Heat Stroke in Dogs: How to prevent it and what to do if your dog does becomes hyperthermic

A few years ago my German Shepherd Dog came down with heat stroke at a search and rescue training.  The dogs were in their crates, under a popup tent.  Somehow a tarp ended up covering his crate and literally baking him inside.  He wasn’t under it for more than just a few minutes but that was long enough for him to start exhibiting signs of heat stroke.  Luckily, he pulled through it with no problem and we avoided a potentially tragic situation.  Since then we have to be cautious as he is now prone to heat stroke.

So what are the signs of heat stroke? 

• Body temperature of 104° or above
• Skin is hot to the touch
• Rapid panting
• Difficulty breathing
• Bright red tongue/gums
• Thick sticky saliva
• Weakness
• Disoriented
• Seizures

What should you do if you think your dog is overheating?

• Immediately move your dog to a shaded cool place
• Check rectal temperature
• Pour rubbing alcohol over the feet, groin and arm pits will help to cool the dog due to rapid evaparation
• Never use ice or cold water to cool down your dog – Extreme cold with cause the blood vessels to constrict and causes the body to stop cooling
• Seek veterinary care

How can you prevent heat stroke?

• Never leave your dog in a car during warm days.  Cars act like an oven and can quickly heat up even if the windwos are left opened
• Avoid exercise on warm days
• Provide fresh cool water and shade

Good luck and have a wonderful summer!

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Newfoundlands are like potato chips… you can’t have just one

Everyone that has a Newfoundland, knows that they are addictive! Seriously, these gentle giants are hard to resist and you really can’t have just one!  So that’s were this design comes in.  Here is our Newfoundlands silhouette with Newfoundlands are like potato chips… You can’t just have one.  We have placed this great design on some of our favorite products.

Please check our Newfoundland gift section to view more of this design.  Newfoundlands are like potato chips.. you can’t have just one

Newfoundlands are like potato chips T-Shirt

Newfoundlands are like potato chips Tile Coaster

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German Shepherd Dog Stickers and t shirts

A few days ago I wrote a little about the history of the Deutsche Schaferhunde: The German Shepherd Dog.  Today I wanted to show you some of the other German Shepherd products we carry.

Everyone loves stickers! Stickers on the cars, boats, laptops.  You see stickers all over the place.  My favorite stickers are the oval stickers on the back of my Yukon.

If you’re a German Shepherd Dog lover, then these stickers are for you.  Every German Shepherd owner knows how special these dogs are, and why not show the world how much you love your breed with these German Shepherd Silhouette products.  These designs aren’t my newest, as a matter of fact they are one of the first designs I did when I opened the shop.  But, they are very popular, especially the Deutsche Schaferhunde stickers.

German Shepherd Dog Sticker

German Shepherd Dog Women’s V-Neck Dark T-Shirt

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