Re-posting this so it will remind some of you that your pets need special attention  during this heat wave.

Since the heat is here and you want to stay cool, do NOT forget your pets. You don't need to spend a lot of money to keep your pet healthy.

For those that keep their pets outside here is a few ideas that isn't just great ideas some of it should be mandatory.

• Always keep a huge bucket of water. A little bowl will not work. No matter what size your pet is. Make sure that it doesn't sit in the sun, it can heat up to the same temperature of the surrounding air.
  

• A small child's swimming pool will be good for putting their paws in and drinking. Do not get a blow up pool.

• Having a doggy door to a cool room. Do not buy from a pet store, home improvement stores have them cheaper.

• Cooling misters. Not just good for pets but for you too. (Mine are up in the breezeway when my clients venture outside the air is cooler, the concrete is misted so its not hot on their paws. Walmart has the cheapest, but they are getting low in stock.)

• Always shade, if you don't have a porch or trees MAKE shade. A dog house won't work, doghouses holds heat in. Use something that doesn't have solid sides and is large. You can make a roof mostly anywhere. Scraps of plywood, a tarp, a large tent, or even ask your kids to build it. They have great imaginations.

I believe pets shouldn't be outside all the time, but unfortunately some people don't have a choice.

Saw this on the KCAL news... the live report on the news, the rp said that the owner was there for 4 hours as the dog was in the bmw with the windows cracked. The news also said that the owner is not allowed to be around pets until further notice.

I wanted to let people know that pets need to be cared for TOO! Maybe this will make pet owners think.

(CBS) CANOGA PARK, Calif. A man was arrested for felony "animal neglect" after his dog was left unattended in a car in Canoga Park and died of apparent heat exhaustion, authorities said Thursday.

Bennett Goldberg, 55, was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services reported. He was held on $20,000 bail, according to the sheriff's department.

A witness saw Goldberg's Labrador retriever about 1 p.m. Tuesday in an unlocked car in the 6800 block of Owensmouth Avenue, officials said.

Someone called 911, and another person tried to give the dog some water, but the animal went into convulsions and died, officials said. Police arrested Goldberg a short time later.

If convicted of felony animal neglect, Goldberg could face up to three years in prison.