Dog walking when it’s hot.
 

Dog walkers, please use COMMON SENSE when walking your dog, especially on asphalt.

Put your bare hand down on the pavement and if it’s too hot for you, then it’s too hot for your dogs paws.

THINK…..

Boston is very hot in the summer with both the concrete buildings, exhaust from cars and mostly sidewalks with no grass ,the family dog and all his dog companions don’t seem to mind walking and going the bathroom on the sidewalks maybe he doesn’t walk as far but that’s only because he is 16 andFYI he’s never had a sweater on in the winter and none of his friends either, it’s call acclimating to your environment , just like people here should do instead of living in ice cold houses and then complaining about how hot it is when they go out

I just make sure that when it's really hot, that my dog walks across the middle of my neighbor's yards, where the grass is nice and cool...


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Easy solution, but few or none will do it. Be barefoot when you walk your dogs.

Cool! A practice builder!

Oh good grief!
 

perhaps I should smell everyones butt when they walk by...or perhaps cover myself in fur during the summer here?

dogs paws are way different than human feet that have been covered for centuries. do not compare the two. common sense isn't a prerequisite to being alive, but it should.

Common sense??????????????????????????

Some folks actually believe it exists

You forgot to add, " and takes a BIG old dump in front of the window where the home owner watch's while trying to eat his breakfast".

I didn't bite, but you are using the right bait. Catch me later. 😀

Other than everything being wrong, your post is almost okay. Talk to your vet. If you put your hand on the road surface and it hurts, you WILL burn your dogs paws if you walk them on it.

Our vet tells stories how so many owners bring in pups with burned paws from walking on pavement. My suggestion was a version of her suggestion, which was to place your hand on the pavement.

So, if you don't mind, I will take the advice of a person that is trained and experience in dog care over a random stranger on the internet.

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

Charlieo, remember who you are talking to. You are comparing pampered, air conditioned, winter warmed, golf cart riding, stroller and purse carried creatures to tough, fit, adapted to their environment dogs. Someone here has a farm/ranch guard dog. Bet he has some paws that aren't afraid of a few minutes walking the streets.
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So very true!

I don't know... I think my feet could stand the hot pavement...

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You certainly nibbled a bit... :icon_wink:

Concrete sidewalks and asphalt streets are two different surfaces, if you didn’t know. Treat your pets the way you want, I’ll treat mine the right way

There’s always at least one in every post….

Can we get the video of the dog trying to shake his booties off again please! And edited to music this time maybe “Kung foo fighting “ or “ Shake your boody “

Short story related to foot protection for man’s best friend. I had a construction company in the Atlanta area. We started a sun room addition for a customer who had two dogs. One of the dogs was pretty old and wore rubber booties when he went outside because his feet would slip on the steps. We worked daily on this project for about ten days and the dogs were in and out for their walks. Last couple of days the old dog(can’t remember his/her name) was not feeling well and not eating. I’m thinking great the dude probably ate a nail or something ( even though we cleaned up the site daily upon leaving) . I came back the next week to check on a subcontractor and the dog was fine. Owner had taken it to the vet and they found one of his rubber booties lodged in his colon!

But of course...

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Thanks for posting this. My vet said to place the back of your hand on the pavement - if it is too hot to leave it there for 10 seconds it's too hot for your dog. Apparently the palm is able to withstand higher temps than the back of your hand. Please check the pavement, dog owners.

Paws are not like human skin. God made paws to withstand heat and cold.Do
Huskies need boots? Of course not! Dogs are fine.

Wrong, did you get this from a vet, I bet you didn't.

This from a dog site:

Air Temperature Vs. Pavement Temperature

77 degrees F 125 degrees F
86 degrees F 135 degrees F
87 degrees F 143 degrees F

Pavement temperatures can be 40 to 60 degrees warmer than air temperatures.

When Does a Burn Occur?

Many factors influence when and how a burn occurs but at temperatures above 130 degrees Fahrenheit, skin will show signs of thermal injury within just 60 seconds. This means that if the air temperature is above 80 degrees Fahrenheit, the pavement could potentially be hot enough to burn a dog's feet if it stands on it for long enough (60 seconds).

Fyi there’s a sale on little dresses and boots at Pet Smart if you missed the ad .

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.

Yesterday, when it was 91 degrees, I saw a dog left in a car in Wildwood. A gray Hyundai Tucson. No one was in the car and it wasn't running. The windows were cracked open no more than an inch. The dog was panting. I watched for the owners for about 10 minutes, then called the po po. They arrived, dog still alone in car. After some discussion, the officer went to try to find the owners in Ace Hardware, the Amish store etc. I left. I hope the dog is okay, the owners shouldn't have a dog. I know for a fact that dog was in that car for at least 25 minutes.

Hot Payment
 

I am so glad to see this post. I cringe when I see people bringing their dogs out to very busy events. The payment is so hot, plus the dogs are surrounded by hoards of people. Tell me if you really think that your dog is having fun as it pants in desperation to cool its self down. Leave your fur bab at home in the comfort of air-conditioning and walk it early morning or evening.

Sure hope you don't have any pets.

Good points, though I would add that a lot of factors go into the heat of the pavement: light grey concrete sidewalks won't get nearly so warm, all other things being equal, as will dark-colored or black asphalt. Light colors reflect heat to an extent while black absorbs more of it.

One thing that should be mentioned also is that summer days in the northern and northeastern states, even if the temperature is the same as here, won't have nearly as hot pavement as we get in TV. The reason is the angle of the Sun: the further south you go, the more direct the Sun's angle is when striking the pavement and consequently the hotter the pavement will get. It is the reason that lake ice melts in large part from the bottom up. In the early spring in Minnesota even though the daytime temperatures did not get much above freezing (and froze hard again at night) you'd still start to see black "rotten" ice forming below the hard clear ice on top.

All true, but we don't have sidewalks. And heaven forbid your dog accidentally walks on someone's grass, so the asphalt seems to be the default.

Awesome!

Alternatively, you could walk in the much cooler morning or evening. Just a thought.

FYI, dogs don't accidentally walk on someone's grass, owners allow it and often encourage it. Heaven won't forbid it, but you should.

I am so sorry I offended you.I apologize.

There's my boy! I knew you couldn't help yourself! :1rotfl:

I think that is an excellent idea. Some could. I would not speak to why other people do what they do, not for me to judge, I bet they are doing the best they can just like you and me.

Hey, you know me. Just doing my best to keep the lawns of the world safe from invasion from the panting hoards.
Now, kids, lets all shout it together, " Keep off my lawn! Dag nabbit!"
👴Captain Curmudgeon