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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dog is a chow chow mix per instagram. A chow could have more trouble in the heat, although I still don't buy it would be simultaneously like that[/quote]

Ok here is the dog in motion, while in the care of a dog sitter, maybe a chow but definitely not full chow. The dog was 7.5 and looks to have lived an incredibly active and outdoors focused life. I do not buy that that dog died of heatstroke at the same time as its people.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B07zFfAn2gs/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link[/quote]

Dogs with heavy fur like that don't do well in the heat. Do you know how many dogs die running with their owners on hot days? I hope a vet pops in on this conversation. I went to a dog show in the summer in Virgnia several years ago and the number of dogs requiring medical intervention from heat stroke was astounding. [/quote]

Dogs without continuous exercise don't do well. There are plenty of footage of it in high-heat environments of the past 5+ years. Also that dog's fur isn't particularly heavy. It doesn't have a double-coat of insulation like a Alaskan Malamute or a Siberian Husky.[/quote]

Actually, PP is correct. Humans are one of the very few animals that sweat, and therefore can travel quickly and for long distances in high heat. That’s how we hunted before tools, we would chase other animals until they collapsed from heatstroke. Dogs have a much lower heat tolerance than us.

I live in the desert and they will issue citations to people who have dogs outside when it gets into the triple digits, it’s that dangerous for them. [/quote]

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