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Originally Posted by doortego  I, of course, think the lady was negligent for leaving the dog in the car while clothes shopping. By its very nature, clothes shopping is not something you can do very quickly. However, some of us who live away from a metropolitan area can sometimes be put in a very awkward situation where we just can't win. I live approximately 50 miles from any measurable shopping & our vet. Last week I took my little Malt in to get a booster shot and needed something else from "town". I ended up putting her in a carrier and sneaking her into the store, where she promptly began barking,-- that got me ugly looks, had I left her in the car, that would have gotten me worse because it is already hot here in TX so the only thing I could have done that would have pleased anyone was drive my dog 50 miles to the vet, take it home & then get back in the car & drive the 50 miles again. I've even thought of taking two sets of keys with me so I could leave the dog in the car with the ac running & the doors locked, but I was told it is against the law to go off & leave a car running as well. I don't really know the answer to this situation other than spending all of my day & most of my money on gas. |
LOL I agree it is a long drive for me too. I once had this problem . I just asked my vet if I could leave my dog with them for a hour so she would not be in the heat. They sad NP and No charge )