Facts on Dogs Left in Hot Cars

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Written by Senior Editor Peter Gehr

Facts on Dogs Left in Hot Cars. Photo by Evelyn Black. Please note: The dog in the photo is here as an example only and not alone in the car.

There’s always somebody who insists that leaving their dog in a car when you go shopping is no big deal, however, facts on dogs left in hot cars reveal that if the temperature outside is in the mid to late 70s, the temperature inside a vehicle can exceed over 100 within minutes.

If it’s a scorcher at around 90 outside, the inside of your car can raise to an alarming 150 to 160 in only 10 minutes.

This sort of torturous heat, and I use the word “torture” because that’s what it is, can do serious damage to your pet, and, in some cases can be fatal.

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If you’ve left your dog in the car for longer than you were expecting, and this is often the case, you need to provide water immediately, check your pet for any unusual behavior, and if he/she is not acting normal, then you need to act and get your pet out of the heat and sun.

Be sure not to go to the extreme by blasting cold air with the aircon, or dowsing your dog in ice water. Gradually introduce him back to a comfortable temperature and check for the following:

Excessive panting

Increased heart beat

Vomiting

Discoloration of tongue

Lethargic behavior

You are responsible for your pet’s safety and well-being, but the facts on dogs left in hot cars are a constant reminder that this is clearly a bad idea. Okay, so you’re only going into the store for 10 minutes, but remember, that’s all it takes to turn your car into a hot box for your dog. Winding down the window a couple of inches is not enough ventilation and can put your dog in an environment that can do permanent damage, or, end its life in a cruel death.

Unfortunately, thousands of dogs die every year due to heat stroke. Your dog should not die this way. You’re better off leaving your dog at home rather than put your pet through the grueling and uncomfortable temperatures inside your car. The best puppy post policy is to never leave your dog in a hot car.

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Introducing Cat to Dog Tips: Best Puppy Advice (Video)

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If you’re looking for introducing cat to dog tips: best puppy advice, then this video is going to run you through some helpful hints on how to go about it. There are several things to keep in mind when bringing a cat into your home where there’s a dog, and one of the first things is to try to look for an opportunity to introduce the cat to your dog prior to bringing him/her home. If there’s an adverse reaction from the get-go, chances are you may have a challenge on your hands.

Dog experts recommend taking it slowly, and probably the best thing to remember if your dog has not had much contact with cats, it’s going to be his natural reaction to respond in a way that may alarm you, but bear in mind that your dog will do what comes natural, and that may be to bark, bristle or show some form of aggression.

As with all dog training tips, it takes patience, persistence, and leadership to help your pets adjust to any sort of change.

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My experience has been varied depending on the breed of dog, and the temperament of the different dogs I’ve had over the years. For example, I trained my Lab using the command “no chase”, and the dog understood this very well. However, once in a while, especially if he was alone in the yard with the cat, and without supervision, he would give a little chase. That said, he did know it was wrong, and he’d always look over his shoulder, and would put his head down if he heard me call out “no chase” from inside the house. This Introducing cat to dog tips: best puppy advice video has some great ideas on how to set things up for success, and how to avoid failure from the very beginning.

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Best Puppy Winter Care Tips for Pet Owners

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Best Puppy Winter Care Tips for Pet Owners

Want to know the best puppy care tips for pet owners? Well, the first thing to be mindful of is that it’s easy to forget that your dog may have been inside for hours, and the abrupt change of temperature from a warm house to the ice-cold outdoors can be hazardous to your pooch.

Some breeds such as the husky will enjoy the snow and has the coat and protection needed to withstand chilly temperatures. However, most breeds of dog do not have these qualities, and a sudden change from warm and cozy to sub-zero may cause one of many problems.

The ASPCA have a number of helpful hints to bear in mind in the chilly season that I’m including below for your convenience and reference.

