Dogs In The Car -- No AC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. The dog seemed perfectly happy and also was fine when we got back. People and dogs used to live through hot summers with no AC. Think about living in Louisiana or Georgia or Florida before there was AC. They survived. I think a lot of people are confusing the PSAs about leaving animals alone in closed hot cars with being in the car with them, driving, with the windows down.

Anyway, I left him home for a couple of hours rather than subject him to that again. Who knows how miserable he was while home alone but he was fine when we got back. I guess I won't be taking him with us in the car again.

If you already "knew" the answer to your question, then why did you ask?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. The dog seemed perfectly happy and also was fine when we got back. People and dogs used to live through hot summers with no AC. Think about living in Louisiana or Georgia or Florida before there was AC. They survived. I think a lot of people are confusing the PSAs about leaving animals alone in closed hot cars with being in the car with them, driving, with the windows down.

Anyway, I left him home for a couple of hours rather than subject him to that again. Who knows how miserable he was while home alone but he was fine when we got back. I guess I won't be taking him with us in the car again.

If you already "knew" the answer to your question, then why did you ask?

Except that she didn't. She thought a heat index of 103F yesterday was fine for a dog. It's not. They can't regulate their temps like humans. If it was my dog, I would cut you off, OP. My dog can die in that kind of heat. And don't give me crap about "wind". Wind does not actually decrease the air temp. You feel cooler because you have exposed skin. Dogs don't have exposed skin. You stressed the dog's system to the max, and he can't tell you how he feels until he's near death. And you're such a moron you think he's happy about it. My God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. The dog seemed perfectly happy and also was fine when we got back. People and dogs used to live through hot summers with no AC. Think about living in Louisiana or Georgia or Florida before there was AC. They survived. I think a lot of people are confusing the PSAs about leaving animals alone in closed hot cars with being in the car with them, driving, with the windows down.

Anyway, I left him home for a couple of hours rather than subject him to that again. Who knows how miserable he was while home alone but he was fine when we got back. I guess I won't be taking him with us in the car again.

If you already "knew" the answer to your question, then why did you ask?

What are you talking about? I read all the responses and took them into consideration. Go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. The dog seemed perfectly happy and also was fine when we got back. People and dogs used to live through hot summers with no AC. Think about living in Louisiana or Georgia or Florida before there was AC. They survived. I think a lot of people are confusing the PSAs about leaving animals alone in closed hot cars with being in the car with them, driving, with the windows down.

Anyway, I left him home for a couple of hours rather than subject him to that again. Who knows how miserable he was while home alone but he was fine when we got back. I guess I won't be taking him with us in the car again.

They survived. They did not thrive.

And no, we understood you perfectly. It was too hot even with windows open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. The dog seemed perfectly happy and also was fine when we got back. People and dogs used to live through hot summers with no AC. Think about living in Louisiana or Georgia or Florida before there was AC. They survived. I think a lot of people are confusing the PSAs about leaving animals alone in closed hot cars with being in the car with them, driving, with the windows down.

Anyway, I left him home for a couple of hours rather than subject him to that again. Who knows how miserable he was while home alone but he was fine when we got back. I guess I won't be taking him with us in the car again.

If you already "knew" the answer to your question, then why did you ask?

Except that she didn't. She thought a heat index of 103F yesterday was fine for a dog. It's not. They can't regulate their temps like humans. If it was my dog, I would cut you off, OP. My dog can die in that kind of heat. And don't give me crap about "wind". Wind does not actually decrease the air temp. You feel cooler because you have exposed skin. Dogs don't have exposed skin. You stressed the dog's system to the max, and he can't tell you how he feels until he's near death. And you're such a moron you think he's happy about it. My God.

LOL + oh brother. Then the next time you went away on vacation you could always leave your dog with -- oh wait, you've run out of people in your life.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is the OP. The dog seemed perfectly happy and also was fine when we got back. People and dogs used to live through hot summers with no AC. Think about living in Louisiana or Georgia or Florida before there was AC. They survived. I think a lot of people are confusing the PSAs about leaving animals alone in closed hot cars with being in the car with them, driving, with the windows down.

Anyway, I left him home for a couple of hours rather than subject him to that again. Who knows how miserable he was while home alone but he was fine when we got back. I guess I won't be taking him with us in the car again.

If you already "knew" the answer to your question, then why did you ask?

Except that she didn't. She thought a heat index of 103F yesterday was fine for a dog. It's not. They can't regulate their temps like humans. If it was my dog, I would cut you off, OP. My dog can die in that kind of heat. And don't give me crap about "wind". Wind does not actually decrease the air temp. You feel cooler because you have exposed skin. Dogs don't have exposed skin. You stressed the dog's system to the max, and he can't tell you how he feels until he's near death. And you're such a moron you think he's happy about it. My God.

LOL + oh brother. Then the next time you went away on vacation you could always leave your dog with -- oh wait, you've run out of people in your life.

No dog owner I know takes a dog on an open-window joy ride in these temps - because most dog owners are responsible, unlike you. You are lashing out because you know you made a mistake. Have some self-respect and retire from the thread with the tattered shreds of your dignity.

[Anonymous]

OP get your car AC fixed.

[Anonymous]

I'm so confused as to why anyone would voluntarily take a dog for a ride in a hot car. Or not get their AC fixed in their car in July.

[Anonymous]

My car's AC works, but I won't even take my dog in the car in this heat. The 5-10 minutes that she'd have to suffer in the hot car before the AC cools us down is too much for her. Please leave your dog at home where they are more comfortable.

[Anonymous]

In a non moving car in summer no no ,never , I would call the police but moving it's ok , I and our dogs lived as everyone did without AC , In the 1960s, 1970s everyone is so spoiled today and climate controlled, kids go to the beach and pass out because they are always in "air-conditioning " if moving heat in summer kills dogs then every hunting dog would be dead ..think