Heat Stress and Your Dog Summer vacation season can pose special problems for the working dog. Help keep your dog healthy and safe by following these simple tips.
Any dog can suffer from heat stress.
Avoid excessive exercise of dogs in hot weather. Some signs of heat stress are profuse panting and salivation, staring or an anxious expression, failure to respond to commands, warm dry skin, high fever, rapid heartbeat, fatigue, muscular weakness, or collapse. If your dog has heat stress, try to reduce his temperature by gradually immersing him in cool water, spraying him with cool water, or applying ice packs to his head and neck. Then take your dog to the veterinarian immediately .