Summer Dog Tip

When it's hot out, put your hand on the asphalt, pavement, or dirt to see if it's hot to the touch (quickly brushing finger tips on the ground isn't enough). If the ground is very hot, then wait to take your pet out when it's cooler. Walking on hot ground can burn the pads of their paws. If you're already on a walk and your dog is hopping from paw to paw, then the ground could be getting too hot. Find green grass for your dog to walk on and take him out early from then on.

On a hot day if you leave your dog in a tennis court with black asphalt the ground can get extremely hot. Your dog could burn the bottom of their paws walking on it. And if they don't have adequate shade they could get heat stroke.