Woof!

Here they are – the dog days of summer, and boy has it been hot!  And how lethal it can be to let dogs ride in the heated car.

I spoke with Allyson Halm, president of Adopt-A-Dog, who knows from experience, the dangers of leaving dogs in car in the summer.

“Animal owners MUST NEVER leave their pets in the car during the warm weather, even for a few minutes,” she said. ” As a former Animal
Control Officer I experienced first hand how tragic it is to leave a dog in a vehicle, even with the windows open. Even
cooler days can be deceiving and cars heat up immediately. How many times I heard ‘It was only for a few minutes’ with
deadly consequences.”

For more information about the dogs in hot cars, the weather channel website’s article “Your Car is an Oven” is very helpful.

Instead of going in the car, consider these ideas to keep Rover happy in the heat:

Pepper waits for his owner to start up the boat, at the Byram CT marina.

Captain, lucky dog, gets to swim in his owner's pool in Greenwich CT

Cody takes an swim in Greenwich Harbor CT.

Wendle arrives in style, at Greenwich Harbor CT.

And one more:

Piper plays with a friend in Greenwich Point beach CT. This was taken in the winter. It would be nice if Greenwich let dogs swim all year round!