I know that the underlying cause is concern for an animal trapped and dying in a car, but can these people use some common sense before jumping straight to that?!?
Went to the gas station this am, and Lyka whined at the door, so I gave in and took Lyka and Seiran with me. Crios was still on his bed sleeping next to DH.
It was 5 am. My car was running (runs on battery when at an idle, it’s a hybrid), it was 101 outside, which to us Arizonans feels like a cool day. But I’m not dumb, I left the A/C on full blast. Grabbed a fountain drink and a snack, and walked out to my car after paying. I would estimate being inside for 2 minutes MAX.
Came out, and there were 3 people surrounding my car, trying to open the doors (thank you auto lock!), and talking about breaking a window.
This happens Every. Single. Summer. It never happens in CA, but AZ, you would think I had a baby in the front seat drinking out of a vodka bottle with the way these people react!
I approached my car, and got glares from all 3. The asked if it was my car, and I said yes. They said they were about to break my dogs out. I tried to be nice, I really did. I calmly said my car is running with the A/C on full blast, and my dogs were in no danger. One rude guy asked how they were supposed to know that. That’s when my sarcastic potty mouth came out to play.
I replied with: If any 3 of you had an ounce of common sense between you, you would realize that the car is running, and the windows are all up to prevent any cool air from escaping. Rando dude still insists on being a pest, and tells me it’s illegal to leave animals in cars, and they have every right to break a window. Yeah, not true. Everything has to be documented and called into the police department (our AC here), and an officer has to grant permission to break the window, as long as outside temps aren’t over 115. Even then, if the car is running, they have to have an officers permission.
I explained all this to Rando, who still wants to a hero. Then he tells me they have no way of knowing the A/C is running. Fair enough. I asked if any of them had touched the windows. Nope, none had, and Rando asks why my windows have anything to do with it. Well hey there brainiac, if the windows are cold, it’s obviously not from the outside air, which means it’s from the INSIDE air, which is a perfect indication of the car having the A/C on. This guy just won’t give up! He told me to prove it. Now if I was in a nice mood, I would explain that I have a male aggressive dog inside. Lyka is belted in, she can’t get out, she can sit, and that’s about it. We use a longer tether on longer trips so she can lay down, but in town trips she gets the short tether.
So mean Jenn comes out, and I unlock the car and tell Rando he is welcome to open the driver door and test the temp inside. Which he goes to do. Door opens, Lyka gives a scary growl and starts barking, and Rando flings himself away from my car with eyes like saucers. I asked how the inside air felt, got in my car, and drove away. He was still on the ground panting.
I know, I’m a horrible person, but it happens every single time I take any dog with me. We aren’t talking at a Walmart, or mall, or grocery store, it’s a tiny gas station. And anyone who spends more than 5 minutes inside a gas station is either playing the lotto, or casing the joint. Both of which I don’t do.
I get it to a certain extent. There are idiots who leave their dogs in the car with the windows barely cracked, hot as heck outside, and they are parked at Walmart for an hour shopping. Different story entirely! But every single time I want to take my dogs anywhere, I have to deal with overzealous hero’s wanting to “protect” my dogs. I used to have a huge removable sticker thing that said “bite dog inside” in bright, bold red. I have a new vehicle now, and that sticker was way too sun faded to use, so I tossed it. Good reminder to order another one! If I have that on my car, and some Rando decides to be a hero, and gets bit in the process, I’m not liable for any damages to the “hero.”
Just another example of bad dog owners making all dog owners look like POS’s with no common sense.
Went to the gas station this am, and Lyka whined at the door, so I gave in and took Lyka and Seiran with me. Crios was still on his bed sleeping next to DH.
It was 5 am. My car was running (runs on battery when at an idle, it’s a hybrid), it was 101 outside, which to us Arizonans feels like a cool day. But I’m not dumb, I left the A/C on full blast. Grabbed a fountain drink and a snack, and walked out to my car after paying. I would estimate being inside for 2 minutes MAX.
Came out, and there were 3 people surrounding my car, trying to open the doors (thank you auto lock!), and talking about breaking a window.
This happens Every. Single. Summer. It never happens in CA, but AZ, you would think I had a baby in the front seat drinking out of a vodka bottle with the way these people react!
I approached my car, and got glares from all 3. The asked if it was my car, and I said yes. They said they were about to break my dogs out. I tried to be nice, I really did. I calmly said my car is running with the A/C on full blast, and my dogs were in no danger. One rude guy asked how they were supposed to know that. That’s when my sarcastic potty mouth came out to play.
I replied with: If any 3 of you had an ounce of common sense between you, you would realize that the car is running, and the windows are all up to prevent any cool air from escaping. Rando dude still insists on being a pest, and tells me it’s illegal to leave animals in cars, and they have every right to break a window. Yeah, not true. Everything has to be documented and called into the police department (our AC here), and an officer has to grant permission to break the window, as long as outside temps aren’t over 115. Even then, if the car is running, they have to have an officers permission.
I explained all this to Rando, who still wants to a hero. Then he tells me they have no way of knowing the A/C is running. Fair enough. I asked if any of them had touched the windows. Nope, none had, and Rando asks why my windows have anything to do with it. Well hey there brainiac, if the windows are cold, it’s obviously not from the outside air, which means it’s from the INSIDE air, which is a perfect indication of the car having the A/C on. This guy just won’t give up! He told me to prove it. Now if I was in a nice mood, I would explain that I have a male aggressive dog inside. Lyka is belted in, she can’t get out, she can sit, and that’s about it. We use a longer tether on longer trips so she can lay down, but in town trips she gets the short tether.
So mean Jenn comes out, and I unlock the car and tell Rando he is welcome to open the driver door and test the temp inside. Which he goes to do. Door opens, Lyka gives a scary growl and starts barking, and Rando flings himself away from my car with eyes like saucers. I asked how the inside air felt, got in my car, and drove away. He was still on the ground panting.
I know, I’m a horrible person, but it happens every single time I take any dog with me. We aren’t talking at a Walmart, or mall, or grocery store, it’s a tiny gas station. And anyone who spends more than 5 minutes inside a gas station is either playing the lotto, or casing the joint. Both of which I don’t do.
I get it to a certain extent. There are idiots who leave their dogs in the car with the windows barely cracked, hot as heck outside, and they are parked at Walmart for an hour shopping. Different story entirely! But every single time I want to take my dogs anywhere, I have to deal with overzealous hero’s wanting to “protect” my dogs. I used to have a huge removable sticker thing that said “bite dog inside” in bright, bold red. I have a new vehicle now, and that sticker was way too sun faded to use, so I tossed it. Good reminder to order another one! If I have that on my car, and some Rando decides to be a hero, and gets bit in the process, I’m not liable for any damages to the “hero.”
Just another example of bad dog owners making all dog owners look like POS’s with no common sense.