Hot Time, Summer in the City

If you watch "The Simpsons" on Fox, you may remember an old episode where the family takes an outing in the scorching heat and brings their dog, Santa's Little Helper, along for the ride. When Bart, Lisa, Homer, Marge, and Maggie all pile out of the car, they somehow forget that Santa's Little Helper is still cooped up in the backseat and all of the windows are rolled up. After making it a short distance away from the car, Homer remembers the dog and returns, only to shout through the closed window, "There's water under the seat!"

Obviously this is a cartoon's way of making light of a serious situation, but since warm weather will soon be upon us, we thought it'd be a good idea to post a refresher on dog-safety tips in the summertime.

Here is an article from the American Dog Trainers Network that sums things up very well.