I personally would leave the AC on all day. Even with the fan blowing, it can get pretty hot with out AC. 100 degrees is miserable for us humans, imagine having a fur coat on?
I live in Texas where the summers are like 2 degrees above hell, so we get out early in the morning and then later in the day, but not for long. Any real exercise has to occur early morning or evening after the sun is going down.
Read up on the Heat stroke info here at LB, it is really good to know.
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Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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I leave the a/c on for my dogs even when I am not home. I personally would not leave a dog crated in a hot house,as the heat in the crate would become greater then the room temp with the body heat of the dog & more limited air exchange thru the crate.(although if in the basement area it may be cooler)I am refering to plastic crates. I personally do not trust a dog in a wire crate if I am not there. One of my dogs that is crated when I am out, has his crate in front of an a/c vent. My dogs right now are both laying in front of a/c vents in the livingroom. It's 98 degrees with 80% humidity here & it isn't even noon yet.
It gets hotter than hell here too in the summer and we leave the air conditioning on all day, but I turn it up to about 78 so it doesn't run all day.
We also use baby pool outside that they can play and splash in or else it is just too hot for them.
When it gets really really hot I sometimes freeze chunks of meat, or freeze broth or yogurt into plastic containers then pop it out and let them roll it around and lick it/play with it outside. They don't crunch the bigger pieces of ice and it keeps them busy for a while.
Thanks for your responses. Looks like I made a mistake thinking a fan would be enough for a dog in his crate. Time to leave work early and work from home the rest of the day.
Niomi Smith Webboard User Reg: 04-20-2009
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I had a friend recently move to Mexico. She brought her 150 lb Bullmastiff and her Shiba Inu. Remember she moved from a climate that has so-so summers and extreme winters!
The Shiba shed his coat so profusely she ordered a furminator to cope, but once his coat was gone he was better, he still spends a lot of time inside during the day and she exercises both of them in the evening or morning. Her Bullmastiff LOVES it. He lays in the sun most of the day and only goes inside to lay on the tile once in a while. This is also a dog I have seen literally cuddled up to a woodstove in a house so hot I was sweating just sitting and watching a movie!
I guess what I am saying is, every dog is different. I didn't think her dogs would do well there as neither are made for the climate. But they have been doing great!
Lindsay Janes Webboard User Reg: 10-24-2005
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I leave A/C on all the time in the summer too. We don't have a problem with humidity, but it can get super hot like an oven. I hate when I have to park a car under the sun with no shade for a long time. It can get SOOOO HOT! Leather seats, seat belts, and steering could be too hot to sit on or touch and will have to wait for a couple of minutes to cool them off.
I avoid walking my dogs from 8 am til 6 pm because dogs can get really hot and burn their paws from walking on the pavement. Usually I use my hand to test on the pavement to make sure it's not too hot for my dogs to walk on.
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