Bloom and Bosworth Dine, Leave Dog in Car

31. Y'all are absolutely on the mark ,leave your car in the shade ,windows cracked at 85degrees plus and you will bake your dog form the inside out-no sweat glands no water ,no rights,heat stroke Get take out and sit in a park w/the dog in the shade outside.

Posted at 9:28PM on Jul 17th 2006 by lisa maher

32. I have worked in the veterinary medicine field for 7 years. Every summer we have several dogs brought into our hospital for emergency heat stroke. This isn't anything to take lightly. If a pet suffering from heat stroke isn't immediately cooled down, given intravenous fluids and medications; at worst their intestines die and the animal's brain literally fries in their skull and they have to be euthanized. Never, ever take your pets with you (dog, cat, whatever) if you'll have to leave them unattended in a locked car. In some states the police will actually break a cars windows to get to a suffering pet. If you think I'm overreacting try this then. Park your car in a sunny spot on a hot day and roll down the windows a few inches and see how long it takes for it to become unbearable to remain in the car. Remember you can unlock the door and get out. Your pet can't. This isn't meant to condemn anyone's behavior....its to help save the life of our beautiful, furry friends.

Posted at 9:49PM on Jul 17th 2006 by MaryAnn Bova

33. you guys i don't know why it is a big deal other nonfamous people leave there dogs in the car all the time. i mean they leave them and not check on them at least orlando checked on his dog. he is not a bad guy. you guys tink at just because he left his dog in the car he is a bad guy he isn't. maybe he was going to see kate and at last minute they wanted to have lunch or something. anyway it is not a big deal as much as you think it is it really isn't.

Posted at 9:53PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Kirsty Cox

34. You know, if most of you people would worry about the important things in this life...like the posibility we may be heading literally into WW3 instead of a dog...sheesh. I like animals as well as the next guy but I'm sure not going to judge someone over something a rag sheet printed. No one really knows the situation.

Posted at 10:09PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Ariadne

35. I admire Orlando and Kate for loving his dog so much, and wanting to have the dog with them most of the time. But with their kind of money, they should simply arrange for a familiar dog sitter to stay with my dog while they're out. They could easily afford that with the money they make. And would have no problems finding adequate care. And the dog would be safe and happy while Orlando is out and about living his everyday life.

Posted at 10:23PM on Jul 17th 2006 by mel markle

36. I can see leaving your dog in the car while you get some lunch at say 7-11 you're in there for what 5 mins max but a whole sit down lunch that's insane.

With all the money they have haven't they every heard of "Doggy Day Care" I mean even the middle class dog owners are doing it.

As for the weather I live in NJ and today the thermometer in my car said 101 and that's in friggen Jersey...LA is a hellova lot hotter.

Posted at 10:35PM on Jul 17th 2006 by karen

37. Dogs have seperation anxiety because they are pack animals. They are used to groups, packs. If their alpha leaves them (the "owner") they can and will destroy things and hurt themselves. They dont need training however, it is their alpha who needs the training.
NEVER leave a dog in a car even with the windows cracked. Even at temps as low as 70 degrees, a closed car can heat up quickly and cause brain damage to the living creature inside. Hey! Maybe thats what happened to Bloomie. Katie left him in the car and BAM, Drain Bamage. Just a thought.

Posted at 10:42PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Bill

38. While I certainly don't recommend leaving a dog in a hot car for a long length of time, I also don't think that these two deserve the bashing that they're getting here. The car was probably cool from being air conditioned, the car was parked in the shade, and the windows were cracked. For all we know, there was a bowl of water in the backseat too. It says that Orlando checked on the dog, and that the valet was keeping an eye on the dog. So who's to say that the dog was being mistreated?

For all of those people saying that it's cruel to leave the dog there, go to the Bronx, look in the alleys, and see what people are doing to their dogs there. These people tie their dogs up and leave them outside in three feet of snow without food or water for weeks. Worry about these dogs, not a dog that Orlando Bloom owns.. that dog is probably treated better than a lot of people in this country.

And honestly. For those saying "would you leave a baby in a car?" Here's a newsflash: a large dog like that one is NOT the same as a baby, no matter how you try to misconstrue that. Dogs are able to stay in the heat or cold much longer that humans, or babies for that matter. Leaving a dog in a car is not the same as leaving a baby.

Like I said, I am definitely not saying that it was a great idea. I wouldn't leave my dog in my car, and I happen to think that it would have been better had Orlando just returned home to drop the dog off. But do I think that it's worth the fuss that you all are causing? No way.

Think about the situation before you judge.

Posted at 10:45PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Beth

39. Personally, I'd have left Kate in the car and dined with the dog. Leave her Orlando... yesterday.

Posted at 10:57PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Patty

40. There's absolutely NO exuse for leaving an innocent dog or any animal in a hot car- shade or not. You put on a fur coat and sit in that car! I'' bet you won't last 2min. there has to be a better solution than the one you took!

Posted at 11:00PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Shirley

41. If the poor pooch didn't belong to a celebrity, nothing would have made the news. We need to give these people some privacy.

BUT. It was a stupid act, leaving the dog in the car. Looked to me like there was more than a crack in the window, maybe enough for the dog to get out and get run over. There isn't any way for them to win on this one.

Posted at 11:03PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Judy

42. If the poor pooch didn't belong to a celebrity, nothing would have made the news. We need to give these people some privacy.

BUT. It was a stupid act, leaving the dog in the car. Looked to me like there was more than a crack in the window, maybe enough for the dog to get out and get run over. There isn't any way for them to win on this one.

Posted at 11:03PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Judy

43. OK Mili and Anna... you are both ignorant! Mili thinks this is no ones business. I beg to differ with you. An animal's safety is EVERY citizens business if it is being mistreated. And Anna, why don't you get in a car with the window cracked, in the shade and just see what the difference is. It is obvious that neither of you are pet owners. And if you are, you really shouldn't be! Would you do this to a child? It should not happen to an animal either. Wake up!

Posted at 11:09PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Julie Plasse

44. They could afford a pet sitter to come in and hang out with the dog while they are going out to eat. It is sick to lock an animal in a hot car just to go have lunch. If they couldn't make arrangements to have someone take care of the dog, they should have called ahead and ordered lunch to go.
Another thing that makes my furious is seeing dogs put into the bed of a pickup to ride. What do those idiot owners think...that dogs have suction cups on the bottoms of the paws to help them hang on? So many animals are hurt and killed this way!

Posted at 11:34PM on Jul 17th 2006 by Jan

45. who cares about where he left his effing dog...
he survived the heat right? gimme a break.

Posted at 11:44PM on Jul 17th 2006 by maui b