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Porky and Buddy Pet Health – More Tips To Keep Pets Cool In The Summer

Last week, we talked about the dangers of leaving pets in cars in the summer. But, there are a lot of other hot weather issues that you need to be aware of and take sensible precautions. Today we will point out just a few things. We don’t mean to ruin our all too fleeting summers, but problems like heat stroke, burned paws and heart worm would be a lot more ruinous, don’t you think?

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Buddy and Porky Pet Health – Keep Pets Safe From The Heat

We have written about this issue many times in the past, but it never hurts to say it again. It’s getting into the dog days of summer (finally, but that’s another story). We assume our readers would never leave their dog(s) in a car because they are aware of the dangers of overheating and death. They know that cracking the windows does not prevent deadly heat buildup inside a car and that even on a relatively mild 70 degree day, the inside of a car will quickly reach 90 degrees or hotter.

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Porky and Buddy Pet Health – How Do You Stop A Dog From Stealing?

My dog, Rusty, is my best pal, but he has a terrible habit of stealing things – socks, remotes, towels, magazines, whatever. When I tell him to stop, it turns into a huge chase scene with me yelling at him to put whatever it is down, which he never does. Unless I can corner him and force him to give it back to me I have to wait until he gets distracted by something else before I can (maybe) retrieve it.

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