In one of the earlier stories, it was mentioned that she had windows open, as well as one door. Just keeping the story on track... it was a foolish mistake... she thought the garage was too hot, so attempted to cool off the van. Yes, bringing them in the house would have been the smartest thing, of course. It would be good if this were a warning. We have all had stories of big box vans of dogs having the generator go out while the handler was off having dinner, I've seen van loads sitting in motel parking lots, windows down... it wasn't 103, but quite warm, and ripe for a car theft. How many handlers pull up late at night at their houses, kennels and leave the dogs in the truck until morning. There are those stories and they are common. Maybe this, which much have devastated the young woman, could serve as a wake-up call.... Stormy who learned from her Dad that the animals were fed, watered and bedded down before I took care of myself. On Jun 24, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx wrote: > In a message dated 6/24/09 5:04:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > >> wonder what will >> happen now...altho as I recall, losing dogs (more than 7) hasn't >> hurt the >> other handlers to whom this tragedy occurred. >> > > JMO but it should. there is no excuse for this. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================