Of coarse there are always going to be irisponsible people and or people who don't think who leave their dogs in hot cars, but there are times were responsible people have to leave their dogs in cars for various reasons, and those are the people who make sure their dog is safe and as cool as possible and make sure there only in there as short of a time as possible. Just an idea, but I think something that you can stick on you car window that can read the temperature inside the car and how long the dogs been locked in the car might be helpful. Realistically though because this is a problem on both ends, I think there needs to be a better over all protocol and education in place. I was reading a post on this kind of topic on FB, and someone's opinion was that you should only break the glass if the dog is obvious/immediate distress, and if not then go in the store and try to find the owner (loud speaker) and or call the police. To some extent when ive seen people talk about this, it seems as if there almost "trigger happy" so to speak to break the glass as soon as they see a dog in a car. And in some states its illegal to do this so the person saving the dog could/will get fined (or what ever the law is).Īnyways I have mixed feelings about the hole thing. ![]() And the other thing is, you don't know the dog in the car at all so you don't know how they will react. If some one brakes the glass there's also the issue of the dog being injured by the broken glass. If you pass a dog in a car you don't know what the temperature in the car is, if the car and or ac is on, or how long the dog has been in the car/how long they will be in the car. ![]() Its great people want to make sure dogs are safe but there are a lot of factors to consider. It does concern me a little that people are so quick to want to break some ones windows. Just leave them at home they're far safer at home alone for short periods than at the mercy of whoever happens to be passing that day Often see dogs tied up outside shops and stores and it always makes me twitch. That way idiots can't be as keen to smash in any windows and claim genuine concern. Think if I had to leave them in the car for any reason I would jot a note and leave it in the windscreen to say what time I left the car and expect to be back. I've heard and read similar things about people threatening to smash in car windows if they see any dog left inside or they feel it's too hot etc and it started getting daft to where the police issued general advice about what to do if members of public are concerned. If and when I do leave the dogs at home I'll stick the radio on for them to chill out and have a sleep whilst I'm gone. I'm lucky in not having to worry or need to take the dogs with me cos the kids are in their late teens so shopping or bobbing out on errands isn't difficult. If they couldn't be bothered to walk 15 feet and talk to me up close, they obviously didn't mind Biscuit that much. They tried calling to me, but I ignored them. They didn't know he was there until I got up to leave, and then they started glowering at me. The funny thing is that I was seated a few tables away from them, with Biscuit under the table. No employees questioned me, but one couple in the food court had a real problem with it. I didn't claim he was a service dog or an ESA, my only excuse was the heat. It was almost 100 degrees, so I had to take Biscuit in. What other option is there?Īround this time last year, I stopped at Costco on the way home from a trip. Apologies to those who need service dogs!), some tie their dogs up outside, and some (apparently) are perfect. This got me thinking: what do you guys do with your dogs while shopping and eating? Some use the car, some pretend their dog is a service dog or get them an ESA vest and take them in (I've done that before. when I'm on the way home from a trip and he's with me). ![]() Does that seem extreme to anyone else? I always leave Biscuit in the car when I have to take him shopping (e.g. ![]() Almost all the other comments seemed to be of a similar mindset. One person said that they carry around a window breaker, and if they see a dog in a car on a warm day,they will break in all your windows as a punishment for your stupidity. I've recently read some online discussions about leaving pets in your car while you shop, and the people discussing it scared me.
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