When I bought my '06 Civic Hybrid, the dealer installed an aftermarket retracting moonroof to seal the deal. On my previous Accord cpe, I found that opening that roof with the side windows down at least 4" (10 cm) kept the car reasonably tolerable for leaving Puff inside for short periods.
In Topeka, we have city ordinances against leaving dogs (or babies) in parked cars.
But Puff loves to ride with me and I'd like to find some reasonable way of protecting her in the unlikely event I had a heart attack and whisked off to the hospital while making what was intended to be a quick trip for a gallon of milk.
In addition to lowering the side windows and opening the roof (to act like a chimney) I'm thinking of putting a white message board on the dash printing on it something like
as well as hanging a large circular thermometer (out of sunlight) that would be easily visible to an outsider.
With the Accord, I could lock it while the motor and A/C was running but haven't been able to figure out a way to do that with the Civic.
Anyone have any other suggestions for reasonable ways of handling this? On my recent trip, I parked at a restaurant stop on the NY Throughway to use the bathroom. There was no shade anywhere. I opened the roof, lowered the side windows, locked the car and a woman who saw Puff inside came over and gave me a hard time. I pointed out the open roof, the side windows, the briefness of my intended mission; she said, "I am VERY angry," and walked off.
Since then it's nagged at me.
I appreciate the concern of others for pets and would like to harness that in a constructive way.
When it's hot and my absence from Puff in the car might be long, I leave her at home, of course.
But are there other ways of handling this?
Suggestions?
In Topeka, we have city ordinances against leaving dogs (or babies) in parked cars.
But Puff loves to ride with me and I'd like to find some reasonable way of protecting her in the unlikely event I had a heart attack and whisked off to the hospital while making what was intended to be a quick trip for a gallon of milk.
In addition to lowering the side windows and opening the roof (to act like a chimney) I'm thinking of putting a white message board on the dash printing on it something like
LEFT AT 12:17
BACK BY 12:32
MY CELL PH: 221-####
BACK BY 12:32
MY CELL PH: 221-####
as well as hanging a large circular thermometer (out of sunlight) that would be easily visible to an outsider.
With the Accord, I could lock it while the motor and A/C was running but haven't been able to figure out a way to do that with the Civic.
Anyone have any other suggestions for reasonable ways of handling this? On my recent trip, I parked at a restaurant stop on the NY Throughway to use the bathroom. There was no shade anywhere. I opened the roof, lowered the side windows, locked the car and a woman who saw Puff inside came over and gave me a hard time. I pointed out the open roof, the side windows, the briefness of my intended mission; she said, "I am VERY angry," and walked off.
Since then it's nagged at me.
I appreciate the concern of others for pets and would like to harness that in a constructive way.
When it's hot and my absence from Puff in the car might be long, I leave her at home, of course.
But are there other ways of handling this?
Suggestions?
