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Article: Keeping his cool: what you need to know about helping your dog beat the heat.
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- Outdoor Life
- Article date:
- October 1, 1998
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Right now, with seasons opening and the days still hot and humid, dogs are in grave danger of heat stroke. Warm weather combined with exertion raise a dog's body temperature; meanwhile, the air, already saturated, can't absorb any more moisture from the dog's lolling tongue. In such conditions, you need to hunt slowly and stop frequently to cool off your dog. But how? As important as heat control is, most of us would flunk a test about dogs, water and dehydration, if for no other reason than the fact that the subject is clouded by so many myths.
It seems logical, for instance, that if drinks such as Gatorade help human athletes by replacing electrolytes lost in ...