| Re: Heat Stroke
If you are going on a hike where there is no shade or streams for the dog to dunk in, leave the dog at home. It is that simple. On a hike the facilities for emergency treatment of overheating is not available. The results can be a dead dog.
A couple of years ago, we had a club member who killed his two Goldens by taking them on a hike when he should not have and Goldens are quite heat tolerant. The Rottweiler is not. Even when the temperatures are reasonable as far as people are concerned, the direct sun can overheat these black, large bodied dogs quickly. Dogs do not sweat for cooling. The radiant heat from the ground bounces up to their entire body. The sun is quickly absorbed by the black coat and that shorter coat does not protect the body from absorbing the heat like a fuller coat would. |