I see this all the time. I've called 911 before and they responded and smashed out the person's windows to save the dog. It was very close to being a fatality. The woman that owned the car profusely thanked the FD dept and me though for saving her dog's life. I hope she learned her lesson.
If we take our girls out and have to stop somewhere they aren't allowed, I stay in the car with them while hubby runs in or he stays and I go.
The only time I leave them in the car alone, is if we eat in a restaurant and I can sit right at the window and stare at them the whole time. In this case, I go in and order then go back out, turn the ac on and wait until hubby texts me that our food is there, then I go back in and eat, as soon as I am done, I get in the car with the girls while hubby pays the bill.
In addition to the heat or COLD (though not here) danger, you also have to worry about someone stealing your dogs or poisoning them by giving stuff through a cracked window. |