[concretegurl]

Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Concrete can get very hot, but blacktop can really burn their feet fast, be especially careful with blacktop, even in the later hours of the day, it holds the heat. We keep water in one of those gerbil types of water holders if we go on trips to the store. Walks are better really early or very late, or not at all! Hope you enjoy it in Tucson, the first summer is usually the worst. Now I'm freezing if it's less than 70 degrees! Love your avatar picture, Furgie's a doll!

Awh TY! Haven't been feeling hot lately
1. Dog shoes! Alldogboots is a member here she just started with socks for dogs who need em under shows or en-loo of shoes here's her site Dog Boots | Dog Shoes & Dog Booties

2. keep rubbing alcohol handy it can be used to wipe on law pads and ears to cool dog in emergency, also keep Nutical around for dehydration always carry water ( I take a bottle of ice cubes to hot weather).

3. Never leave dog in hot car (obviously right) can't believe ppl do that...oh ye doggy day care YAY!

4. Arizona has some nasty no-see-ums be sure you are using the appropriate parasite preventatives and educate yourself on what's there

5. Speaking of no-see-um what about those do see-ums like coyote, and other predators-learn about what to be aware of.

6. Consider a shaded dog run, with AC (swamp coolers are great! then again so is a fan faced towards a big bucket of shaved ice) for an at home doggy too and ice cubes added to the bottle part of a water bowl if you have that kind.