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If your dog isn't steady to wing and shot you're on a pretty good fast track to potentially killing your dog in September... that and being in shape ought to about sum it up
Last edited by Calibogue; 08-28-2019 at 03:54 PM.
\"I never saw a wild thing feel sorry for itself. A small bird will drop dead frozen from a bough without ever having felt sorry for itself.\" <br />D.H. LAWRENCE
Labs are built to retain heat so that they can tolerate and thrive in cold water. Upland dogs are designed to shed heat.
My shorthair has been running in the heat all summer and knows his limits. I'll still be careful and have ice jugs and shade for him. If we have to leave the field, it's more likely to be because of my inability to take the heat.
My son's Lab had a heatstroke on an 83 degree shady windy day that cost me over $3000 for 8 days at the emergency vet clinic here in Columbia. Dr. Feeder (not sure of spelling) later found that he had a paralyzed larynx that is common in labs but more common in yellow labs than others. He could not get enough air in to cool his body off. He died the next year at 4 1/2 years old due to kidney failure from the previous years stroke. I have seen one dog die and 3 others suffer from heat stroke. It is not pretty. Do what you want, but every dog is different just like humans and any dog can have a problem with heat. I have an 86 degree rule now for my dogs and will not take them if hotter.
I only hunt on days that end in "y"!
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