Today we join our friends at the 2 Brown Dawgs blog for This ‘N That Thursday.  You know, This ‘N That Thursday, A little of this and a little of that and everything in between…

Many thanks to our friends at the 2 Brown Dawgs Blog.

Guide dog saves man and woman from swerving vehicle.

Oh my God!  Did you see this video?  I think it’s awesome, O’Neil is going to make someone an awesome little guide dog.

Hot Cars and Dogs

It’s that time of year when the days get warm and lots of people are out and about with their dogs.  In cars.  And then they leave their dogs.  In cars.  And go into the stores.

Two weeks ago I called the police and waited over 45 minutes.  The cops never showed but the woman finally did.  Right after I wrote a little note on the back of my business card asking her to e-mail for a free fact sheet explaining how hot it gets in a car.

 

She was angry that I had called the police and told me her dog was ‘her kid.’ Then she turned on her car and told me the temperature was only 71 degrees.  Yes, it was only 71 degrees outside, but not inside the car.  I’d been inside my car after it was shut up for 10 minutes and it was a lot hotter than 71 degrees.

She never did e-mail me.

Yesterday it was cool, but warm in the sun.  I stopped at Big Y and sure enough, I passed a station wagon with two dogs inside it.  I could feel my stomach start to churn.  When I came out of the store 10 minutes later, the dogs were still in the car.

 

You can see the shape of one of the dogs in the back on the passenger side.  When I took the photo the other dog wasn’t visible.

I took my photo inside the store to the service desk and I said, “There’s a car in the parking lot with two dogs in it and one of the dogs is down on the seat.”

The girl immediately took the information down.

I didn’t wait.  I know it was horrible, but quite frankly I’m tired of arguing with stupid dog owners.  On the way back to work I thought, maybe I need to start carrying ice cubes with me.  That way when I see a dog, I can slip some ice cubes through the open windows onto the driver’s seat and provide a little cool refreshment for the dog(s.)

It might also make the owner a tad bit uncomfortable on the ride home.  Perhaps a little note to go along with it?

Your wet ass is nothing compared to how distressed your dog is in a hot car.  Be thankful I didn’t bust your window with a brick.

It might need some refining.

Pooch Smooches

You remember my co-hostess Jackie from the last Follow-up Friday?  She had her own run-in yesterday with a stupid dog owner.  I feel so badly for her and her friend, but I’m so proud she stood up to that bully!

Speaking of Follow-Up Friday, my co-hostess this week is none other than my dear friend Kari, from Hound Girl.

Our weather dude is predicting a Nor ‘easter starting today and going into tomorrow and they’re afraid we’re going to have some power outages.  Just a fyi, in case you don’t see me around. 🙂

Thanks to our friends at 2 Brown Dawgs blog