Post by oregonpachey on Jul 8, 2013 23:27:08 GMT -5
This seems relevant after the thread about not leaving kids or dogs in hot cars the other day.
I took my dog to the dog park tonight and on the way home stopped at the store for some milk and a couple other things. I was inside maybe five minutes. The windows were down a little for some air and it was not that hot today. It was 75 degrees in my car.
I came out and this dude was standing by my car looking pissed. I then got yelled at for leaving my dog in a hot car. "He is panting!". That is because we were at the dog park asshole. I mumbled sorry, got in my car and drove off.
Was this really bad? I have never had a doing before but I know not to leave them when it is above a certain temp.
Shit like this happens to me all the time. Friggin Portland hipsters.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
Opening the windows doesn't provide enough ventilation to keep your dog cool. The only way I'll leave my guys in the car is with the engine running so the a/c is on.
It all depends on the heat. We've done this. We open all 4 windows to get cross breezes for her. We don't take her in the car (unless we need to go somewhere specifically with her) on super hot days. On cooler 70 something days we try to park in the shade or by larger vehicles that offer shade and then roll the windows down.
I would judge someone who leaves their dog in the car to do a full on shopping trip and returns an hour or so later. But a quick run in to grab something? I wouldn't worry. A 5 to 10 minutes. Again, it depends on the heat/time of day/sun positions/etc.
Just remember to give them water after being at the dog park, so they aren't working up a huge thirst in the car.
*A good rule of thumb is; when you got in your car to go where ever with your dog, was your car super hot and stuffy? If yes, don't leave the dog in there. If no, make it snappy.
In reality, we don't really take her anywhere enough to worry. Or it's during the fall/winter. I don't like the idea of dogs in hot cars because the temp can rise too high.
Post by oregonpachey on Jul 8, 2013 23:35:32 GMT -5
Damn OK. Is there a safe temp that you can leave the dog in? This is the only time I have done it so I definitely know not to do it again. I guess I thought 75 was OK.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
Post by ElizabethBennet on Jul 8, 2013 23:38:54 GMT -5
I think you were wrong.
This seems like as good a place as any to ask my question.
Sometimes when I go down to visit my parents I bring our dog with us. I also have D with me. It's a solid 6 hour drive without traffic. I seriously haven't figured out how I am supposed to make a bathroom stop with a toddler and a dog with me. I don't feel comfortable leaving the dog in the car but sometimes I have to pee. What do I do? lol
Welp, I'm never leaving my dog in the car again on a 70 something day. I'll fully admit that I'm one that thought a 70 something day with a comfortable feeling inside car temp was ok. But if 75 is low enough to shoot to 100 color me informed.
As said, we don't do it much. It's happened maybe 1 time this summer. We just don't like taking our dog anywhere cause we're fun suckers unless it's a trip down to my parents, but then we don't stop. We eat in the car to monitor car temp and run the a/c.
But seriously, thanks for this. I didn't realize that big of temp change.
People. She said it was 75 IN HER CAR. Not 75 outside. If 75 is going to harm my dogs then I'm fucked, because my bedroom generally sits at 75 during the day.
I missed the in her car bit.
My response was based off of 70-75 OUTSIDE air. That's why I'm all "oh, that's okay, la di da"
This seems like as good a place as any to ask my question.
Sometimes when I go down to visit my parents I bring our dog with us. I also have D with me. It's a solid 6 hour drive without traffic. I seriously haven't figured out how I am supposed to make a bathroom stop with a toddler and a dog with me. I don't feel comfortable leaving the dog in the car but sometimes I have to pee. What do I do? lol
I got a remote start partially so I could leave the air on but not have the key in the ignition for these situations.
Less than 5 minutes? And you can see your car from the store? Yeah, OK, I might let that slide.
Honestly, it's encouraging to me that there was someone there that gave you grief about it (whether you were right or wrong). I like being reminded that there are people that care.
This is part of the real risk, imo.
To park, cross the lot, go inside to get milk "and a couple other things", pay, exit = I call bullshit on <5 minutes.
I think now the OP knows better (temp outside and inside the car are not the same) and all's well that ends well.
But, it was probably not just 5 minutes.
It really was five minutes. I am the fastest shopper ever. I can do a full grocery shop for two weeks in a half hour. This is also my neighborhood store so I know where everything is.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
This seems like as good a place as any to ask my question.
Sometimes when I go down to visit my parents I bring our dog with us. I also have D with me. It's a solid 6 hour drive without traffic. I seriously haven't figured out how I am supposed to make a bathroom stop with a toddler and a dog with me. I don't feel comfortable leaving the dog in the car but sometimes I have to pee. What do I do? lol
I got a remote start partially so I could leave the air on but not have the key in the ignition for these situations.
I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin. -- Catherynne M. Valente
OK, no, I agree, she wasn't skewered. But I like that word, so let me use it.
Dammit, I don't know, I'm just arguing to argue now. I, myself, don't leave my dogs in my cars. Well, obviously, I live in NYC now. I also think it's better to be over cautious in this area. Better safe than sorry, concerning pets.
But once in a blue moon, you leave your dog for 5 minutes or less in a car with cracked windows, yeah, OK. That's all I'm saying.
I leave Sass in the car for a couple of minutes on occasion, when it is cool. I wouldn't do it to go in the store, but if it was cool enough outside (under 70 degrees) and the windows were down, I don't think it is horrible. Any hotter than that though, and the car can be an oven so so fast, even with the windows cracked.
know better, do better. I think many people assume if it's cool out that a dog will be fine in the car.
I could never leave mine in the car alone. They would do that thing where they get so excited they shed 5,000 pug hairs in one spot and then poop on it. Pugs be crazy.
I read on a carseat safety forum once that a child can die in a car when it is 75 degrees outside in 15 minutes. I imagine dogs would suffer a similar fate. While it was just 5 minutes it could have turned into longer very quickly. What if you ran into an old friend? The store was crowded? Etc.