BEND, Ore. -- The continued summer hot spell in Central Oregon and a rash of worrisome calls prompted Bend Police to issue a familiar reminder Thursday: Don't leave a dog in your car.

"Over the past week, we've received more than a dozen calls from concerned community members reporting dogs left in parked vehicles in the heat," a Facebook post said.

"In some of those cases, the dogs had access to water, air conditioning and other amenities, but not all of them," the department said..

The near- or record heat is expected to continue, so police reminded everyone: "Cars can heat up quickly, even in the shade and even if the windows are down."

"Now is not the time to take your dog out to run errands," police said. "Please leave your dogs at home and keep them safe."

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