Best Puppy Winter Care Tips for Pet Owners

Never let your dog off the leash on snow or ice, especially during a snowstorm, dogs can lose their scent and easily become lost. More dogs are lost during the winter than during any other season, so make sure yours always wears ID tags.

Thoroughly wipe off your dog’s legs and stomach when he comes in out of the sleet, snow or ice. He can ingest salt, antifreeze or other potentially dangerous chemicals while licking his paws, and his paw pads may also bleed from snow or encrusted ice.

Never shave your dog down to the skin in winter, as a longer coat will provide more warmth. When you bathe your dog in the colder months, be sure to completely dry him before taking him out for a walk. Own a short-haired breed? Consider getting him a coat or sweater with a high collar or turtleneck with coverage from the base of the tail to the belly. For many dogs, this is regulation winter wear.

Never leave your dog or cat alone in a car during cold weather. A car can act as a refrigerator in the winter, holding in the cold and causing the animal to freeze to death.

Puppies do not tolerate the cold as well as adult dogs, and may be difficult to housebreak during the winter. If your puppy appears to be sensitive to the weather, you may opt to paper-train him inside. If your dog is sensitive to the cold due to age, illness or breed type, take him outdoors only to relieve himself.

Does your dog spend a lot of time engaged in outdoor activities? Increase his supply of food, particularly protein, to keep him, and his fur, in tip-top shape.

Like coolant, antifreeze is a lethal poison for dogs and cats. Be sure to thoroughly clean up any spills from your vehicle, and consider using products that contain propylene glycol rather than ethylene glycol. Visit the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center more information.

Make sure your companion animal has a warm place to sleep, off the floor and away from all drafts. A cozy dog or cat bed with a warm blanket or pillow is perfect. (Original here)

The best puppy care tips for pet owners may save your pet from undue physical trauma and health problems, and are very well worth taking into consideration. It’s also a good idea to make sure your puppy does not stay out in the cold weather for too long, and this is especially important for a younger puppy or a dog that has a short coat.

Best Puppy Tips for Cleaning Dog Ears at Home

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Best Puppy Tips for Cleaning Dog Ears at Home

The best puppy tips for cleaning dog ears at home start with regular inspections to make sure they are clean and do not smell unusual. It will be obvious if your puppy has a problem in his ears as he will shake his head in a wobbly fashion and scratch his ears often. The occasional scratching of his ears is normal, and nothing to worry about, but if you notice continual scratching, then there may very well be a problem.

However, early detection or prevention may avoid an issue developing, so make it a habit of looking into and smelling your dog’s ears. I find what works for me best is to schedule this inspection each week. I do it every Sunday evening just as a habit to make sure that my dog’s ear health remain in good condition.

If you are new to pet care, it may seem a little strange to be sniffing your dogs ears, but it’s part of owning a dog, and part of being a responsible and caring Alpha (pack leader).

Best Puppy Tips for Cleaning Dog Ears at Home

Choosing a Cleansing Product For Your Dog’s Ears

The foremost step in cleansing your pooch’s ears is to choose a good cleaning product. You can get one at a good wholesale dog supplies store. When selecting the cleansing solution, try not to pick a product that contains alcohol as one of the ingredients as it may sting insides of your doggie’s ears. On the other hand, an alcohol-containing product may work just fine if your dog has any threatening ear condition that can be soothed with a powerful disinfectant.

A soft cotton cloth and preferably an ear powder are some other things that you will need.

When to Clean Ears of Your Dog?

If your dog scratches his ears often, his ears smell bad, or when he shakes his head quite frequently lately, these are usually viable signs that you need to clean his ears. But this may also be an indication of an infection and may suggest that you should consult your vet.

Try starting your cleaning session when your pooch is relaxed, preferably after a meal or may be near the bedtime. Be gentle yet firm and help him stay calm. Cleansing process can be an odd experience for your dog but make sure that he is settled and you have all things ready with you at an arm’s length.

