Hot Weather and How To Protect Your Standard Poodles
Keep Your Standard Poodle Safe From Hot Weather As much as we love summer, it can be an extremely dangerous time for your Poodle. Dogs can’t handle the heat like humans do. We can enjoy quite a long time outside enjoying the heat and soaking up the sun. Our way of cooling down is to sweat. Dogs cool themselves by panting, which is often inadequate and can place them in a life-threatening situation if they become overheated. It doesn’t take long for a dog to develop heatstroke. A normal walk or romp in the yard is enough to get your Standard Poodle overheated. The best time for walking your Poodle or for playtime during hot weather is in the early morning or evening. Never leave you Poodle in the car alone during hot weather. It doesn’t take long for it to turn into an oven, even if you leave the windows open a little. If my husband and I are in the car with the dogs and we need to go to the store, one of us stays in the car with the air conditioner on with the dogs. Dogs with thick coats as well as dark colored coats are more susceptible to overheating. If your dog is overweight, has heart disease, is old, or a young puppy, they can get heatstroke easier as well. Try to stay off hot pavement during hot weather. It can burn your dog’s feet as well as raise its body temperature faster. Check the temperature of the pavement with your hand. If it’s too hot for your hand, it’s too hot for your Standard Poodle! If your Poodle is kept outside during the day, make sure it has plenty of shade. Our kennel has a roof and shade cloth all around it. It is also situated under shade trees. You may want to consider getting a Canine Cooler Bed Make sure your Poodle is provided with lots of clean drinking water. Our kennel has an Automatic Water Bowl Recognizing Heat Stroke A dog’s normal temperature is around 101 degrees, much over that can cause problems and is an emergency! If it gets up to 108 degrees, the internal organs start breaking down and can cause permanent long-term damage or death! If you notice your dog breathing rapidly, a rapid heart beat, dry mouth and nose and gums that turn dull grey or red, these are signs of heatstroke. You need to cool your Poodle down by putting him in a tub of cool water or cooling him off with the hose, then get to the vet fast! Your Poodle can still be in danger even if he looks OK.
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or other type of cooling bed to help keep it comfortable.
