Important Stats About Summer Heat and Your Dog!

Leaving dogs alone in a car with extreme summer heat is not a light issue. Please review the chart below to see how quickly a car that feels somewhat comfortable when you leave it can become incredibly dangerous to your dog.

The statistics below were discovered by Jan Null, CCM who works in the Department of Geosciences at San Francisco State University. These numbers are a reflection of the temperature inside of a car with the windows cracked and the total elapsed time that the vehicle was left unattended. Please by extremely cautious of the safety of your dogs this summer. Overheating can lead to very severe problems, including death.

	70°	75°	80°	85°	90°	95°
0 mins.	70	75	80	85	90	95
10 mins.	89	94	99	104	109	114
20 mins.	99	104	109	114	119	124
30 mins.	104	109	114	119	124	129
40 mins.	108	113	118	123	128	133
50 mins.	111	116	121	126	131	136
60 mins.	113	118	123	128	133	138
1 hour +	115	120	125	130	135	140