Step-by-Step Method to Clean Your Dog’s Ears

1. Gently turn the ear-flap (pinna) of your dog upwards. Once his ear canal is easily visible, put a few drop of ear cleansing solution in your pooch’s ear and slightly massage his ear flap between the base of his ear and your thumb or forefingers for 20-30 seconds. This allows the cleansing solution to seep deeper inside the ear.

2. Your pet may shake his head to get the extra solution off him. Let him do that and once he calms down, proceed with the next step.

3. Remove extra debris and wax that may have surfaced due to the solution and shaking with the help of a soft cotton cloth. Do not try to insert anything in the ear canal.

4. Fold back the ear-flaps of your dog when you are done and let his ear canals go dry. After around five minutes, put in some ear drying powder in his ears and your job is done.

Regular cleansing sessions of your pooch’s ears help evade many ear problems and may save you many avoidable vet visits in the future. Hearing is one of the strongest senses for dogs and must be cared for properly. Click here to visit the original source of this post

These are some of the best puppy tips for cleaning dog ears at home, and being that your puppy relies on you like a child relies on parents, it’s imperative to provide the best possible care you can in order to keep your pet in good health. Regularity is key and using systematic methods will help you to become an experienced and caring dog owner.

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Best Puppy Travel Tips: Minimize Stress for Your Pet

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Best Puppy Travel Tips: Minimize Stress for Your Pet

If you’re planning on traveling with your pet you’ll want the best puppy travel tips: minimize stress for your pet. It’s important from the get-go that you understand that his change will be upsetting your dogs regular schedule, and you’ll need to be aware of the affect this may have on him/her.

One of my favorite adages that I use on people is to remember that dogs are dogs and not people. With this in mind, although you may be excited and looking forward to traveling, your puppy will have no idea what’s going on. Anxiety and uncertainty may result in your pet experiencing insecurity due to different smells, people, noises, surroundings and many more factors that need to be considered.

Best Puppy Travel Tips: Minimize Stress for Your Pet

If you choose to fly with your dog, a health certificate will need to be written by the veterinarian within thirty days of travel. It is important to plan this ahead and make an appointment, because many veterinary centers are extra busy during the holidays. The health certificate’s purpose is to state your animal is free of any contagious diseases.

If driving, a health certificate is unnecessary.

Some airlines have regulations regarding rabies vaccine status, so check with your airline to make sure you have all the paperwork in order ahead of time.

If you have a smaller pet, some airlines will allow them to board with you. Check with the airline ahead of time to find out what their policy is. Your pet may be placed in cargo if they are larger. I recommend that you fly with your pet in the cabin as often as possible. It is much less stressful for them, has better temperature regulation, and allows you to keep close watch on them while you are flying.

If your pet is traveling in cargo, make sure your pet has a comfortable, ventilated carrier that is airline approved. Make sure your pet has been out for exercise and has used the bathroom prior to placing him in the carrier. Make sure that he has access to water while in the carrier, but food is unnecessary in most circumstances.

Another important thing to realize is that most pets traveling under the plane may sit outside the plane for up to an hour with the luggage before being placed on the plane. Thus, if the temperatures are not comfortable outside during this time, flying with your pet may not be a good option. Many airlines have regulations regarding what ground temperatures must be for pets to fly. This is also breed specific, for example, a husky would be fine outside in the cold for an hour, where as it would not be a good idea to keep a bulldog outside in a crate in July.

When traveling with your pet by plane or car, many people choose to use a crate or carrier. In my opinion, this is the safest way to travel with your pet for long rides. Many dogs will become stressed in the car and want to sit on your lap for comfort or can even get under your feet. As you can imagine, this makes for very distracted and dangerous driving. It is important that the first time you place your pet in his travel carrier is not the first car or plane trip.

