Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy so here I am reading online about various stuff and i run across this breeders site who repeatedly claim their dogs live 14-16 years, and he identifies all the steps they take to ensure that. One of them is "Never let them go in the sun".
I guess his logic is skin cancer, or possibly stress from overheating / constantly creating a fever-like environment (i was wrong earlier when i said they aren't like frogs in a slowly boiling pot).
I have to bring Baxter in from the sun (its 88 and brutal here in Miami) constantly, because he'll bake himself to death. I can't even tolerate the heat, and he's out there frying himself.
Any issues to bring up here? I would think their fur protects them. Not so much on the face though I guess...