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Old 07-04-2014, 04:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi-Town View Post
One other thing....think about their paw pads. Anybody who has walked across the sand or cement sidewalk in their bare feet can imagine how the dog feels on a hot sunny day.

I had a boxer that was trained to set whenever I stopped. Walking him one day in south Florida I noticed he would set, then come up then try to set again looking at me like he was sorry but he couldn't do it......Then I realized the asphalt on the road was probably 150 degrees.
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