{"id":102,"date":"2016-07-06T17:13:23","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T17:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.secondhomepetresort.com\/blog\/?p=102"},"modified":"2016-07-06T17:13:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T17:13:23","slug":"if-its-too-hot-for-your-feet-its-too-hot-for-your-dogs-paws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secondhomepetresort.com\/blog\/if-its-too-hot-for-your-feet-its-too-hot-for-your-dogs-paws\/","title":{"rendered":"If It\u2019s Too Hot for Your Feet, It\u2019s Too Hot for Your Dog\u2019s Paws"},"content":{"rendered":"

We live in Arizona, so we never run out of clich\u00e9s about the excessive summer heat. With that we face numerous animal issues as well: people leaving their pets in locked vehicles, and people leaving pets outside without proper shade or water. It doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s a supposed \u201cdry\u201d heat. When it\u2019s hot, it\u2019s hot. As the temperature rises, it gets unbearable for our furry family members if left in bad situations.<\/p>\n

One of the running jokes we often hear in Arizona is that the pavement is so hot that you can bake cookies on the sidewalk or on the dashboard of a parked car. While we know the car is no place to leave your pet, the pavement should also be off limits during the hottest hours of the day.\"hot<\/a><\/p>\n

An article by The Humane Society of the United States<\/a> advises to keep the level of exercise for your pet to a minimum when the temperatures are very high. \u201cOn very hot days, limit exercise to early morning or evening hours, and be especially careful with pets with white-colored ears, who are more susceptible to skin cancer, and short-nosed pets, who typically have difficulty breathing,\u201d the article said.<\/p>\n

The following are some other great tips for walking your dog in the summer, as per a Banfield Pet Hospital<\/a> article that said that materials such as pavement and asphalt \u201cabsorb heat from the sun and can stay hot for hours even after the sun has gone down.\u201d According to the article, temperatures on these materials can be as high as 145 F! The article provides the following tips for your dog\u2019s paws:<\/p>\n