{"id":514,"date":"2013-08-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-29T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepincool.wpengine.com\/2013\/08\/29\/pets-love-a-cool-car\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T18:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T08:30:32","slug":"pets-love-a-cool-car","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepincool.com.au\/keepincool\/pets-love-a-cool-car\/","title":{"rendered":"Pets Love a Cool Car"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pets Love a Cool Car<\/h2>\n

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Pets Love a Cool Car if your dog is like most. They tend to get excited about the idea of getting to go somewhere with you. With one shake of the keys and \u201ccome on\u201d your dog heads for the door and excited to go bye-bye. But during warmer months it is essential to consider the temperature before taking your pet along in the car.<\/p>\n

Dogs need a cool car to be in if they are going to be taken out during the warmer months. Left in an unattended car even for minutes on a hot day, the temperature inside the vehicle can rise within minutes. If the temperature is 29 degrees Celsius, it can quickly climb to over 48 degrees Celsius in a car that even has the windows wound down a bit. Pets left in hot vehicles can also lead them to have heat stroke and brain damage.<\/p>\n

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Does that mean you can\u2019t take your dog for a ride when it\u2019s hot outside? Not at all! But it does mean that you should have air conditioning that is working well. And not have any plans of leaving the dog unattended in the car<\/a>. Here are a few things to keep in mind when taking your pet with you in the car when it\u2019s a hot day:<\/p>\n