Posted on 08/04/2005 11:51:25 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
With afternoon temperatures frequently pushing the triple-digit mark, many law-enforcement officers dread donning their cumbersome gear, especially their bulky bulletproof vests.
Some of those saddled with the lifesaving gear must contend with an additional problem created by the extreme heat: sweaty fur.
(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...
We just donated our old car to Cars for Causes last week and designated all the proceeds to go to a group which buys bullet- and stab-proof vests for police dogs. I didn't ask about gel-packs though!
woof.
Dogs only sweat on the pads of their feet.
Exactly. That's why their tongues hang out - its their version of "sweating". Dogs have no sweat glands in their skin.
Wait a minute. Are you guys implying the reporter, Charlene Hager-Van Dyke, has her facts wrong??? She clearly refers to 'sweaty fur' in the article. Jeeez can't even trust the media to give correct information about dogs.
Woof!
Who is the idiot who wrote this?
Dogs are particularly susceptible to heat stroke because they ~can't~ sweat. The gel packs are a still a cool idea....
Very nice home page, HotD.
Chocolate Labs: The most stubborn of the Labs.
(I have one, he will be 10 Oct 19th)
My dog says she doesn't sweat. She "glistens."
Thank you so much! :~D I don't mean to insult your compliment, but to me it feels stale, I should at least rearrange the furniture once in awhile and refresh the pictures! I take so many cool pictures of my critters.
great idea!
LOL.
:-)
Color has something to do with temperment??
Well, I've known one or two redheads....
LOL..... I am sure you have
When I was a teenager, on a family vacation, my dad wanted to drive through Death Valley...it was in July, and the temps were near 120 degrees...we went through late afternoon, and the heat was like something I had never felt before...when we got out at Furnace Creek, to get gas, it did feel like a furnace...
We had our family dog on this vacation trip...a wonderful basset hound named Jones...we wanted to make sure that the heat did not harm him...so while driving through the hellish heat of Death Valley, we took a big towel, and soaked it in cool water, and then had Jones lay down in the back seat with me and my brother...Jones layed down on that cool towel, and then we soaked another towel in cool water, and laid it on top of him...he was the only one in the car that was comfy...we had no air conditioned car,(this was during the 1960s, when cooling came by way of the breezes through the opened window)....
Dogs may not sweat through their skin and fur, but believe me, having a cooling, wet towel, or blanket, or cooling gel-packs on a dog, will keep them cool and safe...
ZGuy....that was a great idea about what you did with your old car...my hubby and I have for a long time planned to donate our older car, once we hit the road for our retirement RVing pleasure....sounds like you donated to just the right place...
Hair.....hot enough for you today?....its too dang hot for me...you know us Western Washingtonians...we are whiners, when the temps go above 80....
Plenty hot for me at 83 :~D
It's been my experience.
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