Worried about a/c failing and dogs cooking
I always worry about my a/c failing while we're out and the dogs cooking in the camper. The campground could lose power or any number of things could cause the a/c to fail. Do you worry when you're go...
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Blood is not boiling, but is heating up a bit. First, you never, never, never leave a pet in the car with the windows rolled down. If you are not within eyesight/earshot, you have no idea what is going on. What about the person who thinks your pooch is just too cute and would love to have him as their own. Gone. You don't know if the dog will freak out and do something totally unexpected. You're not there, you don't know. Same applies to barking....maybe your neighbors were just being nice. Maybe they were indoors and didn't hear it. Maybe they were just far enough away not to be within earshot. Maybe after listening to your dog bark his head off all day long, they don't want to get into it with the owner. After working in veterinary clinics 9 years, when someone adamantly tells you "my dog absolutely does not....." they may be entirely wrong.
We camped a few sites down from a family with a small dog and a cat. They left early one morning and didn't return until late evening. The poor little dog was totally freaked the entire day. Barked, shrieked, whined the whole time. The poor cat looked scared to death and we could tell this because every blind in the trailer was shredded by the time the owners got back. We couldn't be upset with the pets, but the owners!!!!! And it was summer and have no idea about the temps inside the trailer. Leaving a radio on to block out noises is a fine sounding idea, but your dog can hear your car a block or more away from home with the TV on.
If you took this thread and substituted "child" for "dog" or cat, I would hope that your thoughts would be changed. My strong opinion is that if you would not leave your child in a particular situation, don't leave your pet. And BTW, those of us who consider our pets an equal part of the family really don't appreciate the blasé attitude of those who seem to think there is something wrong with us because it's a DOG, they can handle it.
We camped a few sites down from a family with a small dog and a cat. They left early one morning and didn't return until late evening. The poor little dog was totally freaked the entire day. Barked, shrieked, whined the whole time. The poor cat looked scared to death and we could tell this because every blind in the trailer was shredded by the time the owners got back. We couldn't be upset with the pets, but the owners!!!!! And it was summer and have no idea about the temps inside the trailer. Leaving a radio on to block out noises is a fine sounding idea, but your dog can hear your car a block or more away from home with the TV on.
If you took this thread and substituted "child" for "dog" or cat, I would hope that your thoughts would be changed. My strong opinion is that if you would not leave your child in a particular situation, don't leave your pet. And BTW, those of us who consider our pets an equal part of the family really don't appreciate the blasé attitude of those who seem to think there is something wrong with us because it's a DOG, they can handle it.
