pet connection

Now that spring and warm weather has arrived — at least in many parts of the nation (sorry, Cleveland!) — we’re starting to hear horror stories of people leaving their beloved pups in the car while they go off to enjoy the sunny day.

Here’s one post from the West Seattle Blog that at has a happy ending, meaning the dogs are OK and the dog owners have been educated:

Today I saw some beach-goers leave two dogs in a car for three hours in direct sunlight while the sun was at its hottest. When I first passed by, the dogs were hyper and yapping but when I returned 3 hours later they seemed extremely exhausted.

Just as I was calling animal control the owners returned. I was able to explain them, with the help of an animal control officer, what a risk they were taking with their dogs’ lives by leaving them like this.

The owners seemed genuinely surprised and concerned for their dogs and immediately gave them water. The dogs looked dazed but I think they will be okay.

Here’s the rest of the post, and comments.

And while we’re blog-surfing, here’s one from the Houston Chronicle’s column called The Dog Nanny that caught our eye with its wonderfully pun-full headline:

Premature Evacuation

These are great tips for keeping your dog in check and under control when exiting a vehicle.

So the morale of this post is, a little common sense and foresight will save you and your pups from some tragic consequences.