Heed the heat warnings with pets

Every year it happens. A dog or cat gets left in a car, or in this case, a hotel balconey in the summer with no or not enough water to keep it from overheating and it dies. It is sad but it is reality. When I was a kid, and lots of family dogs ran free, you never saw a dog out and about in the heat of the day. Most had a hole dug somewhere under a tree and had a bucket of water nearby. Unless of course, they were with the kids swimming in the many lakes I was around in Polk County. The dogs knew not to overexert themselves, so unless they were going swimming with the kids, they didn't move.
This guy in Tampa is probably heartbroken over the death of his dog. Everything points to the fact the dog was being taken care of. There was a water dish on the balconey with the dog which was empty. So please heed the heat warnings and make sure your dog has plenty of water and some shade if it is going to be outside. Don't let this happen to your pet.