Post by whiskydry on Jun 28, 2008 2:07:54 GMT -5
I've been reading about heatstroke and how quickly a hound can suffer from it, and it's set me to worrying!
Should I not take Barney on the walk to school at 3pm, on a summer day is that likely to be too much fro him? It's 10 minutes each way usually with 5 or 10 minutes hanging around at the school gate so potentially 30 mins in the sun.
Also - camping is worrying me now. There won't be anywhere for him to shade if it is hot - inside the tent gets boiling in the day even when it isn't that massively hot! And obviously if he's outside then he's pretty much in the sun!
But I know people do take their dogs camping so how do they keep them safe??
Obviously if this summer is like last year there's no problem!!
Should I not take Barney on the walk to school at 3pm, on a summer day is that likely to be too much fro him? It's 10 minutes each way usually with 5 or 10 minutes hanging around at the school gate so potentially 30 mins in the sun.
Also - camping is worrying me now. There won't be anywhere for him to shade if it is hot - inside the tent gets boiling in the day even when it isn't that massively hot! And obviously if he's outside then he's pretty much in the sun!
But I know people do take their dogs camping so how do they keep them safe??
Obviously if this summer is like last year there's no problem!!
They've got 10%off today too.
I have to confess to leaning on it when I was sat in the sun and can vouch for its effectiveness