Safety for our dogs sometimes means
keeping a proper human-controlled environment.
For years, when traveling with dogs, my friends and I would be concerned about the
temperature in the back of my truck. The
box of my pickup has a fiberglass top and there are dog kennels inside. We had a
rough idea what the climate was back there, but never knew exactly
how cold—or warm—it was in the enclosed body of the truck. Hanging a thermometer in the back just didn't cut it. Someone would have to get out, open the back to read the thermometer and close it again. In the process, heat was either let in or out--depending on the time of year.
That problem was solved this year with the purchase of a $9.97 home digital thermometer with a (wireless) remote sensor from our local Wal-Mart store. A simple one with a large numerical read-out was selected
for easy reading. Using Velcro, I attached the read-out to my
dash. (The Velcro allows for easy removal to change batteries.) Next, the sending unit was attached to the inside of the truck box—away from any sunlight. Anyone can now look at my dash and easily see how
cold —or how warm— things are in the back.
I should have done this a long time ago!
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| Sending unit in "dog space" |
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| Display is easy to read |
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