat stroke.  One died (little pug) and one has recovered, thankfully.  The latter (an English bulldog) was found on the side of the road in Eagle Springs, near death.  A good samaritan picked him up and took him home, placing him in their plastic swimming pool full of water to cool him down.  After he started suffering seizures, they rushed him to the emergency vet in Humble.  The tech said they saved his life.  They took him back home and shortly afterwards, the owners were located.  He had apparently escaped his home yard via their gate when the yard crew left it open.  He was not microchipped and his collar contained no ID tags. :-(Take care of your dogs by having them microchipped, leaving their collars w/ tags ON, and padlocking your gate! Make arrangements with your yard crew to only do your yard when you are home.  4951
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butterflykisses Active Indicator LED Icon 3
~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 1:20pm  
I have a 60lb black lab.  Even when we're gone during the day, she still stays in.  I could not leave her in this gawd awful heat. 
 
I'm glad those dogs were saved. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 1:41pm  
The only way dogs should be outside in this heat/humidity is if they have an air conditioned dog house to go into.  4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 1:45pm  
My neighbors leave their dogs outside when they go to work, unless it rains(then its the garage!)   Drives me crazy.  they bark at everything.  They never walk or play with their dogs.  I don't really know why they have 3!  whats the point? 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 1:53pm  
They probably have 3 thinking they keep each other company.   4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 2:19pm  
There is alot if idiot people that think its ok to leave a dog out in this heat, they say "oh they have shade and water"! I wish they would go sit in the shade all day with a fur coat on and see how it feels. Dog want and deserve to be inside with us...I feel , why get a dog if your just going to throw it outside and forget about it...they love to be with you by your side... 4951
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Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 5:05pm  
Both of my dogs are black and don't stay outside long during the heat.  Now, when it's cool outside, they will stay out for hours.  When it's cool, the older one likes to lay in the sun.  She's 13, so I know how she feels! 4951
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Love2Run Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 5:45pm  
And I don't think there's anything wrong with pets that are accustomed to being outside...but once the heat index is over 100degrees, I think that's time to do something to offer them relief.  Bring them inside or fill up a baby pool in the shade with cool water for them to lie in.  I had an 'ah ha' moment when I read something about taking your dogs on runs-- to be mindful that they're closer to the hot ground...with far less wind/air movement than we have 4-5 feet higher than them.  In addition, if you run on pavement in extremely hot weather, just imagine what that does to their poor little paw pads! 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 6:57pm  
Some people think animals can withstand any amount of heat and drought.  They are certainly lucky they don't have to depend on some fool to make sure they survive.Pugs are heat intolerant. They really need to be inside and if they go out in the yard, they need to be monitored closely.  I saw a pug outside one day and he had apparently escaped his yard.  He was outside a residential area close to the intersection of West Lake Houston and 1960.  I don't think he was intentionally left outside.  I hope he made it home safely. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 17, '13 7:36pm  
When I was growing up, we had cats and dogs, but they were never allowed inside the house.  That's just the way my parents were.  We lived in a rural area, so we often "adopted" cats or dogs that somebody dropped off on our road.  We had a carport that they would hang out under when it got hot.  We would wet an old blanket and they would lay on that. 4951
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Love2Run Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jun 18, '13 2:28pm  
When I was growing up, we had cats and dogs, but they were never allowed inside the house.  That's just the way my parents were.  We lived in a rural area, so we often "adopted" cats or dogs that somebody dropped off on our road.  We had a carport that they would hang out under when it got hot.  We would wet an old blanket and they would lay on that.
 
@Retired_Engineer: Us too.  If the dogs accidentally got in the house, all hell broke loose until we got them out.  They didn't even want in, really, but would sometimes follow us into the kitchen not paying attention.  Funny how things change.  But we lived in the country, on a hill, that always had a prevailing wind.  It got hot but we were just more used to it, I guess.  Our dogs also had a tank (pond) to swim in whenever they wanted.  I wanna go home.
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 18, '13 2:39pm  

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@Retired_Engineer: Us too.  If the dogs accidentally got in the house, all hell broke loose until we got them out.  They didn't even want in, really, but would sometimes follow us into the kitchen not paying attention.  Funny how things change.  But we lived in the country, on a hill, that always had a prevailing wind.  It got hot but we were just more used to it, I guess.  Our dogs also had a tank (pond) to swim in whenever they wanted.  I wanna go home.
 
@Love2Run: I wish there was still a "home" to go to.  About 20 years ago, my parents had a new house built on the property and then tore down the old house.   I was happy for them but also sad because the old house had so many memories.  All the old trees in the yard died or were cut down.  The old barn was damaged during a hurricane a few years ago, so it was torn down. When my parents were alive, I enjoyed visiting them but it was like visiting some strange place.
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Love2Run Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jun 18, '13 2:42pm  

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@Retired_Engineer: Us too.  If the dogs accidentally got in the house, all hell broke loose until we got them out.  They didn't even want in, really, but would sometimes follow us into the kitchen not paying attention.  Funny how things change.  But we lived in the country, on a hill, that always had a prevailing wind.  It got hot but we were just more used to it, I guess.  Our dogs also had a tank (pond) to swim in whenever they wanted.  I wanna go home.
 
