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07-08-2013, 06:51 PM | #16 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: West Coast
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| Toby is a wimp. He melts if the temp is above 65 degrees. He still *wants* to play outside, but he can't really handle the temp if it is sunny and over 65...and that is on the grass.
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07-08-2013, 08:20 PM | #17 |
and Khloe Mae's too! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eastern Washington
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| I agree with what others have told you. Try to save the majority of play for evenings when it is cooler, but if he needs to go out for a few minutes in the heat... I wouldn't stress. Always check the heat of the pavement with your hand and monitor them for overheating.
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07-09-2013, 04:07 AM | #18 |
Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Oakland County MI
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| Lola gets hot easily even when in the mid 80's. what I do is keep her off the hot pavement and before we go out I wet her back, chest and head down with cool water, if it's really hot I also wet the harness, we use a vest nylon jacket type which can get wet and stays cool. I don't think you would want to get the leather ones wet. When she is wet she seems to do just fine, as you know after baths most dogs are pretty spunky this is sort of the same thing We only stay out about a half hour or so at a time.
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07-09-2013, 04:54 AM | #19 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Hampshire
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| My boys did a 2 mile road race in the heat. I take lots of water and we take breaks, but they love it and the heat does not seem to bother them too much, unless they are SUPER active, like running for a 1/2 mile straight. They are out in the heat all summer though!
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07-09-2013, 05:00 AM | #20 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: montana
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| I walk morgan either early in the morning or later in the evening |
07-09-2013, 07:16 AM | #21 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bella Vista Arkansas
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| Tell you something that happened last week. I wasn't home, it's hot and humid. DH takes dogs out, Libby is in her xpen. The neighbor comes out, Libby always barks and fusses. The two guys talk...and talk. Wes, notices her, tells her to quit. Looks over a little later, she is laying flat on the ground. He runs over to her, she is barely breathing, not responding. Totally limp in his hand, he takes her in and puts cool wet rag on her. He thinks she isn't going to make it... Gets her wet, then puts her in front of a fan. Rubbing her etc, she starts to come out of it!! Little baby had a heat stroke! Thank goodness she came out of it. Needless to say, we are going to have to be very careful. This is how quickly these things can happen. She is one that usually runs cold. But being small, 3# and skinny. She doesn't have a lot of insulation. I suppose her barking and acting like a little fool, got her over the top. I, when hot, like now with high humidity, the go out to do their business and come in. The house is large, so we can play in here where it is cool! |
07-09-2013, 11:52 AM | #22 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Northumberland, UK
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| Thank heavens Libby is ok now It's scary just HOW quickly small dogs can overheat Personally I NEVER take my dogs out when it's hot.....not in the middle of the day anyway I used to take previous dogs out at around 7am when it's cooler and again in the evening around 8pm (usually at the coast where there's a refreshing breeze and cool waves to walk in too). During the hottest part of the day I've always kept the dogs inside with a big bowl of cold water, access to the cooler kitchen & bathroom tiles and, in my south-facing living room, I keep the blind down to minimise how hot the room gets. If they've needed a toilet break I'll take them out on the lead to their usual spot two minutes from home but they never get the chance to run loose and heat up Thankfully in the UK days when it's dangerously hot are few and far between....tho' we ARE up in the high 20's at the moment which is too hot for me When we've had dogs come with us on holiday (in the UK) in the past we've also chosen cooler months so it's not dangerously hot for them....usually before mid-May and after late September It suits Neil and I too as neither of us like hot weather either |
07-09-2013, 12:07 PM | #23 |
Tiny♥HoldsLotsOfLove Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ohio
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| Glad your DH acted fast and got Libby back!! How scary!
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07-09-2013, 06:19 PM | #24 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: With Bentley
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| We went out today for a 10 minute walk at 7pm, it was 85 degrees and he came back home panting :-/. He's not used to being outside so I dont know. He went straight for his water bowl as soon as we got home!
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07-10-2013, 09:28 AM | #25 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Deer Park New York
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| Our dogs go out for a minute or so into the back yard and then right back in the house again. It was really funny though because we have an above ground pool in our yard and Zach our Yorkie climbed the steps and tried to put his face in the water and fell in. He did a small dog paddle across the pool and he actually looked happy. Oh btw we were in the pool at the time and when we're not the gate for the pool is always locked. |
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