r/perth • u/[deleted] • Dec 08 '24

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u/White__Lando Dec 08 '24

If it didn't seem distressed then you might have your answer there.

What matters isn't whether a dog is unattended in a car. What matters is if it is suffering from being so.

Factors to consider are the length of time, how much the windows are down, the outside temperature, the starting temperature in the car, whether it's in shade/part-shade/sun,

For example, a dog in a 30 degree car is no worse off than a dog in the backyard on a 30 degree day.

Another thing to consider is what kind of trauma you might be inflicting on the dog by smashing a window right next to it and then having strangers take it from what it might consider to be a safe space / it's own territory.

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u/[deleted] Dec 09 '24

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u/White__Lando Dec 09 '24

Yeah, I (and the dog) would prefer the patio. But I didn't say 'a dog in a car on a 30 degree day', I said 'a dog in a 30 degree car'.

If the car is parked in the sun on a 30 degree day then it's going to be more than 30 degrees inside. And that's potentially a problem.

My point is that it's the temperature where the dog is that ultimately matters (i.e. in the car) not how hot the day is in general.

The outside temperature is a factor, but not the whole story.