03/07/2025
⚠️ 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐇𝐎𝐓?
Summers are getting hotter and hotter, and many people are unaware of how dangerous higher temperatures can be for their dogs. I always see people walking their pup in hot weather, making them vulnerable to heat stroke, dehydration, and damaged/burned paws. So exactly how hot in too hot?
I have created the poster below for you to save, print, and share, with the goal of putting all the important info in one place.
Whether the weather is hot or not, our dogs need potty breaks. So here’s what you can you do to help keep them safe:
☀️ 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙙𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙖𝙮: 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 & 𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜. Avoid going out for prolonged periods when the sun is at its peak.
☀️ 𝙂𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙮. You want to go at a much slower pace and come back inside as soon as they have gone potty.
☀️ 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙬𝙨. Even when walking them during the cooler parts of the day as the ground can reach much hotter temperatures even in the shades.
☀️ 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 as it helps keeping their body temperature lower. Still keep the walks very short, but this will offer an extra level of protection.
☀️ 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙘𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 with you, and regularly offer a drink.
☀️ Once back home, 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙜 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 (𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙞𝙘𝙚𝙙) 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢: by the air conditioning, by a fan, on a cooling mat, etc.
☀️ 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙜𝙨 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙖 𝙡𝙤𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙮, make sure to entertain them while indoors: sniffing mats, walking around the home, playing games they enjoy.
Wishing you all a lovely & SAFE summer!
Cate