@Love2Run: I wish there was still a "home" to go to.  About 20 years ago, my parents had a new house built on the property and then tore down the old house.   I was happy for them but also sad because the old house had so many memories.  All the old trees in the yard died or were cut down.  The old barn was damaged during a hurricane a few years ago, so it was torn down. When my parents were alive, I enjoyed visiting them but it was like visiting some strange place.
 
@Retired_Engineer:  Where did you grow up? Your story is very similar to mine except it's been so many years since our house was torn down it's difficult now to remember where it was.  A land developer bought our acreage and built his home on in and developed a residential community across the street from it (we owned some of that acreage too.)  It's now Windcrest in San Antonio. 
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 18, '13 2:51pm  

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>> When I was growing up, we had cats and dogs, but they were never allowed inside the house.  That's just the way my parents were.  We lived in a rural area, so we often "adopted" cats or dogs that somebody dropped off on our road.  We had a carport that they would hang out under when it got hot.  We would wet an old blanket and they would lay on that.
 
@Retired_Engineer: Us too.  If the dogs accidentally got in the house, all hell broke loose until we got them out.  They didn't even want in, really, but would sometimes follow us into the kitchen not paying attention.  Funny how things change.  But we lived in the country, on a hill, that always had a prevailing wind.  It got hot but we were just more used to it, I guess.  Our dogs also had a tank (pond) to swim in whenever they wanted.  I wanna go home.
 
@Love2Run: I wish there was still a "home" to go to.  About 20 years ago, my parents had a new house built on the property and then tore down the old house.   I was happy for them but also sad because the old house had so many memories.  All the old trees in the yard died or were cut down.  The old barn was damaged during a hurricane a few years ago, so it was torn down. When my parents were alive, I enjoyed visiting them but it was like visiting some strange place.
 
@Retired_Engineer:  Where did you grow up? Your story is very similar to mine except it's been so many years since our house was torn down it's difficult now to remember where it was.  A land developer bought our acreage and built his home on in and developed a residential community across the street from it (we owned some of that acreage too.)  It's now Windcrest in San Antonio. 
 
@Love2Run: I grew up in a rural area north of Baton Rouge near the town of Baker.  I used to like to drive around to relive old memories.  Then too many things changed.  The worst was when FEMA put in a huge trailer park after Katrina.  Most of those displaced people from New Orleans stayed and Baker has been going downhill fast.
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Love2Run Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Jun 18, '13 2:53pm  

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@Retired_Engineer: Us too.  If the dogs accidentally got in the house, all hell broke loose until we got them out.  They didn't even want in, really, but would sometimes follow us into the kitchen not paying attention.  Funny how things change.  But we lived in the country, on a hill, that always had a prevailing wind.  It got hot but we were just more used to it, I guess.  Our dogs also had a tank (pond) to swim in whenever they wanted.  I wanna go home.
 
@Love2Run: I wish there was still a "home" to go to.  About 20 years ago, my parents had a new house built on the property and then tore down the old house.   I was happy for them but also sad because the old house had so many memories.  All the old trees in the yard died or were cut down.  The old barn was damaged during a hurricane a few years ago, so it was torn down. When my parents were alive, I enjoyed visiting them but it was like visiting some strange place.
 
@Retired_Engineer:  Where did you grow up? Your story is very similar to mine except it's been so many years since our house was torn down it's difficult now to remember where it was.  A land developer bought our acreage and built his home on in and developed a residential community across the street from it (we owned some of that acreage too.)  It's now Windcrest in San Antonio. 
 
@Love2Run: I grew up in a rural area north of Baton Rouge near the town of Baker.  I used to like to drive around to relive old memories.  Then too many things changed.  The worst was when FEMA put in a huge trailer park after Katrina.  Most of those displaced people from New Orleans stayed and Baker has been going downhill fast.
 
@Retired_Engineer: ah, the good old days.  so much has changed - some for the better!  but I DO miss the country life and intend to go back to it, as mentioned before.  It's only a matter of time and money - not necessarily in that order. 
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~ 10 years ago   Jun 18, '13 2:59pm  
My electricity went out for awhile this morning and I had to run some errands. So I left the dogs outside since I didn't know how long the A/C would be off. I was gone maybe 2 hours and when I got back I let the dogs back in the house. My golden dropped to the tile floor and hugged the water bowl drinking every last drop! They had water outside too. Guess the outside water got hot.
 
Made me feel sorry for dogs that live outside. My dog couldn't handle two hrs.
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