What do you class as too hot

[AmyMay]

Yes, I’ve been going out at 6.30/7.00am every morning this week, and then that’s it.

 

[BallyJ]

16 Degrees and cloudy here today! the dogs are freeee, and very happy about it.

 

[OldNag]

Mine are little dogs and short coated, but it's been baking here all week so I've just been letting them out for wees in the garden during the day when needed, and letting them have a good romp around the garden if they wish to in the evening. They don't seem remotely bothered and it won't hurt them in the long term. One of them though is sulking as I usually take her to do the horses but it's too much hot concrete at the moment, so she's having to stay at home. She gives me dagger looks as I leave, she knows where I'm going ....

 

[Tiddlypom]

I don't think that we've seen any dog walkers go past ours this week.

OH nipped the JRT out for 30 mins first thing this morning, it's finally cooler here today. It's her first walk in ages.

 

[skinnydipper]

I've been going out about 7.30 am and taking water for my dog. Neither of us cope well with the heat.

I nipped out to chemist about 1.30 pm, 24°. I saw a poor little panting dog, walking on hot pavement, in full sun, owner armed with ball launcher Brainless.

 

[fiwen30]

Seeing the ‘regulars’ all out and about, at their usual times despite the punishing heat, has been really upsetting. God forbid they deviate from their daily schedule, or leave their poor, sorry dogs at home.

There’s a gorgeous pair of older golden labs who pass our shop each day in the early afternoon, usually with a spring in their steps. To see one of them trying gamely to keep up, while the other lags behinds and gets tugged along on the end of the lead, these past few days, same time as usual, has been heart breaking.

 

[GSD Woman]

I'm skipping to the end but a lot of it depends on how acclimated the dog is to the weather. I did a quick C to F on Google and for a lot of those temps my dogs would never get outside. But when it gets hot and humid we don't do much. I'll take them out into the yard (garden) when it starts to cool down and we'll do chores and I'll kick the tennis ball. They have a nice wading pool and I rarely keep them out for more than 30-90 minutes, being very aware of how warm they're getting.

 

[skinnydipper]

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19459510.cwmbran-dads-heartbreak-dogs-heatstroke-death/

 

[Moobli]

I saw two blokes on e-bikes going up the hill track behind my cottage yesterday in the hottest part of the day with an overweight yellow Lab limping along behind ?. Not too mention it was boiling hot and there’s no shade up there at all, they also had no lead and there are free roaming sheep everywhere.

 

[MurphysMinder]

https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19459510.cwmbran-dads-heartbreak-dogs-heatstroke-death/

Hmm, I wonder if it was maybe water toxicity not heat stroke. In the article it says "kite loved to splash and catch water in her mouth ". Very sad whatever the cause.

 

[skinnydipper]

Hmm, I wonder if it was maybe water toxicity not heat stroke. In the article it says "kite loved to splash and catch water in her mouth ". Very sad whatever the cause.

That crossed my mind too.

Water toxicity is a good reason not to let dogs catch water from a hose.

 

[CorvusCorax]

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