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GANDY BOAT RAMP, FT. DESOTO AND
AT WILLIAMS PARK.
>>> AMERICANS ARE OBSESS WORRIED
PETS.
LAST YEAR, THEY SPENT MORE THAN
$52 MILLION ON PET PRODUCTS.
AND JUST IN TIME FOR SUMMER, WE
HAVE SOME IDEAS TO KEEP YOUR
PETS SAFE AND COOL.
EXPERT: 8:182
KELLY DIEDRING HARRIS IS A PET
LOVER AND PET LIFESTYLE EXPERT
IN THE BAY AREA.
SHE HAS TWO DOGS AND KNOWS ABOUT
THE DANGERS PETS FACE IN
FLORIDA'S EXTREME HEAT.
>> DOGS WILL PLAY AND PLAY AND
PLAY, AND THEY DON'T STOP IF
THEY GET TOO HOT.
SO THEY CAN POTENTIALLY
OVERHEAT.
>>Reporter: THAT'S WHERE THE
FROBO COMES INTO THE PICTURE.
IT IS A STAY COOL WATER BOWL.
YOU FREEZE IT OVERNIGHT AND FILL
IT WITH WATER TO KEEP YOUR PET'S
WATER COLD FOR HOURS.
ANOTHER HOT WEATHER ITEM PET
OWNERS SHOULD CONSIDER, DOG
SHOES TO PROTECT THEIR PAWS FROM
THE HOT CEMENT AND ASPHALT.
>> THE PADS WILL BURN.
THEY CAN CRACK.
THEY CAN BLEED.
THEY CAN GET INFECTED.
>>Reporter: IT TAKES A WHILE FOR
KELLY'S DOG ROCK TOW GET USED TO
THE SHOES, BUT IN THE END, HE
DOESN'T SEEM TO MIND THEM.
KELLY HAS ROCKY WEAR THEM WHEN
THEY GO BIKE RIDING WHICH POSES
ANOTHER DANGER TO BOTH THE DOG
OWNER.
THAT'S WHY SHE USES THE PET TOW
LEASH.
IT CONNECTS ROCKY DIRECTLY TO
THE BIKE FREEING UP KELLY'S
HANDS.
>> YOU HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL OF
THE BIKE.
>>Reporter: ANOTHER MUST-HAVE
SAFETY ITEM THAT KEEPS THEM SAFE
WHILE THEY ARE BOATING OR AROUND
WATER, A LIFE JACKET.
WHILE MANY BELIEVE DOGS ARE
NATURAL SWIMMERS, THAT ISN'T
NECESSARILY THE CASE.
AND KELLY WOULD RATHER BE SAFE
THAN SORRY.
>> THEY DON'T NECESSARILY LOVE
IT.
BUT WHEN WE'RE AROUND THE WATER,
WE WANT THEM AROUND THE WATER SO
WE PUT ON THEIR LIFE JACKET.
>>Reporter: SO WHETHER YOU ARE
HANGING OUT BY THE POOL WITH
YOUR DOG OR ENJOYING THE SCENIC
BIKE TRAILS, THERE ARE ALL SORTS
OF PRODUCTS TO MAKE SURE YOU AND
YOUR BELOVED PET ARE SAFE.
GREAT IDEAS, HUH?
>> YEAH, THEY REALLY ARE.
SHE ALSO HAS THE BOAT LAD
THEY'RE REALLY HELPS.