Your pet needs plenty of time to get used to his crate before the travel date. Introduce your pet slowly to his crate with positive reinforcement (using food or praise) several weeks to months before traveling. Let him get used to it slowly in a positive fashion. Also, don’t forget to make sure your crate is airline approved. Many airlines have specific height, length and width requirements. Click here to visit the original source of this post

For the best puppy travel tips: minimize stress for your pet, and this will also take some of the stress out for you in knowing that you’ve provided the best possible means to transport your pet. A key point is also to remember that if you are flying to check with your airline as to cost, as this varies between the carriers. Either check online, or ask when you call to make your booking. I cannot stress enough about preparing well in advance of your trip. This will solve all issues that may take time to overcome prior to your travel date. Safe travels.

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Best Puppy Advice on Man’s Best Friend: Do Dogs Have a Soul?

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Best Puppy Advice on Man’s Best Friend: Do Dogs Have a Soul?

Best puppy advice on man’s best friend: Do dogs have a soul? This is a question before a judge in New York, and when you think you’ve heard everything, there’s always a surprise somewhere to get your attention. The Bible talks about the “righteous man regarding the life of his beast.” This message has been interpreted by scholars to be an admonishment for Christians to show their love even to animals—which sounds like a good idea to me.

For anyone close to their pet, which would be millions of people all over the world, would know that pets are intelligent and are often perceptive creatures. Cats who sense death before it happens, dogs who can sniff out cancerous cells, whales and dolphins that use complex communication systems would be enough to convince us that pets are smarter than they are given credit for. However, when it comes to a soul, it raises an interesting debate that will no doubt be a challenge for the judge.

Best Puppy Advice on Man’s Best Friend: Do Dogs Have a Soul?

Do puppies have souls? That’s what an unusual lawsuit is asking a New York judge to decide.

In her civil suit, dog owner Elena Zakharova contends that pets — considered “property” under state law — are much more than that: living creatures that feel love and pain.

Zakharova says the upper East Side pet store that sold her a pooch with bum knees and trick hips should be liable for the pup’s pain and suffering, as if it were a person.

She also wants compensation for her astronomical vet bills: $4,000 so far, with another $4,000 on the horizon — a total of about $1,000 a pound for the fuzzy year-old Brussels Griffon she named Umka.

“Pets must be recognized as living souls, not inanimate property,” said Zakharova’s lawyer, Susan Chana Lask.

“Umka feels love and pain like any human being whose pain and suffering would be recognized in a court.”

Amid the proliferation of shady puppy mills that churn out “purebred” dogs with congenital heart and joint problems, New York State has a “Puppy Lemon Law” that lets buyers return a sick animal in 14 days.

But Lask says it took months for Umka’s problems to surface. The 2-month-old puppy, Zakharova bought last February for $1,650, didn’t start limping and whimpering until July. Despite extensive and painful surgery, the dog will never walk or run properly.

“Umka suffers a disorder causing her pain, her legs hurt, she cries when she is in pain, she drags herself with her front paws, she cannot run like other puppies,” the suit reads.

“She should not have been sired by dogs with genetic disorders,” it says.

If the judge won’t recognize Umka’s suffering, Lask said she will argue the dog should be subject to the Uniform Commercial Code that gives a buyer four years to return a “defective product.”

The store Umka came from, Raising Rover in Carnegie Hill, says it is under new management.

“I know nothing about the sale. The prior owner has all the records. We are very careful about where we get our puppies,” said owner Ben Logan, declining to provide any information about the prior owner.

The Humane Society said Raising Rover is one of 11 swanky “pet boutiques” revealed by a 2011 undercover investigation to be buying animals from Midwestern puppy mills with horrific records of animal cruelty.

Lask said the ultimate goal of the lawsuit is to increase the penalties on pet stores so they stop selling animals from unhealthy breeders. Click here to visit the original source of this post

Best puppy advice on man’s best friend: Do dogs have a soul? I personally feel it is without question that they have a soul. The love that a puppy can give is incontrovertibly real, and the best description I can come up with is that love itself is a spirit, and if a dog possesses love, then it must possess a soul, right?

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