How to fight Fido ' s boredom when it ' s too hot for walks

How to fight Fido's boredom when it's too hot for walks Kiddie pools, air conditioned playgrounds and paw-protecting booties are some of dogs ' best friends in the summertime. Alexis Blue Today University Communicationsdog-pool.jpgHealthSocial Sciences and EducationCollege of Veterinary MedicineCompassion Media contact(s)Alexis Blue Director of News Content and Communications, University Communicationsablue@arizona.edu520-626-4386 Researcher contact(s)Sarah Carotenuto College of Veterinary Medicinesarahcarotenuto@arizona.edu928-864-7104It ' s Saturday afternoon. Your weather app reads 105 degrees. Your dog is staring at you expectantly, hoping for a walk. What do you do?Step away from the leash, saysSarahCarotenuto, an assistant professor of practice in the University of ArizonaCollege of Veterinary Medicine.It might be the so-called " dog days " of summer, but in Tucson and other areas that experience extreme heat, summertime is not the time to be out and about with your four-legged friend.Carotenuto.jpg Sarah Carotenuto" Dogs don ' t sweat like we do. They have very limited ability to dissipate heat, so they ' re more prone to overheating than we are, " saidCarotenuto, who has worked as an emergency vet in Arizona for 15 years. " Certainly, we wouldn ' t go out in a fur coat and exercise, but that ' s exactly what we ' d be asking them to do. "When the temperature rises, so does the risk for heat stroke, which can be extremely dangerous for dogs." Hea...
Source: The University of Arizona: Health - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Source Type: research