I live in the desert southwest. I just don't bring my dogs in the car if they can't get out with me. Every dog I have ever had loves to ride, but leaving them in the car would kill them very quickly. It is something that is a firm "No", the same as if they wanted to play in traffic.
Barbara & Raul [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: aboshun To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 10:34 AM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Taking the babies for a ride in the car... hi everyone! i adopted my 9 yr-old chi around christmas, and she adapted very quickly to being in my home. she loves coming with me everywhere i go - sometimes i feel guilty about having to go to work everyday lol. since she's home for about 6 hours alone, i bring her with me when i need to run errands. she loves riding in the car! i hadn't thought about the dangers of riding with a dog in the car until we had a 57 degree day recently, which isn't hot, but the sun was blazing! so, while it was nippy outside, the car was steaming. when we got in i rolled down the windows so she could get air...but the sun shone into the car right onto the passenger seat, which is where she loves to sit. i pulled over and placed her in the backseat since there seemed to less sunbeam there...but, being the stubborn old lady that she is, she jumped right back up to the front as soon as i pulled off again. she got so hot that she started panting and sweating as though we had just walked several blocks at top speed on a 90 degree day! the short end of it is that i'm worried for the summertime...i had simply planned on turning on the A/C when we went for rides, but it seems sunlight, not lack of air, is the issue. has anyone else experienced this? what did you do? i thought of putting shades on the window, but i'm not too sure how effective that would be. i know the easy answer would be to keep her out of the car, and obviously i will when it can be avoided...but i often take road trips and bring her along, and am nervous about spring/summer...when it finally arrives on the East Coast in full swing. thanks a lot for any suggestions! Melissa (mom) & Oyin (chi) " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " Yahoo! Groups Links
