Avoid giving your dog this to cool down during summer heat

Not only can the heat affect us, but it also can affect our pets. 22 News Storm Team meteorologist Alexa Biano working for you tonight with steps you can take to protect our four-legged friends. Yes, absolutely. In a in a heat wave or not, it's important to keep your dog safe from the summer heat. Let's take a look. This may not be our last heat wave. And as temperatures rise, it's not just people at risk. It's our pets, specifically dogs, who need to be careful of extreme heat. It's important to exercise your dog in the morning or night when it's cooler outside. It's also important to keep them hydrated, but stay away from ice water. If your dog comes in from the outside that you're not giving them like a cold pup cup or something cold, you want to give them lukewarm water. It can really upset their stomach. Once they've kindly cooled down, you can certainly give them an ice cream treat. Whipped cream. They make special whipped cream. We have it here at Browns. And not only that, you also need to protect your dog's paws from the hot pavement that can be over 110°. If you're outside and you touch the ground and it's hot for you, it's hot for them. Um, there are shoes that they could certainly wear, little rubber booties to protect their paw pads. You do not want them to burn. You can also use a cooling blanket to help regulate their body temperature along with ways to keep your dog cool. Some people don't know what to do when they do see a dog in a car. The first thing you can do is call 911 to get first responders there. However, you can use external force if need be. So, if you see a child or a pet, a dog, or something in a car, it's definitely important to dial 911 first and get the vehicle open and get the pet or the child out. Um, but if you see the pet or the child in distress, you do and are protected by the Good Samaritan law, so you are able to make entry. Um, I would always recommend trying the door, opening it before breaking a window. On 22 News at 5:30, we'll take a closer look at how fast the interior of your car can heat up when temperatures reach 90 90 degrees and above. working for you. 22 News Storm Team meteorologist Alexa Biano.