Don't fry your dog........

Fall is approaching and so many of us want to take our dogs with us when we run to the store or make other trips in the car.  Although the weather is cooling down, it is still too hot to bring our faithful companions along for the ride.

There are some very startling statistics about how quickly the inside of a parked car can heat up - severe heatstroke is only minutes away, and death not far behind for dogs left in parked cars during warm weather.
Most of us know that we shouldn't leave dogs in parked cars in the height of summer, but cooler Spring and Autumn temperatures can prove to be as deadly.
Here are some sobering facts, courtesy of the The Humane Society of the United States:

• Your dog's normal temperature is approximately 101F (38C) - at a temperature of 105F (40C) your dog will be suffering moderate heatstroke and at 108F (42C) dog heatstroke can be severe and potentially deadly;
• When it's 85F (29C) outside, the inside of your car can reach 102F within 10 minutes; 20 minutes later and the temperature is likely to be 120F;
• Even when it's only 72F (22C) outside, the car can heat up to 105F within 30 minutes;
• Leaving the car windows open has a negligible effect on both the inside temperature and the rate at which the car heats up;
• Your dog is designed to conserve heat and only has sweat glands on his paw pads and his nose;
• Your dog regulates his temperature by panting - expelling warm air and inhaling cool air. In a hot car he will be breathing in hot air and so fighting a losing battle against heatstroke.
• Even if you get your dog out of the car and cool him down, he may have suffered long term damage to his brain and internal organs.

Frightening isn't it?