Keep cool!

• Save walks for cooler parts of the day
• Carry water with you for you and your dog
• Remember asphalt gets very hot. If you cannot hold your hand on the asphalt for 30 seconds it is too hot to walk your dog
• Make sure your dog has ample shade and a constant source of cool water when outside
• NEVER leave your dog in the car - Even on a pleasant day, temperatures in a parked car with the windows rolled down can exceed 100 degrees within 10 minutes.
• Don't shave your pet. This actually removes their natural insulation from the heat.
• Pets can get sunburn too. Use pet-friendly sunscreen if your pet will be out in the sun for an extended amount of time.

AVOID SUMMER HAZARDS

• Avoid Summer Toxic Chemicals that could be consumed. These include but may not be limited to:
  – plant food
  – fertilizers
  – insecticides and pesticidessuch as slug, snail, mole and gopher baits
  – coolants
  – citronella candles
  – and insect coils that may be around the home and yard.
• Keep pets out of your compost bin! Potentially lethal tremorgenic mycotoxin intoxication can result from ingesting fungus found on decomposing objects
• Also, be careful of ponds and other stagnant water that could contain various water-borne parasites such as Giardia, Coccidia, Leptospira, Campylobacter, and Cryptosporidia and cause mild to severe diarrhea.