PLEASANTON, Calif. – A dog left on a balcony in the heat Tuesday died before Pleasanton Animal Services could get to it.
Pleasanton police said they received a call about a dog seen on an apartment balcony near Gibraltar and Hacienda drives. The caller said the dog was barking, whining, and exposed to the sun. A Pleasanton Animal Services officer contacted the leasing office to quickly locate the dog’s owner, but the effort was unsuccessful.
Within 15 minutes of being dispatched to the call, officers arrived on scene to find the dog dead of likely heat stroke.…