I am interested in finding the best way to keep a dog cool in the car/van without leaving car running for AC. I have to have my dog with me all day for demo's to potential clients. Any input would be much appreciated. Thanks!
Anna Christie Webboard User Reg: 07-02-2007
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I sincerely hope you're not asking how to keep a dog cool in the car when you're not in it driving it. One should NEVER leave a dog inside a stopped car - they can get heat stroke and even die within about 10 minutes. Windows open and bowls of water make little difference. Neither does parking in the shade - the temp inside a car when it's 85 degrees outside will reach 105 inside within 10 minutes.
In many states it is illegal to leave a dog in a parked car.
Melissa Hoyer Webboard User Reg: 05-09-2005
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I personally keep the a/c running, but then again I don't leave them in the car for long periods of time. I do leave the keys in the car, but I'm pretty sure a thief would hesitate at stealing a minivan with two GSDs in it. Especially with my little firecracker, Kira...
Anywho...Here are some ideas I've bounced off my brain lately:
-Automatic car starter so I can run the air without leaving the keys in the car...downside is that I don't think they run very long.
-Buying one of those temperature gauge things...the ones where you place a reciever outside (or in this case, in the car) and carry the remote with you, so you can monitor the temperature.
I really only do this when we travel and I run into a store quickly so it is not such an immediate concern for us.
I have noticed that the Police K9 units leave the cars running when the dog is in there and the officer isn't. It's death for an animal (and humans) in a hot car. I can't tell you how many times I have seen dogs in cars parked at the grocery store, windows up, car off. I report this to the store manager but they tell me there's nothing they can do.
I have even waited for the owner to return and in front of other people walking by, give them hell for leaving their dog inside the hot car. I usually get told to mind my own business but I don't.
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006
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If I'm only running in and out somewhere, I will take my dogs and leave the a/c running. But someone once posted on here that they left their dog in an air conditioned car for about 20 minutes and came back to a dead dog because the air conditioner decided to die while he was gone.
That post always stuck in my head and so now if it's really hot and I'm planning on being away from the car for more than five minutes or so, the dogs stay home. It's just not worth the risk to me.
Carol Boche Webboard User Reg: 10-30-2005
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Quote: Amber Morgan
If I'm only running in and out somewhere, I will take my dogs and leave the a/c running. But someone once posted on here that they left their dog in an air conditioned car for about 20 minutes and came back to a dead dog because the air conditioner decided to die while he was gone.
That post always stuck in my head and so now if it's really hot and I'm planning on being away from the car for more than five minutes or so, the dogs stay home. It's just not worth the risk to me.
Amber Morgan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006
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Quote: Carol Boche
Quote: Amber Morgan
If I'm only running in and out somewhere, I will take my dogs and leave the a/c running. But someone once posted on here that they left their dog in an air conditioned car for about 20 minutes and came back to a dead dog because the air conditioner decided to die while he was gone.
That post always stuck in my head and so now if it's really hot and I'm planning on being away from the car for more than five minutes or so, the dogs stay home. It's just not worth the risk to me.
I leave the a/c on. I have a dog with me 95% of the time i'm out, so in the summer i consider it just what i have to do to keep the dog cool if they can't come inside wherever it is i'm going, no biggie,
AL
My advice to those who keep their dogs in their air-conditioned car while running errands is to keep it short (10-15 minutes)in hot weather as the A/C CAN go out.
I like to take my dogs with me as much as possible and sometimes that means I have to leave them in the car for 10-15 minutes. I have left them in longer but I will always go and check on them every 15 minutes to make sure the A/C, etc. is working properly.
One never knows when their A/C unit is going to stop working. If you go into a store and return an hour later you may be horrified at what you find if your A/C went out 5 minutes after you left your car.
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