Five years ago, my wife found the most beautiful stray dog she had ever seen.
She couldn’t believe that she had found a husky puppy out in what was essentially the middle of nowhere.
The rough part about it was that it was the middle of the summer and we live in a hot and humid climate. She immediately rescued the poor animal from the side of the road and got it some water and blasted the car air conditioner. The husky did not hesitate to get the help from her as it was clearly nearly in a state of sunstroke. Of course, my wife was desperate to keep the husky puppy, but we had to have a long talk about how we were going to keep the puppy comfortable in the climate that we lived in. We decided to take a few steps to make sure that our new family member was as comfortable as possible. The simplest thing we always make sure to do is to have fresh water for the husky. I change out the water dish multiple times a day and a couple times in the evening. The Husky’s bed is also made of a cooling gel like material and he has a couple other mats to lay on that are the same material. We also generally like to walk him in the cool hours of the morning and the cooler hours at dusk, generally avoiding the midday and afternoon heat. During those times, the husky stays indoors where the air conditioner can keep him cool. Speaking of which, we started using the air conditioner system a little more. We dropped the temperature on the thermostat to accommodate our husky, particularly in the summer. I was a lot happier about this than my wife was. I always wanted us to have lower temperatures on the thermostat, particularly in the summer. Thankfully, my wife loved that husky puppy enough and she simply started wearing more layers around the house and to bed.