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Originally Posted by charlieo1126@gmail.com
Soooooo what does your vet say about all those dogs that live in hot 24/7 concrete / no grass cities all over the world , or my family dog and his friends prancing around in a hot Summer , in Boston where the streets can get very hot , maybe there pads get toughened up for it and for the winter season also. I spent a large part of my life in very tropical places around the world, dogs seem to be able to handle hot streets pretty well
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In Boston they have poured concrete sidewalks, which don't get nearly as hot as the asphalt roads.
Also regarding "dogs for more than two centuries" - 200 ago, there were no asphalt roads. Dogs have not evolved enough to coat their paws in heat-proof padding over just the past couple hundred years. Evolutionary mutation is a slow process that takes thousands, if not tens of thousands, of years to occur.
If you care about your pup's feet, you'll do any of several possible things:
1. You'll keep the dog off the asphalt roadways for MOST of his walk.
2. You'll let the dog pee and poop in your own yard, and take him to the dog park instead of a walk.
3. You'll bring the dog to an area that has sidewalks, and walk him there instead of on the road.
4. You'll cover your dog's paws with booties you can get pretty cheap on Amazon or in any pet store.
5. You'll accept that you're just not a responsible dog owner and give your dog to someone who will care.