DAWS Dogs and How They Keep Them Cool in Hot Weather

Here are some of the Danbury Animal Welfare Society (DAWS) dogs available for adoption this week.  See photos posted here on Patch and see more photos and information on daws.org too.

SHANNON
Pit Bull mix, female, 2 years old, rescued from a local pound.  Shannon has been at DAWS since September 2011.  Active, playful, in a DAWS training program, loves to give kisses.

BUSTER
Mountain Cur/Terrier mix, male, 2 years old, rescued from a high kill shelter in Tennessee.  Buster has been at DAWS since March 2012. Active, in DAWS training program, loves to play ball.

CODY
Lab/Hound/Terrier mix, male, 6 years old, rescued from a hoarding situation in Ohio.  Cody has been at DAWS since April 2012.  Shy, sweet, likes canine company.

GIGI
Chi Min Pin mix (Chihuahua/ Miniature Pinscher mix), female, age 3, rescued from West Virginia kill shelter.  Gigi has been at DAWS since December 2011.  Special needs dog, has had heart surgery and needs to be on medication for the rest of her life, needs medicine daily.  Needs a quite home.  Gigi is okay with canine friends.

Keeping DAWS Animals Cool During Hot Weather

"Air conditioning is most important to keep the animals cool during the hot weather," said Lauri Romandi, Dog Co-chair at DAWS.  "We also keep kiddy pools in the yard for them to play in."

Dog water buckets in the kennels are normally kept full, and more buckets are in the yards, Romandi said.  "It depends on how much they run around. Exercise is the same as on regular weather days but dogs are brought in quicker if they are hot."

Romandi said dogs are under a roof outside of their kennel. "Dogs are brought in and out more frequently instead of leaving the kennel doors open, to not let the air conditioning out."