Summer’s Here: Heat Problems! Discussions

Summer has arrived and its hot in most of the USA and awfully humid in large parts of the country as well. Dogs die all the time from heat-related problems, and not just from being left in cars when its 100 outside. We have to understand how dogs get heat-stressed and how to handle the problems. I just received the following from the RecycledShelties Yahoo group mailing list, and permission to repost was granted.

The first thing that needs to be understood is that dogs and people are different enough that most of the info cannot cross lines. I do not profess to know what the appropriate procedures for people other than what I learned in first aid.

Dogs do not lose enough electrolytes thru exercise to make a difference, but if the...