Residents of the Northland are much more acclimated to extreme cold than extreme heat, but NOAA's data set shows that it's the heat we should be more worried about.
Unfortunately there are a lot of dogs at this shelter who need a home. The shelter is reaching capacity for dogs, and they hope some loving homes can be found.
Nearly half a million Americans have been injured walking their dogs since 2001, and the injury-rate has quadrupled in 20 years, for a long list of reasons. How can we lower the risk, to ourselves and our canine friends?