Darling Doolittle

Excessive heat warnings are being issued across Ohio for this week. Excessive heat is just as dangerous as extreme cold and extra precautions are necessary to keep yourselves and your pets safe.

Caretakers are legally obligated to provide appropriate shelter and water for their animals, especially in this hot weather. Failure to provide appropriate care for an animal can result in significant criminal charges. If you see an animal in danger, call your county humane society, local animal control, local police, or county sheriff.

🐾 The air temperature is NOT an accurate reflection of ground temperature. Human-made surfaces, including metal, pavement, and concrete, can burn your dog’s paws. Try to avoid walking in the middle of the day when it’s hottest. Head for grass, which stays cooler.

🐾 Animals get dehydrated quickly in hot weather. Animals need constant access to plenty of cool, clean water at all times in these situations. Adding some ice cubes to water bowls helps.

🐾 Give animals access to shade and don't leave pets outdoors for an extended period of time (heatstroke can occur in under 15 minutes!). An outdoor shelter or garage, if not in the shade and adequately ventilated, can act as a "hot box" and actually cause the temperature inside to be higher than the ambient air temperature.

🐾 Restrict exercise when temperatures soar.

🐾 Many dogs enjoy a swim, splashing in a wading pool, or a run through a sprinkler in warmer weather. This can help bring body temperatures down.

🐾 Brachycephalic (short-nose) dogs suffer what’s known as brachycephalic airway syndrome (BAS). BAS causes a dog's breathing to be inefficient, meaning they struggle to pant and are therefore unable to cool themselves down properly. This places these dogs at a higher risk of developing heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

🐾 Never leave your pet in a parked car. The temperature inside of a car can reach oven-like temperatures in just minutes. That quick errand could be fatal for your pet.

🐾 Contact a veterinarian IMMEDIATELY if you believe your animal is suffering from heat-related illness. Quick treatment is necessary to ensure your animal's survival and is your legal obligation.

🐾 Don't forget about livestock and outdoor pocket pets--they too can suffer from extreme heat and require adequate shelter!

Who you going to call, when you get into it with a skunk? Oliver and Henry's Retail Dog Shop! Thank you so much for fitting us in.

Wrigs loved Skyler so much that she said he didn't even hassle her when she both clipped and dremeled his nails!!!! 👀 Something that I can rarely do because he hates his feet touched.

He didn't have time for the paparazzi because he's planning his revenge. 😬🤣

Does your cat go outside? Veterinarians say early detection of bobcat fever, a potentially fatal tickborne illness, can mean the difference between life and death. The symptoms can be easy to miss: http://www.wkyc.com/article/news/nation-world/bobcat-fever-spreads-tick-bites-deadly-cats/507-ad9d5439-1a5c-45e4-8115-7d40eaf60126?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WKYC_Channel_3_-_Cleveland

I never recommend these services. They don't background check and they use a lot of teenagers who aren't great in emergencies. I've caught several loose dogs, while walking my own dog walking clients, that got loose from a sitter who worked for a service like this.

This is why it's important to use somebody you know, trust, have background checked, and have checked their references.

I personally have turned a dog walker in after watching them shove a senior dog into a little kids swing at a playground and injuring its back leg.

This is also why I don't do last minute pet sits for people I've never worked with before. If you try to get a stranger to come into your home to care for your precious family member, last minute without even making sure that they have great references and that your pet actually gets along with them, you're not the kind of client I'm looking for.

It's all about the fur babies.

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Pet sitter seen on camera kicking, slapping customer’s dog

🚨WARNING: VIDEO IN COMMENTS🚨

Warren Police are now investigating after the video made the rounds on social media.

The 6-year-old dog named Frankie was in the care of a pet sitter last week in Warren when she was allegedly caught kicking and slapping the dog while screaming.

The owner tells us that Frankie didn’t have any physical injuries. She has used the same pet sitter four times after finding her on Rover.com with good reviews.

The pet sitter could face charges.

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Statement from Rover:

At Rover, safety is a top priority and we take any reports or concerns of animal mistreatment or abuse extremely seriously.

While this stay was not booked on our platform, limiting the information we were able to gather about this incident, our 24/7 Trust & Safety team conducted a thorough investigation with the information available to us as soon as these allegations were brought to our attention. We immediately worked to remove any other pets booked through Rover from the sitter’s care. The account of the sitter involved has been deactivated and we have reached out to the pet parent to offer our support.

Our team stands ready to assist law enforcement in their investigation to the best of our ability should they reach out.

Ahh Miss Alice popped up in my memories. She was the sweetest.