Dog Days of Summer

Well here in the northeast summer is upon us with the inferno of hell. We have had one heat wave after the other with no end in sight. Even those evening showers do nothing more than add to the steam bath. Now, I AM a responsible bulldog mama. That means no bulldog should ever be outside for an extended period of time. I am very careful about this fact but still, I almost had a tragedy.
My darling bulldog of just one year, Bubbles, was in season on one particular day. Bruiser, stud that he is, had driven himself to frenzy level excitement. This one day he came in from using the facilities and could not catch his breath. I immediately put him n a cool tub, soothed him, and fed him some ice, The episode was over. Or so I thought. After dinner, Bruiser managed to excite himself over Bubbles, who was separated from him, into such a tizzy that he could not breath. I tried everything I knew to soothe him but nothing would work. So off went me, Bruiser, my son, and my daughter to the doggy emergency hospital. Bruiser was helped immediately. He was sedated and given oxygen. The vet there would not believe me that I had not kept Bruiser outside. I explained that I would never do that and that he was over-excited. I understand the reprimand but I was already upset. My baby boy was ill and I entered the place near hysterical.
Well the point to this post is to always have the emergency number handy. Take no chances and err on the side of safety. Take it from this bulldod mama, who truly does not keep bulldogs outside in the heat, that heat is the enemy where your bully is concerned.