5 rules for summer holidays with a dog

• Resistant to thermal shock

Did you know that the air in a locked car can warm up to 46 C even if it’s only +20 outside the window? In no case should a dog be left alone in the cabin, even for 5 minutes! Otherwise, heat stroke is practically guaranteed to her. But the cause of the blow can be not only a locked car or a long stay in the open sun.

In the summertime, a dog can “catch” heat stroke if overworked chasing a ball or if it ends up in a poorly ventilated area.

What to do?

1. Don’t leave your dog alone in a locked car

2. Take water and a dog bowl with you when you go for a walk.

3. Avoid prolonged exposure to the sun

4. Choose the coolest time for walking

5. Don’t overwork your dog

6. Ventilate the room where the dog is

7. Make sure your dog is drinking enough fluids.

• Let’s fight the ticks!

Ticks are the most dangerous “summer” parasites. They can be carriers of diseases (piroplasmosis is most dangerous for dogs) and then a dog can get sick if a tick bites.

To meet ticks, it is not necessary to go to the forest. The dog can pick them up right in the yard or the nearest park.

What to do?

Ticks become active when the air temperature reaches 5C. Therefore, it is recommended to treat a pet from ticks “from snow to snow”. That is, from the first warming to steady cold weather (temperatures below 5C).

• Protecting from dehydration

In the summer heat, a dog needs more fluids than usual. If for some reason a pet does not drink water or drinks very little, you need to help him restore and maintain water balance.

What to do?

1. Make sure your dog has access to clean, fresh water at all times.

2. If your dog refuses to drink from the bowl, get another stainless steel bowl. It should fit the dog in size and shape.

3. Take water and a dog bowl with you when you go for a walk.

4. If the dog eats dry food, introduce wet food of the same brand into the diet.

• No sunburn and hair loss

A dog can get sunburned in the same way as a person. And her coat under the influence of the sun can fade and fade.

What to do?

1. Try not to be in the open sun.

2. If you have a hairless dog, apply a special sunburn remedy before going for a walk. Or use special clothing that protects from the sun.

3. To protect the color from fading, use products with UV filters (for example, Black Passion ISB).

4. Don’t cut your dog if it’s not in the breed standard! Haircut will not protect the dog from the heat. Long wool performs the function of thermoregulation: it warms in winter and cools in summer. By cutting it, you disrupt thermoregulation and make your pet’s skin vulnerable to sunburn.

Do not cut dogs without evidence! Haircut does not save from the heat, but vice versa.

• Preventing Escape

The more walks and trips ahead, the more chances the dog has to run away and get lost. Even the most obedient pet can run away – including without realizing it. Having played too much, the dog can move away from the owner and get lost, run away even further. And there are dogs – natural “fugitives”. They enthusiastically dig tunnels, jump over the fence or give a tear as soon as the owner has turned away.

What to do?

1. Walk the dog on a leash.

2. Only let the dog off the leash in a fenced or well-known area.

3. Strengthen the fence in the country: to prevent the possibility of digging or jumping over the fence.

4. Put a collar with an address on the dog. If the escape does take place, the address book will help find the pet.

No matter how far you go, you should always have a first aid kit for your dog with you.

By following these simple rules, you protect your pet and contribute to your overall happy summer!