90 degrees too hot to take out my puppy?
 

Bentley had his last set of shots two weeks ago yay! I took him out this morning and he wasn't very happy about it, he sniffed around a little and then he didnt want to walk anymore and then he just plopped on the floor lol It was cooler this morning, 75 degrees and windy (The wind scared him btw :O )

I want to take him out again but it's 90 degrees outside right now, it feels even hotter because of the humidity. Do you take your puppies for a walk when it's hot outside? Or should I wait until night?

Thanks!

You can take him out. Mandie and Shelby go out in the summer here in Alabama all the time. Just keep her little footsies on the grassy area (no pavement). Don't let him get too overly active and heated up and make sure you have water on hand for him. :)

With my two I try to skip the mid day heat, if it is really hot here. We only recently got some hot days here.

So I would limit to short walks if the hottest part of the day if that is the only time you can take them out.

Carry water bottle.

If you take Bentley out, keep him off the pavement as much as possible, or walk him in the shade or on the grass. 90 degrees is not too hot for a short walk provided you keep his feet off of hot pavement.

We stay indoors in the afternoon too, and reserve walks for morning and evening. If we do go outside in the heat, we don't last more than 10 minutes. I can always tell when the boys are getting overheated by how far their tongues are hanging out.

Definitely check the pavement with your hand.

In the summer, I only walk Katie in the morning or evenings. They are really low to the ground, and the heat reflects back onto their bellies. Plus, the pavement is way too hot for their feet. We play outside in the middle of the day, but that's only because Katie jumps into a baby pool to cool off. If she didn't have the pool, I'd restrict that play, too. With all this said, I can walk Katie for miles in the spring, summer, and winter (when it's not freezing out), and we play outside all year round. They are hearty little babies once you condition them, but always exercise caution and watch for the signs of heat or exhaustion. I always carry water with me, too.

They can tolerate the heat much better than the humidity....that will kill them....I do not take mine out in the heat of the day....no purpose in doing that! and I dont think it is good for ME!!!!, so we go out early am until about noon...then we all come inside for naps and lazing around the house....and we go back out around 4:30pm - 5pm.....I have had a dog almost die on me from heat stroke, so I learned my lesson! and the vet made sure I understood it was the heat PLUS the humidity that almost killed Crickette....

We usually walk in the morning or the evening but there are sometimes when we will go to a park in the heat of the day

Good Mom!!

I have always let my dogs go out in even 100+ weather for a pottying and exercise any time during the day. They don't overheat that easily that you can't even take them out for a little while. Just don't stay long and usually the dog will regulate his own level of activity, slowing it down quickly after an initial burst of play, get his business done and often they are ready to come on in fairly quickly, especially an AC hog like Tibbe. I've lived in North Texas and Houston and both get really hot but have never had a dog with any form of heat problem.

I use my foot to check, just slide out of the flip flop and put my foot down. Bad part is, I do it a few times since there's a lot of trees in the neighborhood. I never know where the sun has been on the road most of the day, and where the shade has been. Tar bubbles are a good indicator, but I still try the road with my barefoot. LOL!

We go to the back yard for a run during the day, and walk in the evenings on pavement when it cools down. Grassy yards are right against the road. I make her walk on the edge of the yards if I think the road's too warm.

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It gets very hot here so I try to do our walks in the morning. 90 degrees is not bad to go outside if on grass. Simple test, go outside barefoot and stand on the pavement for 15 seconds if your feet hurt so will your pups. Ground can get very hot and can cause burns on your pups feet.

Thanks everyone! I'll be very careful when going out on hot weather and take water woth me. Unfortunately it's been raining since 6pm and we never got to go out. I guess we'll wait til tomorrow :)

Yeah, this.

Jackson absolutely hates the heat but moreso the humidity. He won't do just regular walks etc when it's over 85 and humid. Just doesn't like it. So we spend our summer days mostly doing water activities or evening games of fetch.

But potty breaks and quick bursts outside are fine. I wouldn't worry at all.

Toby is a wimp. He melts if the temp is above 65 degrees. He still *wants* to play outside, but he can't really handle the temp if it is sunny and over 65...and that is on the grass.

I agree with what others have told you. Try to save the majority of play for evenings when it is cooler, but if he needs to go out for a few minutes in the heat... I wouldn't stress. Always check the heat of the pavement with your hand and monitor them for overheating.

Lola gets hot easily even when in the mid 80's. what I do is keep her off the hot pavement and before we go out I wet her back, chest and head down with cool water, if it's really hot I also wet the harness, we use a vest nylon jacket type which can get wet and stays cool. I don't think you would want to get the leather ones wet. When she is wet she seems to do just fine, as you know after baths most dogs are pretty spunky this is sort of the same thing We only stay out about a half hour or so at a time.

My boys did a 2 mile road race in the heat. I take lots of water and we take breaks, but they love it and the heat does not seem to bother them too much, unless they are SUPER active, like running for a 1/2 mile straight. They are out in the heat all summer though!

I walk morgan either early in the morning or later in the evening

Tell you something that happened last week.

I wasn't home, it's hot and humid. DH takes dogs out, Libby is in her xpen.

The neighbor comes out, Libby always barks and fusses. The two guys talk...and talk. Wes, notices her, tells her to quit. Looks over a little later, she is laying flat on the ground. He runs over to her, she is barely breathing, not responding. Totally limp in his hand, he takes her in and puts cool wet rag on her. He thinks she isn't going to make it... Gets her wet, then puts her in front of a fan. Rubbing her etc, she starts to come out of it!! Little baby had a heat stroke! Thank goodness she came out of it.

Needless to say, we are going to have to be very careful. This is how quickly these things can happen.

She is one that usually runs cold. But being small, 3# and skinny. She doesn't have a lot of insulation. I suppose her barking and acting like a little fool, got her over the top.

I, when hot, like now with high humidity, the go out to do their business and come in. The house is large, so we can play in here where it is cool!

Thank heavens Libby is ok now :eek: It's scary just HOW quickly small dogs can overheat :thumbdown

Personally I NEVER take my dogs out when it's hot.....not in the middle of the day anyway :( I used to take previous dogs out at around 7am when it's cooler and again in the evening around 8pm (usually at the coast where there's a refreshing breeze and cool waves to walk in too). During the hottest part of the day I've always kept the dogs inside with a big bowl of cold water, access to the cooler kitchen & bathroom tiles and, in my south-facing living room, I keep the blind down to minimise how hot the room gets. If they've needed a toilet break I'll take them out on the lead to their usual spot two minutes from home but they never get the chance to run loose and heat up :( Thankfully in the UK days when it's dangerously hot are few and far between....tho' we ARE up in the high 20's at the moment which is too hot for me :thumbdown
When we've had dogs come with us on holiday (in the UK) in the past we've also chosen cooler months so it's not dangerously hot for them....usually before mid-May and after late September :) It suits Neil and I too as neither of us like hot weather either :thumbdown

Glad your DH acted fast and got Libby back!! How scary!

We went out today for a 10 minute walk at 7pm, it was 85 degrees and he came back home panting :-/. He's not used to being outside so I dont know. He went straight for his water bowl as soon as we got home!:confused:

Our dogs go out for a minute or so into the back yard and then right back in the house again. It was really funny though because we have an above ground pool in our yard and Zach our Yorkie climbed the steps and tried to put his face in the water and fell in. He did a small dog paddle across the pool and he actually looked happy. Oh btw we were in the pool at the time and when we're not the gate for the pool is always locked.