A8 THE BULLETIN • SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2021
DANGER ZONE
Heat
Help Pets in Hot Cars
The temperature inside a car rises to dangerous levels for dogs in
just a matter of minutes, even with windows cracked open:
When the temperature outside is 78°,
the temperature inside a car can reach
105° in just 20 minutes.
78°
Temperatures inside a car increase by an
average of 19° in the first 10 minutes;
29° in 20 minutes; and 33° in 30 minutes,
regardless of the outside temperature.
That’s too hot for pets!
10
105°
19
20
20
29
30
33
WHAT TO DO IF YOU SEE A PET IN A HOT CAR
• Write down the vehicle make, model and license plate number
• Alert the management of nearby business, who could make an emergency announcement
• Call local police or animal control (keep their numbers handy for emergencies!)
• Stay by the vehicle until help arrives
THE BEST THING TO DO FOR YOUR PETS WHEN ITʼS HOT: KEEP YOUR PETS INDOORS!
See more tips online at oregonhumane.org/heatsafety
Courtesy Oregon Humane Society
Dog names
Continued from A1
Some of the county’s other
dog names pay homage to the
region’s outdoor spirit, like
the 82 dogs named Bear, 65
dogs named Scout and 14 dogs
named Juniper.
And the list of local names
includes other creative, albeit
less popular, monikers: Four
dogs named Ziggy Stardust,
three Tequilas, one Deschutes
and one Douglas Fur.
Deschutes County’s pref-
erences for dog breeds hasn’t
changed much in the past few
years. Labradors still domi-
nate the ranking of favorite
dogs, beating golden retriev-
ers, border collies and chihua-
huas (not to mention lab-ad-
jacent breeds, like lab mixes,
labradoodles and lab retriev-
ers).
After owning a Labra-
dor-Newfoundland mix, Bend
resident Denise Broadhead
wanted a dog that would shed
less hair.
She didn’t quite get that with
Abby, a 6-year-old golden re-
triever with the county’s 20th
most-popular name.
“I work at Lowe’s, and
somebody came in with a
puppy, and I said, ‘If you have
a female, I want her.’ And he
ran home and got her,” Broad-
head said. “Golden retriever
puppies — you just fall for
them.”
Since the rankings of the
top names are based on the
county’s dog license data, they
might be incomplete. Just un-
der 16,000 dogs have been
registered in the county, while
estimates from the American
Veterinary Medical Associ-
ation suggest there are likely
closer to 44,000 dogs living in
the county.
Licenses are required for
all dogs in the county. The li-
cense tags cost $30 annually
for an unaltered animal or
$16 for a spayed or neutered
dog and can be purchased
Ryan Brennecke/The Bulletin
Alan Hanson, of Bend, paddles Friday as his dog Jasper waits patiently for his next treat while spending the
morning along the Deschutes River in Bend .
Deschutes
County’s top dog
names
1. Bella — 156
2. Lucy — 150
3. Charlie — 134
4. Daisy — 131
5. Buddy — 115
6. Sadie — 114
7. Max — 111
8. Bailey — 108
9. Maggie — 107
10. Cooper — 105
from the county, local hu-
mane society or participating
veterinarians.
The licensing process helps
owners reconnect to their dogs
if lost and ensures dogs in the
county are vaccinated against
rabies, said Lynne Ouchida,
How to beat
the heat
Continued from A1
Deschutes County’s
top dog breeds
1. Labrador — 891
2. Golden Retriever — 423
3. Border Collie — 368
4. Labrador Mix — 364
5. Labradoodle — 301
6. Chihuahua — 299
7. Labrador Retriever —
291
8. Australian Shepherd —
257
9. German Shepherd — 250
10. Terrier Mix — 234
the community outreach man-
ager for the Humane Society of
Central Oregon.
She also said the COVID-19
pandemic actually kept more
dogs in homes. The shelter
received fewer returned dogs
and had an easier time finding
Care that’s
more than
skin deep.
“While people were home
with their pets, they actually
kind of realized why they got
them in the first place.”
— Lynne Ouchida, the
community outreach manager
for the Humane Society of Central
Oregon
homes for older dogs and those
with more intense health and
obedience issues.
“While people were home
with their pets, they actually
kind of realized why they got
them in the first place,” Ouch-
ida said.
But Broadhead’s known that
about Abby for a while.
“I go home ; I’m excited
to see her,” Broadhead said.
“There’s really no words for it:
perfect companion.”
