25/05/2026
Obviously The Bark Side’s followers don’t need to be told; you guys already do the absolute best for your dogs. But please educate others who just don’t realise.
Keep dogs cool; keep them safe.
☀️ YOUR DOG DOES NOT NEED A WALK IN THIS HEAT. ☀️
They need to stay alive.
We are seeing far too many dogs being dragged around parks, pavements and fields in temperatures that can KILL them.
Let’s be blunt.
By the time your dog is collapsing, vomiting, unable to stand, drooling excessively or struggling to breathe… the damage is already happening.
Heatstroke is not “a bit overheated.”
Dogs DIE from this - Dogs have died in LEAMINGTON from heatstroke!
And even the ones that survive can suffer organ damage for the rest of their lives.
Your dog panting heavily is not funny.
It is not them “loving the sunshine.”
It is their body desperately trying not to overheat.
If you are sweating in shorts and a T-shirt, why are you forcing an animal wearing a fur coat to walk on boiling pavements?
NO dog has ever died from missing one walk.
Dogs HAVE died because owners ignored the heat.
So please stop:
❌ Marching dogs around retail parks
❌ Throwing balls until dogs collapse
❌ Taking dogs on walks in midday sun
❌ Walking dogs on scorching pavements
❌ Assuming water alone prevents heatstroke
❌ Leaving dogs in cars — even for 2 minutes.
If it is hot enough that YOU are uncomfortable — it is too hot for dogs to exercise safely.
Walk them at sunrise.
Walk them late evening.
Or don’t walk them at all for one day and use enrichment toys and ideas off the internet.
Because we can promise you this:
The guilt of skipping a walk lasts minutes.
The guilt of carrying your dog into an emergency vets surgery lasts forever. 🐾
(*And before the Tesla owners start writing essays in the comments 😅 yes… we know your dogs are sat in ‘Pet Mode’ with air con, mood lighting and probably watching Netflix. We’re not talking about you.🙄)
