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**disappointment2** · 04-05-2010, 06:37 PM

maybe if it gets really really hot with no wind and all you see is the dog panting and looking distressed should it come inside

I agree. You do have to use common sense and keep an eye on how your dog IS reacting to the heat. SOME dogs just do not handle it, especially with the humidity you have down there. The humidity is the factor which will often "get" a dog. If you do have a fan you can rig up in the shed or somehow where it's "safe" and the dog can get to the front of it, I would do that on the hot, humid, still days. (Misting systems are useless in humidity and will make things worse). A breeze can often help in these situations and I have found my dogs laying in front of them in the house on hot days...

If you get those nights where it's almost as hot as during the day (and it's often that way in humid conditions), do bring the dog in at night for a good night's sleep and some relief.

If you do get an extended amount of time where temps really do get extreme (101 to 105), the dogs will tend to become weary of dealing with the heat day after day and may need a break. This happened to me in the Dallas area when I was taking care of a kennel full of dogs one summer and the temps were over 100 degrees for over a month, and I noticed they DO get weary of it -- management of them does become different...and the older dogs DO have to stay inside.

Again, common sense and observing your dog is key.

Carla

04-05-2010, 06:37 PM	#11
disappointment2 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 475 Senior Member	maybe if it gets really really hot with no wind and all you see is the dog panting and looking distressed should it come inside I agree. You do have to use common sense and keep an eye on how your dog IS reacting to the heat. SOME dogs just do not handle it, especially with the humidity you have down there. The humidity is the factor which will often "get" a dog. If you do have a fan you can rig up in the shed or somehow where it's "safe" and the dog can get to the front of it, I would do that on the hot, humid, still days. (Misting systems are useless in humidity and will make things worse). A breeze can often help in these situations and I have found my dogs laying in front of them in the house on hot days... If you get those nights where it's almost as hot as during the day (and it's often that way in humid conditions), do bring the dog in at night for a good night's sleep and some relief. If you do get an extended amount of time where temps really do get extreme (101 to 105), the dogs will tend to become weary of dealing with the heat day after day and may need a break. This happened to me in the Dallas area when I was taking care of a kennel full of dogs one summer and the temps were over 100 degrees for over a month, and I noticed they DO get weary of it -- management of them does become different...and the older dogs DO have to stay inside. Again, common sense and observing your dog is key. Carla
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