Central Oregon is under
an “excessive heat warning,”
which the National Weather
Service office in Pendleton
issued through 8 p.m. Thurs-
day. Temperatures are ex-
pected to hover around 100
all week with little overnight
relief expected.
In Bend, temperatures are
forecast to reach 101 degrees
Sunday, 104 degrees Monday
and 105 degrees Tuesday, ac-
cording to the weather ser-
vice. AccuWeather, which
supplies The Bulletin’s daily
weather map, puts those days’
temps even higher.
“Monday and Tuesday
look to be the peak of the
heat,” said Brandon Lawhorn,
meteorologist at the weather
service in Pendleton. “It will
start to weaken in the mid-
week; however, it’s still going
to be fairly hot.”
Lawhorn said people need
to plan their activities around
the heat and don’t go outside
in the middle of the day, if
possible. It is also important
to find air conditioning or
shade and check on relatives
or elderly neighbors, he said.
The High Desert is being
spared the humidity that has
come with the heat in other
parts of the Pacific North-
west, but the entire region
will be sweltering and resi-
dents need to be careful over
the next week, Lawhorn said.
“Take your pick, do you
want 95 degrees and high hu-
midity or do you want 105
degrees and no humidity?”
Lawhorn said.
Across Bend, many resi-
dents spent Saturday mak-
ing last second purchases
for fans, sprinklers and air
conditioning units. The Ace
Hardware store on Newport
Avenue had a constant flow
of customers.
Mike Schindler, an owner
of Sunnyside Sports, a ski and
bike shop in Bend, stopped
by the hardware store to buy
parts for an outdoor water
spigot.
He needed the system
to help water a new tree he
planted on his property.
Schindler noticed he wasn’t
the only customer looking
for sprinklers. He also sus-
pected many others were on
the hunt for air conditioning
units, which he could use in
his home.
“People are probably going
to be buying AC,” Schindler
said. “I’m just going to suffer
through.”
Down the street at Newport
Avenue Market, store man-
ager Erika Maloley was busy
Saturday doing inventory.
The grocery store has seen
a huge increase in sales for
water, soda and beer, but also
for ready-made meals.
“It’s too hot to cook at home
so people are letting us do the
cooking,” Maloley said.
A heat wave with poten-
tially life-threatening, tri-
ple-digit temperatures is
expected to broil Central
Oregon for several days,
beginning Sunday. What
should you know to stay
safe?
Stay hydrated. No one
is immune to the rapid
onset of heat exhaus-
tion and dehydration, so
drink a glass of water ev-
ery hour. Don’t wait until
you’re thirsty.
Avoid alcohol, sugary
drinks and caffeine.
These are diuretics, which
means they make you
urinate more and can
lead to dehydration.
Eat fruits and vegeta-
bles. Cucumbers, water-
melon and grapes have a
high water content.
Dress for the heat. Wear
lightly colored, light-
weight, loose-fitting
clothing.
Find shade. The hottest
time of day is usually 2 to
8 p.m. If you don’t have
air conditioning, go to
a shopping mall, library
or other air-conditioned
public space. Even a few
hours in a cool place can
help.
WHEN SHOULD
YOU WORRY?
Heat exhaustion: Signs
include heavy sweating,
dizziness, extreme fa-
tigue, nausea, vomiting, a
rapid heartbeat and shal-
low breathing. What do
do: Remove excess cloth-
ing, rest in a cool area,
take a cool shower, bath
or sponge bath, and drink
plenty of water.
Heat stroke: This is a
serious, life-threatening
emergency marked by
confusion, a rapid pulse,
seizures, loss of con-
sciousness, a body tem-
perature of 103 degrees
or higher, and hot, dry
skin or profuse sweating.
What to do: Call 911 im-
mediately.
Source: Portland Bureau of
Emergency Management
Maloley said the store has
been able to keep the shelves
stocked through the heat
wave, which is a relief since the
store is entering a busy time of
the year. As COVID-19 pan-
demic restrictions are lifted,
more people are visiting Bend
and need groceries for their
vacations, Maloley said.
Maloley expects the
crowds to continue long past
the heat wave.
“I don’t think it’s just going
to be a few days,” she said. “I
think it will be all summer
long.”
Reporter: 541-617-7820,
kspurr@bendbulletin.com
“It’s too hot to cook at home so people are letting us
do the cooking.”
— Erika Maloley, the Newport Avenue Market store manager. She
said the store has seen a huge increase in sales for water, soda and
beer, but also for ready-made meals.
Reporter: zdemars@bendbulletin.com
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