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Originally Posted by ukeka
#2 HEAT KILLS! 
Never leave a pet or a child alone in a car in hot weather. Even temperatures in a car parked in the shade with a window open can quickly soar to 120 degrees. That kind of heat can cause brain damage or kill a pet from heatstroke.
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This is a very true important thing to remember. I know many pet owners will say they know about the heat and not to leave any pets in the car unattended. But sometimes even the pet owners that know this don't think it could happen to them.
I have a friend that works at Sears. He was only working a 4 hr shift. For whatever reason, he decided to bring his 6 month old lab to work and left him in the car. He just got this labrador puppy only less than a month ago. Very very beautiful dog. Mind you, it was not hot outside with the sun blazing hot. If anyone is familiar with Washington weather, it rains a lot here. It was pretty gloomy and cloudy outside, with some sprinkles. The sun wasn't out. And it was only like 86 degrees outside. But it was humid and no wind. My friend left the windows open, and the car was parked right in front of his work (he works at the Sears automotive repair section. Well he took his lunch break and went to see how his dog was doing. He found his lab passed out in the back seat unconscious. He rushed his lab to the nearest animal hospital. They cooled him down and tried to revive him. His lab ended up getting a heat stroke, and dying of cardiac arrest. My friend didn't think this could happen to him. It wasn't even a hot day outside. So for this reason alone, I never ever leave my dogs in the car alone. If I have to go somewhere, I'll take them inside with me. Or if not, I'll leave them at home. There's no saying what can happen b/c things like this are so unpredictable!