A truck’s engine reaches at least
200 degrees when it is running. In South Carolina, a stray dog climbed into a
man’s engine to his truck and rode 110 miles. It is unbelievable that the dog was
okay! He climbed out when the man’s truck arrived at his destination.
The
dog was affected by the weather outside as well. It was one hundred degrees
outside added on to the minimum of two hundred degrees of the engine. I do not
see how the dog could stand so much heat at once. The dog was 25 pounds. So, the
dog is a medium size dog.
I
once had a cat, four years ago, that would ride around with us in the engine.
We never noticed it until I saw him crawl out one day after getting home from
the grocery store. My cat crawled out and looked up at me with his adorable
little face. At first, we thought it was funny, but then we thought about how
hot the engine to our car got. We were always worried he would get a severe
burn or crawl out while we were running an errand and run away.
It
amazes me how the 25 pound dog could even fit above the trucks engine. My cat
was much smaller than 25 pounds so he could maneuver around the engine much
more easily than the larger dog. I wonder how the dog rode there for so long
and come out uninjured.
Once
the man had stopped, he noticed some of the dog’s fur on one of his wheels. He
then saw the dog come out from under his vehicle. He realized that the dog had
been under his car the whole time. He called the local animal control to take
him and give him a check up. The dog was perfectly fine once he got in the air
conditioning. My cat was never in the engine for very long when it was running,
yet I am sure that it was not very cool where he sat. He never had any noticeable
problems occurring from taking his little road trips.
Hopefully,
the dog will find a loving family to adopt him at an animal shelter. He will
most definitely enjoy riding in the cab of a truck rather than a seat on the
engine.
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