With summer heat and humidity peaking across Northeast Florida, sports medicine experts are urging families and coaches to take extra precautions as student-athletes begin preseason workouts.

Jacksonville is once again under a heat advisory as sweltering temperatures continue to climb, with heat indexes feeling well into the triple digits, and accompanying the extreme heat is the concern of safety.

Florida temperatures can cause serious problems for dogs, which is why owners need to be vigilant in order to keep their four-legged friends safe — and cool!