Cindy, I would doubt that the Aussie who suffered heat stroke did so because of running around in the hot sun with a damp/wet coat. A herding breed would surely be expected to work in both extremes of temperature ... including moving stock through streams or shallow river crossings etc. I don't doubt the dog had heat stroke ... but surely not as a result of being wet and active in the heat? In fact, I wonder whether having been damp lessened the effects?
I have a GSD who spends much of her day leaping into the swimming pool, then compulsively chasing the pool cleaner ... back and forward for as long as I can bear for her to do it (LOL!) before leaping in again and repeating the entire performance. This dog goes full out ... (prey drive don't you know ... she just HAS to catch that aquatic monster LOL!) Eventually, she'll take a rest, lying in front of a large box fan, that is at ground level on the pool deck, where she has a "cool" pad to rest on. She spends several hours a day keeping the yard safe :-) She is not happy to be inside and will sit scratch at the patio door to be let out We're in Texas ... some summer days are in the low 100's. She's been doing this for years with no ill effects either from the heat or the chlorine. I'd hate to think she was at risk of heat stroke from her summer passtime!!! The Cavaliers are far too laid back to contemplate such manic behaviour and avoid the pool entirely - for which I'm grateful :-) ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
