I was in town today, at the fabric store buying vinyl so the dogs can eat their bones in the house (irrelevant really). When I came outside there was a vehicle (Toyota 4 Runner) parked next to mine, windows up, not running, with a black and tan coonhound in the back in a wire crate. The hood on the 4 Runner was up so I assumed the owner was in the auto parts store next to the fabric store. I walked into the auto parts store and asked who was driving the Toyota 4 Runner. A man just in front of me said it was he. I told him that he would kill his dog in short time, leaving it in a closed up vehicle in this weather and he needed to roll down the windows to give the dog some air. It was close to noon and our heat index was 110 degrees yesterday. I went back outside, pulled away and waited to see if the man came outside. When he did, he made no attempt to open the car. His wife and daughter came out of the fabric store and I assume he told her of my 'rudeness' and she went over and opened the door to the back seat of the vehicle. I headed for home, then turned around to make sure the door continued to remain open. They had opened the window on the back of the 4 Runner by then, no reason why this could not have been done initially, as the dog was in a wire crate and could not have gotten out. I can't imagine a dog living more than 15 minutes in a closed up vehicle sitting in the sun.
My next move would have been to call the police if the owner had not at least given the dog some air. Gail Miller Cynosure Bernese in Arkansas [EMAIL PROTECTED]
